Firefly Supports New Anti-Bullying Program

The Chief Executive Officer of Firefly in northwestern Ontario is applauding a new national anti-bullying and anti-discrimination program.
Karen Ingebritson says it’s still too early to know exactly how it will work, but is confident it will promote anti-bullying initiatives in the region.
Ingebritson notes the program will focus on young people helping each other.
She says they find youth are very responsive to messages they get from their peers and she calls it a promising model that is being proposed.
The program will be set up through the Canadian Red Cross.
The idea is to train thousands of young people to deliver anti-bullying workshops in their communities.
Each facilitator will commit to reaching out to at least 20 other kids.