10/26/2026
Our Brighter Futures Initiative (BFI) youth are headed to Milwaukee for an exciting experience at the Milwaukee Bucks game as part of the Real Love is Respect Initiative! 💙
🌟 What is BFI? The Brighter Futures Initiative focuses on empowering youth through education, prevention, leadership opportunities, and positive relationships. Through school and community-based programming, we help young people build confidence, develop healthy decision-making skills, and create safer, stronger futures for themselves and their communities.
💜 What is Real Love is Respect? This statewide initiative promotes healthy relationships, respect, and awareness surrounding domestic and dating violence. It encourages young people to recognize their worth, establish healthy boundaries, and understand that real love should always be safe, supportive, and respectful.
🎟️ How were students selected? As part of our BFI programming, students completed required curriculum packets focused on healthy relationships, personal safety, boundaries, and violence prevention. From the students who successfully completed these educational requirements, 20 students were randomly selected for the opportunity to attend this special event!
🚌 Who’s joining us? Our group of 20 students will be accompanied by BFI facilitators Scott and Kayla, along with our wonderful volunteer chaperones, Rachel DePerry and Joe Newago Jr. We’re incredibly grateful to Rachel and Joe for volunteering their time to help make this experience possible for our youth!
This trip is about so much more than basketball! It’s an opportunity to recognize our students’ participation, build connections, experience something new, and be part of a larger movement promoting healthy relationships and violence prevention.
We are incredibly proud of all the youth who participated in the curriculum, and we’re excited to share this experience with our 20 selected students as they represent our community in Milwaukee! 🏀💙
