For the past twenty years, the Young Spirit
Mentoring Program (YSMP) has been empowering disadvantaged
youth from Liverpool, Campbelltown and surrounding areas. Indeed,
around 10,000 local kids have benefited from the program.
Run by respected community leader Uncle Dave Bell, YSMP
currently involves around 40 kids getting together after school on
Monday and Friday afternoons to take part in the multicultural
training program that provides guidance and routine.
The basis of the program is fitness training and boxing. And
through this, YSMP instils a sense of belonging and community, as
well as discipline, within the youths that take part. And, as Uncle
Dave tells it, eventually these youths develop into role models and
mentors for future participants.
