Our main objectives is to empower families and communities. DBC provides outreach to individuals, children and families through prevention and intervention education as well as support groups. The intent is to address domestic violence, anger management, make available parent education from both a conventional and practical approach that is inclusive of one’s faith and beliefs.  We offer empowerment , education, support, hope and tools to help affect “change” in the lives of at-risk individuals and families that have experienced difficulties in family relationships due to issues of domestic abuse.  Through our various programs:

We provide programs tailored to men of domestic violence to be vital to their families, coach young men socially responsible in the community and guide troubled men to be functional in today’s society.

We offer specialized domestic violence training for Clergy and the Faith Communities addressing domestic violence from a social and faith perspective.

Empowering Family Focus, Enriching Community Trust (E.F.F.E.C.T) Programs we hope to be a vital component of redefining cultural norms between Communities (Agencies), Church (Faith) Families, and Courts

We provide programs tailored to men of domestic violence to be vital to their families, coach young men socially responsible in the community and guide troubled men to be functional in today’s society.

Anger Response Management Support (A.R.M.S.) is open to men and woman is our 12 week support group that addresses anger and temperament and learning to manage your anger moving from reacting to responding, assertive communication and styles of communication, changing self talk and adjusting expectations. This is an interactive support group that teaches accountability and presents helpful techniques in managing anger management.

Restoration Empowerment Strengthening Time of Renewal Education (R.E.S.T.O.R.E) Is our twelve-week education and support group addressing the dynamics and impact of domestic violence, awareness, self-esteem, safety planning, recovery, and linkage to other community resources. Clients are referrals from DCF, courts, other agencies and or self-referrals. Classes are offered twice per week. (Women Only)

Youth Anti-Violence Education (YAVE) is a school-based, community based six to eight session curriculum designed to address the many issues in our society concerning violence affecting youth and teens today. Areas we address include domestic and dating violence, date rape and sexual violence, childhood aggression, bullying, robbery and gang violence including cultural and gender sensitivities, peer pressure and school violence. YAVE does not only discuss and analyze the “why” but we examine the rationale and motivation behind the actions of both the perpetrator and the victim.

Our signature male program whose mission is to recruit, educate, empower and engage boys and men to speak up and out against domestic violence. This program teaches core values of healthy relationships, and exemplary behavior. Man Up Stand Up challenges Boys and Men to be upstanding and not by-standers and to hold one another accountable for their actions. The ultimate purpose is to galvanize socially responsible men to be a voice of respect and honor of girls and women.

This 10 session dialogue group is designed to engage in healthy discussion about the vital role of fatherhood from a societal, spiritual, personal and generational perspective. With interactive discussion we address the historical impact of fathering and fatherlessness. Participants will gain a greater insight of fathering and will receive information and resources that will reinforce the rewards of fatherhood and a greater desire to engage in the lives of their children.

This 25 session curriculum prepares incarcerated men for re-entry into society by addressing issues leading to domestic violence, toxic relationships and abusive tendencies. The goal is to effectively address responsibility, accountability, sense of self-worth, contrition vs regret, healthy relationships, power dynamics, new normals, and boundaries, respect and order.

D.E.A.R. is a modified, inspirational, restorative batterer’s intervention support group 26 week program that addresses offenders and perpetrators of domestic violence equipping them to take responsibility and be accountable for their actions by addressing their use of power & control and introducing them to abuse free techniques of achieving an equality mentality. (Men Only)

We offer specialized domestic violence training for Clergy and the Faith Communities addressing domestic violence from a faith perspective. We offer programs using both scriptural and social based approaches to understanding the dynamics of domestic violence, proper counseling techniques, and how to establish a domestic violence ministry within the congregations.

We conduct domestic violence seminars for congregations, providing linkage to community resources, and fostering a relationship with domestic violence centers, the courts and the church. We address ways to assist families affected by domestic violence and domestic violence proofing our churches, synagogues, temples and mosques.  Our trainings include training manuals and certificate of completions.

This is an introductory faith based training on domestic violence 101. It covers how to of training clergy members to recognize domestic violence within their congregations, the importance of listing to victims and how to avoid re-victimization and learning the characteristics of abusers and perpetrators and the do’s and don’ts of proper counseling principles

This program addresses why the clergy struggles with domestic violence and empowers them on how to confront the issue both spiritually and lawfully. The course includes, but not limited to, tactics on how to address domestic violence during pre-marital counseling, establishing policies and procedures for addressing violence within your church complete with action steps for clergy and other spiritual and auxiliary leaders.

Destiny Changers: Building Boys to Men Program was developed to be a guide and a practical resource to help educate, empower and engage young boys and adolescents between the ages of 10 and 17 to become responsible, equipped and prepared men.
Destiny Changers builds upon the core values of:
* Respect – valuing of one’s sense of self-worth that commands attention and honor.  Enabling one to respect self, others, and be respected by others.
* Commitment – accept the process of change and reaching goals and potential s.  Learn to stick with needed changes the goals that are made
* Dignity – establish a sense of pride and self-respect
* Achievement– after committing to a goal you must challenging oneself to achieve success
* Honor– create the state of mind in which we bring esteem, goodness and positive influence