PROGRAMS

Destroying the Gap is a “one-stop shop” for students considering higher education.This highly effective initiative is composed of social work interventions, educational best practices, family counseling, financial planning/aid, and more. The Saturday-DTG Academy reinforces the importance of academics by infusing experiential learning, actions, behaviors, and consequences related to decision making and problem solving as an integral skill set for academic success.

Inspire4Life promotes responsible behavior and personal responsibility. Inspire4Life is a series of summer camps aimed at preparing students for the academic year and life experiences by promoting responsible behavior and personal responsibility. Inspire4Life intentionally targets the summer to address idle time which often leads to poor decision making and unproductive choices. Students can participate in:

Project HOPE provides conflict resolution skills for the family. Session topics include forgiveness, communication, conflict resolution, peace-keeping, anger management, truancy, and making right choices. These skills intentionally target students and their families with the goal of reducing truancy, increasing attendance, reducing dropout rates and including a parental support system in the problem solving process. Specifically, Project HOPE includes family care support – financial, emotional, mental, and spiritual. Every family is also encouraged to attend student and family camps once a month—gaining refreshment, encouragement, and more life skills.