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The Council for Boys and Young Men

A strengths-based group approach to promote healthy masculinity and development
CANDLE’s Boys Council is a once a week group for 6th-9th graders in the East Ramapo School District. The group provides a comfortable structured environment to give Middle School boys an opportunity to take part in activities, dialogue and self-expression, aimed to promote boys’ natural strengths and foster self-esteem.
The goal of Boys Council is to increase boys’ emotional, social and cultural literacy by promoting valuable relationships with peers and adult facilitators. Through the use of a variety of action-oriented activities and thought provoking discussions boys are given new and different options for self-expression and team experiences promoting skill building and safe, healthy, positive and strong identities.

Contact Moira Eilers for More Information
(845) 634-6677 ext. 16

CANDLE is supported by the New York State Department of Health, The New York State Office of Alcohol and Substance Abuse Services, the New York State Office of Children and Family Services, the Rockland County Department of Mental Health, Rockland County Youth Bureau, the Towns of Clarkstown and Orangetown, Board of Cooperative Educational Services, Clarkstown Central School District, East Ramapo Central School District, Nanuet Union Free School District, South Orangetown Central School District, POW'R Against Tobacco, United Way of Rockland, and by corporate sponsors, foundations and private contributions.