Prevention & Youth Services

For over 30 years, we have been providing high quality, trauma-informed care to youth in our community. Through a series of safe, fun, interactive activities, our transformative youth programs promote critical thinking, self-reflection, problem-solving, decision-making, compassion and respect for self and others, and personal accountability. Youth learn how to challenge the social norms that fuel violence, which lays the foundation for change in our communities.

Over the years, we have served youth at…

  • Fairfield Elementary

  • Levan R. Scott Academy

  • Study Elementary

  • Bloomingdale Elementary

  • Towles Elementary

  • Irwin Elementary

  • Adams Elementary

  • Lakeside Middle School

  • McMillen Park Community Center

Curriculum topics include:

  • Building pro-social skills

  • Developing nonviolent leadership skills

  • Resolving conflicts nonviolently

  • Navigating peer pressure and bullying

  • Understanding all forms of power

  • Challenging harmful stereotypes and gender norms


  • LGBTQ+ Youth Support

    Our community-based GSA (Gender & Sexualities Alliance) offers a safe and affirming space for LGBTQ+ teens and their allies to explore issues impacting their lives, such as gender identity and expression.

  • FACES Nonviolent Leadership

    Since 2010, our school and community-based FACES Nonviolent Leadership Program has been the leading youth violence prevention program in Allen County.

    FACES challenges the perception of who is or isn’t a leader by working with youth who are struggling to demonstrate positive leadership skills, inspiring them to develop the leader within by becoming positive, nonviolent role models at school and home.

  • Youth Support

    Modeled after our FACES Nonviolent Leadership Program, our youth support program provides a safe and nurturing environment for youth whose parents or guardians attend our weekly support groups.

“[My students’] participation in the group has really cemented my belief that the potential for leadership, positive choice making, and coping skills are there. ... I can attest that this program is extremely valuable from all the support my students received last year.”
— Teacher, Fairfield Elementary School

Contact Us

If you are interested in learning more about these services or would like to have our Prevention team come to your school or community event, please call us at 260-456-4112 or email us at prevention@centerfornv.org.