Programs
School-to-School Pipeline that serves our community and protects our Youth
Who we work with
- Youth a part of Pre-Trial, Probation, Diversion, or the Division of Youth Services (DYS)
- Youth a part of the Department of Human Services (DHS)
- Youth in or transitioning out of the Foster Care System
- Youth disengaged from the school system whether through truancy, dropout, suspension, or expulsion
Services we provide
Mentorship and Wraparound Services
This is provided by “Credible Messengers,” as we call them our “GAMERS” (Guidance, Advocate, Mentor, Empowerer, ‘Real Models’)
- Case management
- Crisis intervention
- Healthy relationships
- Life skills
- Prosocial activities
- Independent living skills
- Court advocacy
- Educational, employment, and career guidance/support
Career Development
Our social enterprises and/or career opportunities
- Apparel and Swag creation, modeling, marketing, and distribution
- E-Commerce
- Music/Podcast studio
- Barbering
LIT (Leaders Impacting Tomorrow) Academy
- Coaching, training, empowering, and elevating our “former” youth to be our next “Credible Messengers”/”GAMERS”
School-to-School pipeline
- Disrupting the oppressive, “School-to-prison pipeline,” and aiding our clients to not only graduate but then to be given equitable access to attend and graduate college
Therapeutic Services
For our Therapeutic Services please check out our other website - DBOA