Community Education Programs

Preventing domestic violence requires lifelong education. Having informed community members, professionals, and adolescents contributes to creating a culture free of domestic violence. Compass Center therefore offers youth empowerment and prevention programming and adult community education to provide factual information and practical skills for preventing and addressing domestic violence and abuse in our communities.

We believe that youth empowerment and education are key to fighting domestic violence. That's why our youth empowerment programs focus on providing access to factual, medically-accurate sexual health education that includes information on healthy relationships, communication skills, and confidence building to reduce domestic violence.

Compass Center provides two school-based youth empowerment programs in Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools: Teens Climb High and Start Strong. Start Strong is a middle school based program that focuses on teen dating violence prevention and conflict resolution/communication skill development. Compass Center offers modified versions of our adolescent programming in alternative classroom/youth settings throughout the community.

To raise awareness, educate the community, and prevent domestic violence, Compass Center offers extensive adult education and professional training for the community. We are happy to customize/focus on a presentation or training to cover specific topics related to domestic violence. We offer a presentation entitled "Breaking the Silence" that defines domestic violence, discusses different forms of abuse, and dispels common myths around domestic violence. Our trainings and presentations focus on why victims stay in abusive relationships, the effects of domestic violence on families with children, and what can be done about domestic violence.