Media Release
For Immediate Release
Thursday May 8, 2003
Youth Safety Television Will Highlight Solutions to Safety Issues Affecting Teens
Brampton, Ontario – Brampton Safe City and Rogers Television are proud to announce the launch of Youth Safety Television, (YSTV). This innovative new program will recruit 15 Brampton youth to train them in television production and community safety education. YSTV participants will produce a series of youth safety Public Service Announcements to be aired on Rogers Television, Dufferin-Peel in the fall of 2003. YSTV will also encourage local youth to highlight their own stories and issues on YSTV by submitting story requests through a soon to be created YSTV Web page on the Brampton Safe City Association’s Web site. These stories will be produced by the Youth Safety Television crew, with assistance from Rogers Television, and will appear on Rogers news programs over the coming year.
YSTV is one of several newly funded projects through the Federal government’s National Crime Prevention Strategy. “We are extremely excited about the potential of this innovative project to educate youth and put the spotlight on the issues affecting their safety and sense of well being. The opportunity to work with Rogers Television and the expertise that they bring to this project is a terrific example of the potential that a community holds to creatively address local needs when we work together.” –
Paul Damaso, Executive Director,
Brampton Safe City
Rogers Television and Brampton Safe City are seeking 15 youth between the ages of 14 to 20 years old to make up the first ever YSTV crew. A YSTV information night is scheduled for Tuesday May 13th at Brampton City Hall in Council Chambers between 5:00 pm and 6:00 pm. Attendees will learn more about the YSTV project and will be invited to apply for one of the 15 available spots. For more information and to reserve a space for the Information Night, youth are asked to contact the Brampton Safe City office by either phone or e-mail at (905) 793-5484 or safecity@city.brampton.on.ca by Monday May 12th.
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For More Information Please Contact:
Sophia Graham
Youth Coordinator, Brampton Safe City Association
(905) 793-5484