Brent’s Club is a drug prevention and substance abuse program offered at the VBGC for middle and high school students. The program aims to educate teens and preteens about the harmful effects of drugs, while promoting a healthy, drug-free lifestyle. It emphasizes the importance of mental health, self-care, and emotional well-being. In addition to drug prevention education, the program offers career exploration, academic workshops, and regular drug testing to reinforce commitment to staying drug-free. Participants who remain drug-free are rewarded with exciting incentives, such as trips to sports games, movie premieres, and college campus tours, fostering motivation and positive engagement.
Programs Include:
Brent’s Club weekly meetings are held once a week, typically on Fridays, and cover a range of topics. Every meeting focuses heavily either on alcohol and drug prevention, academic success, career exploration, or a combination of these.
Brent’s Club members are randomly tested on a monthly basis.
Incentives include a monthly celebration on the last Friday of the month in the Brent’s Club Department and weekly field trips and special events. Field trips have included visits to several college campuses, sports games, movie premieres, parks, visiting of businesses, theme parks, museums, galleries, and much more.
Members participate in a community service project each month. Some examples include: Dinner Service at the Midnight Mission, Community Clean Up’s, Letter Writing Campaign for U.S. Service Men and Women, Petition Signing to help the City of Los Angeles with implementing policy that will limit alcohol outlets, and more.