Sharon Singleton Wins Safety Grant for Bonnie Brae

We are thrilled to announce and congratulate Sharon Singleton for being named the 2016 CareerSafe Safety Educator of the Year! She received the honor at the Association for Career and Technical Education awards banquet in Las Vegas, Nevada on November 30^th. Ms. Singleton received a $5,000 award to use in her Bonnie Brae classroom. On campus, Ms. Singleton helps prepare our students for the transition out of Bonnie Brae. She works hard to teach them important life skills including teamwork, self-advocacy, and relationship building. Ms. Singleton created and implemented the “Brae Builders” program in 2008. The program enables Bonnie Brae boys to volunteer their time on local Habitat for Humanity build sites. Prior to participating in the Brae Builders program, Bonnie Brae students need to complete safety training through CareerSafe. After completing the preliminary course, they continue on to complete an OSHA 10-hour course. The training enables the Bonnie Brae Students to begin to develop skills necessary to increase their ability to secure employment. Ms. Singleton credits the training programs with keeping the students safe and the program incident-free. She truly believes in the importance of safety and motivates her students to make smart and informed decisions. Ms. Singleton recognizes the lack of confidence boys have upon their arrival at Bonnie Brae. She sees the life-changing transformative effects that Bonnie Brae has on her students, one of which is increased confidence. 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.