Children/Youth

Families that come to Next Door have been exposed to domestic violence and its detrimental effects. The likelihood of this cycle continuing is very high. To end the cycle of domestic violence, early intervention & prevention work is especially important with children and teens that have grown up in abusive environments.

Disrupting this cycle, Next Door’s Children and Youth Program:

• Provides Kids Club, weekly recreational groups for children ages 5 to 12, who have been exposed to domestic violence. Kids Club helps children increase their emotional resiliency, develop non-violent conflict resolutions skills, cultivate safety, and provide assets that will help them avoid future risks. For more information, click here.
• Next Door’s Teen Programs provide 10 week support groups for teenage youth exposed to domestic violence, dating violence, and/or at risk of developing abusive relationships. For more information, click here.
• DATE Play (Dating Abuse Teen Education) recruits student actors to perform a play that addresses dating abuse and dating violence.
• Teen Conferences: the Children and Youth Program hold an annual Teen Conference for boys and an annual Teen Conference for girls who reside at the Muriel Wright Juvenile Detention Center.