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Service: Education & Prevention

Breaking the cycle before it starts.

Hope Harbour's Education and Prevention work happens upstream of crisis. Trainings, awareness events, and prevention curricula for schools, faith communities, employers, and civic groups. The work is built on the conviction that education prevents the violence we would otherwise respond to later.

What's Included

What we offer.

Education and Prevention work is structured around audiences. Each one gets material designed for them.

  • School curricula. Age-appropriate units for elementary, middle, and high school audiences on healthy relationships, recognizing warning signs, and bystander intervention.
  • Faith community trainings. Working with clergy, lay leaders, and faith-based counselors on identifying DV in their congregations and responding safely.
  • Employer trainings. HR and management training on recognizing DV impact in the workplace, supporting affected employees, and building safe-workplace protocols.
  • Civic group presentations. Rotary, Kiwanis, Junior League, business associations, and similar civic organizations.
  • Awareness events. October DV Awareness Month programming, Take Back the Night events, candlelight vigils, and community awareness campaigns.
  • Custom programs. We tailor trainings for specific audiences when the standard curricula are not the right fit.

Why prevention matters

Upstream

of crisis is where it begins

Every awareness training, school presentation, and faith leader meeting is one more entry point where someone might recognize a warning sign and act on it before the violence escalates. Prevention work pays compounding interest.

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Who Is Eligible

Any group, audience, or organization in our service area.

We deliver education and prevention programming to:

  • K-12 schools, public and private, in our service area counties.
  • Colleges and universities, with curriculum tailored for college-age audiences.
  • Faith communities: churches, synagogues, mosques, faith-based nonprofits.
  • Employers: small business through large workplaces.
  • Civic and professional groups: service clubs, professional associations, alumni groups.
  • Healthcare and social service teams: clinics, hospitals, county social services, peer agencies.

Standard programming is offered free of charge.

How To Access

Request a training or program.

Education and prevention programming is the one Hope Harbour service that starts with a contact form or email rather than the crisis hotline. The hotline stays clear for people in immediate need.

1

Reach out via Contact

Send a training request through our Contact page or email info@hopeharbour.org. Tell us your audience, group size, time available, and any specific topics.

2

Planning conversation

An education coordinator follows up to scope the program. Topics, length, format (single session, multi-session, full curriculum), date options.

3

Delivery

Program is delivered at your location or virtually. Follow-up materials and resources go home with attendees so the learning continues after we leave.

Frequently Asked

About Education & Prevention.

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What ages and audiences do you train?

K-12 students with age-appropriate material, college students, adult professional audiences, faith communities, and senior groups. Curricula are matched to age and audience. We do not deliver the same material to fourth graders as we do to corporate HR teams.

What's the standard curriculum length?

Single-session programs run 30 to 90 minutes depending on audience and depth. Multi-session curricula run 4 to 8 sessions for schools and similar settings. Standalone awareness events vary based on event design. We tailor length to what your audience can give.

Can you train our company's employees?

Yes. Employer trainings on recognizing DV impact in the workplace, supporting affected employees, and HR-level response protocols are a regular part of our work. Training can be a one-time session for staff awareness or a deeper program for HR and management.

Is there a cost for trainings?

Trainings are free.

How far in advance do we need to schedule?

Two to four weeks of lead time is ideal for most programs. Urgent requests are evaluated case-by-case. October fills up quickly because of DV Awareness Month so for October programs reach out by mid-summer.

Ready To Talk?

Start with one phone call. We answer 24/7.

You do not need to know in advance whether Education & Prevention fits your situation. Call the hotline and an advocate will help you figure out what comes next.

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