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page 11 May 27, 2022 | Vol. 3 Iss. 21
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Davis Tech partners with Red Barn to give men the skills needed to better themselves By Becky Ginos becky.g@davisjournal.com
FESTIVAL FUN
MATTHEW PETERSON, 16, gets up close and personal with the goats at the Davis Heritage Festival. The goat corral was one of the many exhibits featured at the event held May 19, 20, 21.
Photo by Roger V. Tuttle
FARMINGTON—It wasn’t the typical graduation ceremony with cap and gown, but it was just as significant for the men at Red Barn Academy who recently finished a culinary or welding program through Davis Technical College. Red Barn is a “two-year life-skills academy that reinvents lives broken from addiction and crime by teaching honesty, accountability and integrity in a farm setting.” “As Red Barn was getting started, Mike Haws (director) reached out to Davis Tech about having students take some training,” said Marcie Valdez, Foundation Director Davis Technical College. “The program at Red Barn is so intensive that the men are not in a place to come to us. So Business
and Economic Development created culinary and welding courses that fit the schedule here at Red Barn.” The men in the culinary program prepared the meal for the graduation dinner held May 11. “It was fun for them to show off their skills,” she said. “The tricky piece was how to fund it. The Davis Tech Foundation Board has provided funding for the program for three years.” After they’ve spent two years in the Red Barn program, the goal is for them to finish here and the third year choose to attend Davis Tech while staying at Red Barn, said Valdez. “It opens doors and builds their confidence to see opportunities for them. It creates a safe space where they can learn skills. It’s exciting seeing stu-
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