Blue Cross Resource Centre (BCRC)'s Family Club Programme will hold a public gathering for Khotsong in Berea on January 28.

The Family Club Programme is one of the BCRC's programmes aimed at rehabilitating drug and alcohol abusers as well as assisting families affected by drug and alcohol abuse with counseling. It was launched in January 2006.

Mrs. Mphonyane Mofokeng, volunteered teacher for the programme, said the purpose of the gathering is to introduce the newly established programme to the community and also sensitizes them about its
importance.

She said during the gathering families affected by drug and alcohol abuse will be encouraged to establish family clubs that will give them a platformto share ideas on effects of drug and alcohol abuse and seek ways to overcome them.

Mrs. Mofokeng said she volunteered to implement the programme at Sekamaneng where she resides due to the realization that people still lack skills on how to differentiate between problems associated with substance abuse and pure family problems.

She added that through family clubs, affected families will be trained on the effects of substance abuse and the importance of supporting addicts.

Mrs. Mofokeng is one of the 21 volunteers in various villages who would
implement the programme. They were trained by the BCRC in December, 2006.

LENA