{"id":11682,"date":"2024-06-03T13:04:37","date_gmt":"2024-06-03T17:04:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fondationsanteurbaine.com\/boxing-for-school-taking-a-stand-against-violence\/"},"modified":"2024-06-03T13:04:37","modified_gmt":"2024-06-03T17:04:37","slug":"boxing-for-school-taking-a-stand-against-violence","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fondationsanteurbaine.com\/en\/article\/boxing-for-school-taking-a-stand-against-violence\/","title":{"rendered":"Boxing for school : Taking a Stand Against Violence"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"11682\" class=\"elementor elementor-11682 elementor-10413\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-714622b8 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"714622b8\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div 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against violence in the community.<\/p><p>The event is part of Boxing for School\u2014a program supported by Fondation Sant\u00e9 Urbaine\u2014which uses sports as a form of psychosocial intervention, promoting overall health and academic perseverance with youth from underserved communities.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-962cb64 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"962cb64\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-284c5e4 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"284c5e4\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aa6ae45 elmn-offcl-h2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"aa6ae45\" data-element_type=\"widget\" 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community.\u00a0<\/p><p>Every end of the school year, the program organizes a sports event at the school around a specific social issue or related to a situation that occurred at school.<\/p><p>The goal is to use sports as a tool for social intervention.<\/p><p>This year, following a violent dispute between two students, the school\u2019s staff and CIUSSS social worker Julien B\u00e9rub\u00e9 suggested students rally together to take a stand against violence.\u00a0<\/p><p>For eight weeks, students trained in the school\u2019s gym to get ready to tackle this incredible challenge.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aba9562 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"aba9562\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b85d307 elementor-arrows-position-inside elementor-pagination-position-outside elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-carousel\" 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And we wanted to be at their level. The teachers, the principal, and coach are all present and participate. \n<br>\nWe want to show them we\u2019re there to help them with the challenge and that we\u2019re proud of them.\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-q-footer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<cite class=\"elementor-blockquote__author\">Julien B\u00e9rub\u00e9, Social Worker at the CIUSSS-du-Centre-Sud-de-l\u2019\u00cele-de-Montr\u00e9al<\/cite>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/blockquote>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f558ccd e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"f558ccd\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e8c284a elmn-offcl-h2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e8c284a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Boxing for School: supporting youth from low-resource communities all year long <\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-160a51e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"160a51e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Launched over 10 years ago, the Boxing for School program has important impacts on young people\u2019s physical, mental, and social health.<\/p><p>Through small victories and by showing youth what they can accomplish, the program directly contributes to building confidence, perseverance, and relationships with peers and adults, all while facilitating access to specialized psychosocial resources if needed. Not to mention the obvious physical benefits of physical activity and the promotion of healthy lifestyle habits. \u00a0<\/p><p>The foundation has been a proud supporter of this program for several years, thanks in particular to a large donation from the Montreal Canadiens Children\u2019s Foundation. \u00a0<\/p><p>This innovative program fits perfectly with our mission to humanize health care, from birth to end-of-life. The mix of prevention, intervention, and the program\u2019s people-centred approach\u2014as opposed to a problem-centred one\u2014are all values we believe in.<\/p><p>If students thought the challenge insurmountable, the school staff and the precious support of their social worker helped them overcome any doubt.<\/p><p>Their mental fortitude knows no limits, as their slogan so clearly states: \u201cAll go, no quit.\u201d<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On May 31, 2024, 40 students from Ville-\u00c9mard\u2019s Options High School, pedagogical staff, and their CIUSSS du Centre-Sud-de-l\u2019\u00cele-de-Montr\u00e9al social worker participated in Flip Violence Out, an event that takes a stand against violence in the community. 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