Domestic Violence Center of Chester County

Housing services:designed to meet basic needs. Dvccc has four housing programs: emergency shelter/safe house; transitional housing including communal housing and a 2 bedroom home; four one-bedroom apartments; phase iv independent living (13 three bedroom townhomes). These programs are designed to give the clients a foundation so they can strengthen their ability to become safe and financially independent, with the goal of steady employment and permanent housing.

Adult counseling program:designed to empower victims and strengthen families affected by the trauma of Domestic Violence. Services are provided via 24 hour crisis hotline, individual and group trauma-informed counseling. Referrals to other service organizations are provided as needed.

Legal services:designed to strengthen families. Services include legal options counseling, advice and representation in protection from abuse cases, custody, support, bankruptcy, immigration and other civil matters.

Children's programs:designed to empower victims and strengthen families. The program seeks to mediate the effects of Domestic Violence on children of survivors by providing age appropriate and bilingual safety plans; individual and group counseling, parenting skills and workshops, and school liaison services to assist children who have to leave or enroll in a school due to their situation of Domestic Violence.

Public education and training (includes cbim, lap and cgbg):designed to promote social responsibility by developing a coordinated community response to Domestic Violence. Dvccc proactively seeks out opportunities to provide information on recognizing abusive relationships and the wide range of services available to victims. A strong focus of our education is dating Violence awareness presentations to high schools and colleges.coaching boys into men (cbim):designed to use the power of sports to promote an environment of respect, integrity, and non-violence to high school athletes. Dvccc trains local high school coaches on how to implement the coaching boys into men curriculum. The 12-week program fits into the sports season and provides each coach with a guide for addressing several important social issues through weekly conversations with their athletes. Topics covered include disrespectful behavior toward women and girls, technology and respect, understanding consent, relationship abuse, modeling respect and equality, among many more. The concept of cbim is based on the fact that since athletes are in a unique position in their high schools as leaders who can influence a change in the culture of their school and even their community, the program can provide a framework for these young men to become positive role models.lethality assessment program (lap):designed to help identify victims of Domestic Violence who are at the greatest risk of being killed, for the purpose of getting them out of harm's way, if necessary, and encouraging them to contact dvccc while the police are on scene. This is an evidenced-based program in collaboration with the Chester County district attorney and Chester County police departments. To date dvccc has trained and partnered with 42 County police departments, two university public safety departments, and the Chester County sheriff's staff to implement the lap program.coaching girls beyond the game (cgbg):coaching girls beyond the game (cgbg) is a pcadv-developed Violence prevention program modeled after the evidence-based coaching boys into men program in which dvccc advocates train and support the coaches of high school-aged athletic teams and organizations to hold weekly conversations with their athletes around the topics of respect, integrity, and nonviolence with a focus on intimate partner and sexual Violence. Funding for this program expired october 31, 2022.