BROADCASTS.com

Joe dropped out of school at 13 to support his mum and siblings by working at Queen Victoria Market. He was constantly surrounded by adults, so he was excited when he finally found a group of young kids to have some fun with. Little did he know their definition of fun was using drugs and committing burglaries to support their addiction. This landed him in juvenile detention for a year, and so his long journey of moving between incarcerations, YMCA ReBuild and falling back into old habits began.

This resulted in Joe becoming YMCA ReBuild’s longest serving participant. Listen in to hear about Joe’s journey to where he is now – finishing up with YMCA ReBuild and looking to start a career in construction.

Mick and Mark also give a rare insight into their experiences with YMCA ReBuild participants, navigating their relationships with them and their feelings on seeing participants recidivate and rebuild their lives.

Credits:

Hosts - Mick Cronin, Mark Wilson

Producer - Mick Cronin, Mark Wilson

Editing - Mark Wilson

Contact us via:

Email - rebuild.vic@ymca.org.au

Website - https://vicyouth.ymca.org.au/social-impact/rebuild/time-to-rebuild-podcast

Follow us on:

Instagram - @ymca_rebuild

Facebook - @YMCA Rebuild

We acknowledge the traditional custodians of the land Time to ReBuild is recorded on, the Wurundjeri Woi Wurrung, and pay our respects to elders past, present and emerging. We must always remember that under the concrete and asphalt this land is, was, and always will be traditional Aboriginal land.