“As Brae Builders, We are Brothers,” — Elijah

At our Friends and Family night last month, our annual creative writing publication, The Highlander, made its 2017 debut. One of the poems featured was by our Brae Builder, Elijah. Read his heartfelt words on what the Brae Builders program has meant to him:  

We learn how to create-

We learn how to demolish-

We learn new math skills-

We learn new knowledge-

We help people who have nothing.

Look at a dirt piece of land-

And make it into something.

Something that shelters

Women, children and men.

We're helping them with our bare hands

We are a glimpse of light in their darkness.

We create new hearts for those who are heartless-

We make a new name for ourselves - and others.

As Brae Builders, we are brothers.

  Accredited by the Joint Commission, Bonnie Brae is one of the nation’s preeminent residential treatment centers for at-risk adolescent boys who have been neglected, abused, or abandoned. We provide a safe place for boys and young men in crisis, ages 8-21, a place for them to heal, to learn and to grow. We have helped over 10,000 boys and families since our founding in 1916. Please contact us today to learn how you can make a positive difference in a young man’s life.