MELAKA: The Montfort Youth Centre (MYC) at Kampung Baru Ayer Salak will start training disabled teenagers in motor vehicle mechanics and computer maintenance skills.
MYC sector director Brother Peter K said the centre would accommodate physically challenged teenagers from poor family backgrounds with the expansion of the centre starting next year.
“We can now accept youths with special needs to undergo training with more training facilities made available,” he said after a mock cheque presentation of RM20,000 by Star Foundation, the charitable arm of Star Media Group (SMG) on Wednesday.
The mock cheque was presented by SMG’s Melaka bureau stringer Sardi Mahorm at the centre.
Peter said the cash aid would be used for the expansion of the welding workshop and purchase of tools.
He said MYC was grateful to Star Foundation for the monetary assistance and that it could help to achieve its target to raise RM300,000 for the facelift of the welding and electrical department.
Peter said a new course on agriculture would also be introduced next year. Currently, 60 trainees, aged between 16 and 19, are pursuing various courses at the centre.
Located about 15km from the heart of the historic city, MYC nurtures youths through character building guidance and skills training.
Well known for the running of the Monfort Boys Town in Shah Alam for the past 49 years, the Brothers of St Gabriel established the MYC in Sabah (1999) and in Ayer Salak in 2001. Students at MYC also undergo character development workshops and counselling sessions as part of the overall curriculum.