Workshops

Our Policy & Prevention Department offers a variety of workshops for community groups, organizations, public schools, and city agencies.

Workshops can be customized for a variety of audiences including adults, youth and adolescents, parents, teachers and school officials, law enforcement, and other professionals.

Workshop length varies from one to two hours long, and sessions are available in both English and Spanish.

*Please note that due to limited capacity, trainings are only offered for groups of 5 or more, and not on an individual basis. Also, only workshops that are grant-funded are offered free of charge.

Interested in one of our workshops?

Request a training today!

Hear what our workshop participants have to say!

"The kids had such a positive experience in the Healthy Relationships workshop yesterday. After talking to the children we found great areas of improvement. Most of the group were, after the completion of the session, able to define and give examples of healthy relationships; identify characteristics of unhealthy relationships/ partners; and identify abusive behaviors. Several of the children also stated that there was a lot of information that they would apply to their everyday interactions/ acquaintances as well as to their intimate relationships."

- Jacob E. Adeniran, Group Leader, The Fairmount Unit of the Boys and Girls Clubs of Philadelphia

"Fabulous Domestic Violence Training today! Thank you so much to everyone who played a part in organizing it! It was very informative and very well-organized!" —Hopeworks N’Camden

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If you or someone you know needs help, call our toll-free 24-hour Hotline:

1.866.723.3014

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