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A smoky small-town rodeo arena might seem like an unconventional place to situate an analogy about supporting boys’ emotional lives, but there are three main qualities of pickup riders that have become part of how I envision working with boys.
Read MoreAt Next Gen Men, we got our start in 2014, running after-school programs and reaching thousands of students across southern Ontario. But as more and people reached out for support, we saw a gap grow, between what was needed and what we could deliver. And the gap grew and grew. What could we do about it? So we decided to build a bridge.
Read MoreAs parents, educators and mentors for the young people in our lives, we have options, and we have hope. We can build our skills. We can do our homework and practise our craft. We can keep learning and unlearning, each building our own inner knowledge base through research and experience.
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