One of our students wrote us a very nice letter of gratitude. Here is part of the letter:

It means a lot to have such a supportive staff to not only care about my educational goals, but my mental health and my family’s health and well being as well.

I really don’t know where I would be right now if I didn’t receive your assistance. I am so grateful for the help BBF has given me.

The additional help that BBF has given me has given me understanding that financial burdens should not be an obstacle to getting a good education. I am looking forward and super excited to graduate and get a good job so, along with BBF, I can help out other students who are like me.

As you know, BBF is respectful of the privacy of our students. Some of them do not wish to have any identifiers published. However, there is one student who has always been open. Shawn spoke to us at our Bright Futures for Surrey Youth Banquet. He has graduated from his program at VCC and is now furthering his education and attending Douglas College. He wants to become a Counselling Therapist and we are extremely proud of him. This is Shawn’s final report to BBF…