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"When I came here, I was skipping The Vancouverâ€"born man said he lived in the home for 14 months. He was in Grades 10 and 11 at the time, and the group home‘s staff made him find a partâ€"time job which he took at a downtown hobby shop. He later ended up moving back in with his family. Group home started with eight youths in residence "My grades sort of came up and I learned responsibility by having to (contribute) to the weekly room and board and phone bills." gram this fall with an eye to becoming a policeman. Last fall, Ssennyonjo received $1,000 towards his education at "It‘s giving me a future because without that money, I wouldn‘t be able to go to college; that‘s how I look at it," says Ssennyonjo, who lived at the Allan Street home for about two years until he was 18. Returning youths to family home is goal of CY The 20â€"yearâ€"old Oakville man is among three former residents to receive a grant from CYP‘s Education and Development Fund. The grants help resâ€" idents pay for postâ€"secondary education or training. By BELINDA SUTTON Special to the Beaver 7 t‘s been about two years since : Richard Ssennyonjo moved out of a A. group home run by Community Youth Programs (CYP), but the organiâ€" zation is still helping him. CYP helps former residents with educatio "‘I think it‘s mostly a difference in (Continued from page 10) (Continued from page 10) THE OAKVILLE BEAVER "But in the early 1980s, we discovâ€" ered that we, as adults, probably could and should impose more concrete rules and expectations on the kids so they knew exactly what it was we wanted and why." As a result, youths at the home are no longer allowed to make decisions that are likely to have long term conseâ€" philosophy. Coming out of the ‘60s and ©70s, people had the idea that teenagers needed and wanted a great deal of autonomy in having the freedom to make their own decisions. Wiets â€" who didn‘t like living with her parents â€" said group home staff are always nagging her about her school work. "They make you do your home work and try and encourage you not to fail, and you have a curfew." "The rules could be a bit different â€" a little bit more lenient." "It straightened me up," Scholl said echoing Dupont‘s words. "When I was at home, I had no rules â€"I just did what I wanted. So, it was a big change. It gave me more of a structured life which I needed." Tania Wiets, 17, a current resident, said she finds living at the group home "okay." She has been there since November. school. My parents sent me here, and I Her father, Hugh, said the group kind of wanted to be out of my house, _ home seems to provide a safe, regulatâ€" too." > .. 7 ed place for her. What are Glycolic peels? Glycolic acid is a fruit acid derived from sugar cane> It is a type of Alpha Hydroxy Acid (AHA). In its liquid form it can be applied to the skin and removed after 2 to 5 minutes. Unlike TCA or Phenol peels which penetrate more deeply and require a longer healing period, the Glycolic peel allows patients to cary on with their day as usual, hence the nickname "the lunch time peel." Generally six peels are recommended at intervals of one to two weeks. With each successive peel the concentration and duration can be adjusted based on results of the previous peel. What do Glycolic peels Do? Glycolic acid has several biological actions on the skin. It acts as an exfoliant, removing the very outer "damaged" skin layer. It He says he used savings and got a provincial government loan to pay for costs not covered by the CYP grant. He also helps support himself and his Just finishing his first year at George Brown College, he says his tuition was $1,080 and he had to spend more than $1,500 on materials for the program, including a drafting table, textbooks, pens, and leads. GLYCOLIC ACID PEELS FOR SKIN REJUVENATION "I want to practice in North America for three years and then go back to Uganda and establish a practice there," says Ssennyonjo, who moved to Canada when he was 10. Just finishing his first year at George Brown College, he says his tuition was $1,080 and he had to spend more than $1,500 on materials for the program, to pay my own rent, utilities, and food." Ssennyonjo describes the CYP group home as "a great institution." ‘"It‘s amazing. I go there every day just to give back (what they gave to me). Right now, they‘re trying to get me to start tutoring the young students that are there, in basic subjects like science and English." Toronto‘s George Brown College where he‘s enrolled in a threeâ€"year architecâ€" tural design technologist program. 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Reduction of superficial fine wrinkles. 3. Diminished appearance of large pores. 4. Evening out of pigmentation irregularities which appear as a result of aging, sun damage, pregnancy, or acne. 5. Softening of acne scars. 6. In addition to the above some early studies suggest that glycolic peels can be a good treatment for active acne helping to speed along the work done by other "‘I think one mistake people make is they assume when teenagers say they want their independence, they want to Executive director Kjeld Thomasen says the youths at the home are constant: ly harassed by staff. We nag;:we pester; we interfere in their lives. They‘re teenagers, and they‘re not ready to make all their own decisions." quences such as quitting school, says Wark, the program director. ‘‘The kids know part of the package is they must continue school while they‘re here." "I think it‘s worse here than at home," said McIntosh, who also doesn‘t like the rules. "Like, I mean, if I went back home I think I‘d be able to get along better with my parents." Thomasen said a key goal of CYP is ‘"It has provided her with a home where there‘s some rules and some structure which she seems to be able to live with as opposed to our home where she had problems living with the rules of the house," said her father, 48, a record company executive who lives in Another resident, Tanya MciIntosh, 16, said she feels more miserable since moving into the group home about eight months ago. "I‘d be in some predicament. I‘d still be independent, but I wouldn‘t be that If he hadn‘t stayed at the group home, he says he doesn‘t believe he would be making wise choices in his life. brother, Deo, 16, also a former resident of the CYP group home, with money earned at a partâ€"time clerical job. "I pray that I do because again it will lighten the burden on me because I have to pay my own rent, utilities, and food." He said he hopes he‘ll qualify for another CYP grant this fall. Fresh Lobster, Atlantic Salmon, New Zealand Mussels, Japanese Sushi Peking Duck Bumbamï¬mrpe Dixie 4141 Dixie Road, Rockwood Mail. ssissausa l uelgh ' The best way to go about requesting a peel is to book a consultation with one of the doctors at Oakville Acne Clinic 844â€"1900 and the procedure will be discussed in detail. Any potential risks? 1. Hypo or hyperpigmentation of the skin, which usually normalizes with time. 2. Transient facial redness or blistering. 3. Acne flaring topicals. What won‘t these peels do? 1. They will not remove deep acne scars or deep wrinkles although they may soften their appearance. 2. They will not prevent further sun damage thus sun protection continues to be "I‘ m just delighted that it has beco: an important part of the community." Tigert â€" who left the board of direcâ€" tors in the early 1980s but recently visitâ€" ed the home for its 20th anniversary general meeting â€" says she is impressed with how things have turned out. About 250 adolescents have lived i the group home over the years, stayin 5 anywhere from two hours to twoâ€"andâ€" aâ€"half years. These days, the average stay is 13 months, Thomasen said. ""What they want to do is work towards independence, but they still want guidance, structure, and preâ€" dictability." During its early days in the 1970s,1 CYP also sometimes placed troubled youths in private homes, but it no longer does that, he said. CYP, which has a staff of eight, receives its funding from the Ontario Ministry of Community and Social Services, Thomasen said. make their own decisions. We‘ve disâ€" covered they‘re scared and don‘t want CYP â€" a nonâ€"profit charitable gro which is run by a volunteer board of directors â€" also strives to prevent youths from moving out of their hom in the first place by offering family _ counselmg or referring families to 0111 agencies for help. to return youths to their family home The fund is supported by charital contributions from individuals and 1 companies. It was initiated by a larg donation from Dupont Canada. We have a lot of kids who are v capable, but don‘t have support fron their families." CYP staff and volunteers spent about a year building up the fund be giving out the first grants last September. Executive director Kjeld Thomas says the educational fund was estabâ€" lished in the fall of 1992 because a _ number of residents have gone on to college or university and needed fi cial help. knowledgeable about making right choices. 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