Borstal Association

The B.C. Borstal Association, through the direct service of Dick Bell-Irving CBRF, provides life skills development workshops for men on conditional release. The workshops include teaching in areas such as: self-esteem and self worth recognition; personal hygiene; foodsafe, cooking and budget management; personal finance management; employment search and professional development; education training; and, lifestyle balance. Lifestyle balance is a critical component of our apporach. We believe that healing and recovery is fostered by growth in all the areas that make us whole. Towards this end, our resource at Dick Bell-Irving provides continuous opportunities for applied learning and personal growth in experiential ways.