#BTasONE Ep 10 Frederick Dryden, LibertyForYouth.org

Better Together as ONE

Margaret, Todd and Claire chat with Frederick Dryden, founder and CEO of Liberty For Youth! Frederick Dryden was born in Montego Bay, Jamaica. He migrated to Collingwood Ontario, when he was 11 years old. After experiencing abuse as a teen, Frederick was inspired to start Liberty For Youth in 2004. Frederick has received the following awards for his work with Liberty For Youth: 2012 – Recipient of the Queen Elizabeth Diamond Jubilee Award 2011 – Recipient of the Canada’s Top 40 Under 40 Award 2011 – Recipient of the John C. Holland Award for Community Service within the Black Community 2011 – Recipient of the Paul Harris Fellow Community Award 2008 – Recipient of the Canadian Living Me to We Award for Social Action In the Fall of 2016, Frederick completed a 3-week marathon between Ottawa to Hamilton, ON, with a goal to raise awareness and funding for at-risk youth. Frederick ran over 700 KMs and conducted over 72 speaking engagements along the route. In 2018, Frederick released his first book entitled, "Running For Their Lives". The book captures his at-risk teen years – when he experienced homelessness and was in conflict with the law – along with his 'Run for Youth' journey. Frederick’s passion for youth can be summed up in his statement, “I believe that young people are constantly in search of the truth, the right way to live, and have the capacity to do so with proper guidance." Frederick and his wife Tanya live in Hamilton with their children. To follow Liberty For Youth or learn more about their mission, find them at: Web: http://www.LibertyForYouth.org Phone: [phone] Email: [e-mail] If you have a story idea or a guest that we should interview, reach out to the Better Together as ONE podcast team at [e-mail] or on FB at www.facebook.com/bettertogetherasone/ Thanks for listening and watching and please give us a review on iTunes and share this content with anyone you think could benefit! Web: mwallis3.wixsite.com/website Follow us on Twitter: twitter.com/WOWNewMedia twitter.com/Wallis4Wellness twitter.com/WallisWellness Like us on Facebook: www.facebook.com/wallisforwellness/ www.facebook.com/MargaretWallisDuffyonWellness/ Tags: #Youth, #Unemployment, #Homelessness, #AtRiskYouth, #Abuse, #Author, #Redemption, #Podcast, #TVShow, #YourTVHalton, #YourTVOntario, #TVCogeco