JOE CALENDINO SPEAKS TO PARENTS AND STUDENTS IN KELOWNA ABOUT THE DANGERS OF GANG LIFE

Three men, one in a light shirt with a tie, another in a black shirt, and the third in a dark suit with a tie, stand smiling in a hallway with a glass door in the background.

Kelowna parents were given advice at a public forum held last Wednesday on how to steer their kids away from potential criminal gang-related activities. The guest speakers at the meeting, held at the Hollywood Education Centre, were Safer Schools Together trainers Kieron McConnell and Rob Rai, along with former full-patch Hells Angel Joe Calendino. McConnell […]

An Ex-Hells Angel Tells Us What it Takes to Beat Addiction

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When I sat down with former full patch Hells Angel Joe Calendino earlier this month, it was on the heels of a deadly week of gang shootings across Metro Vancouver.  It started with one dead in Surrey on August 30, followed by another shooting that killed an 18-year-old and wounded another teen in Abbotsford August […]

Keeping at-risk teens away from gang life

A man gestures while speaking to a teenage girl in a blue room. The news segment title reads, "Global News Hour at 6: Keeping at-risk teens away from gang life.

Global News Hour @ 6 Joe, Brenda, Ary and Yo Bro | Yo Girl Youth Initiative participants featured here on Global News for back to school week. This fall, we are expanding our reach to connect with younger kids in response to feedback that the world of drugs, gang and crime is reaching them before […]

Her Excellency Sharon Johnson to Visit Yo Bro | Yo Girl Youth Initiative

Vancouver, British ColumbiaThursday, June 1, 12 p.m. Visit of the Yo Bro Yo Girl Youth Program by Her Excellency Sharon Johnston Mrs. Johnston will visit Spectrum School to learn more about the Yo Bro Yo Girl Youth Initiative and to hear from youth beneficiaries about the positive impact the program is having on their lives. […]

Public Safety Strategy “Taking Action Together”

Joe Calendino shares the values and purpose of Yo Bro | Yo Girl and how he hopes to continue working with the Surrey School District to provide youth with a place to belong https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RPNZmmlEAnA&feature=emb_imp_woyt

Former Hells Angels member talks choices

Vancouver, British ColumbiaThursday, June 1, 12 p.m. ” The new reality of the lethal drug that is on the streets has changed since Joe Calendino, a former full patch member of the Hells Angels, was involved in the gang world, but he stresses the importance of choices. ” -Vernon Morning Star