Willing Hearts & Working Hands Create a Community that Cares for Children

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About
Us

Our Vision

DCCTF is a public/private partnership established by DC Council legislation in 1993. We work in three areas: public education, community outreach, and resource development — putting private and government dollars behind primary prevention, before abuse and neglect happen.

How We Get There

We prevent children from entering the District's child welfare system by building strong families in safe, family-friendly neighborhoods — working hand-in-hand with community-based organizations rather than duplicating the services they already deliver.

Our Four Pillars

DCCTF's work rests on four pillars: parent education, parent support, parent leadership, and public awareness. We equip parents with practical tools through education, surround them with support networks that reinforce what they learn, elevate their voices through leadership opportunities, and build community capacity by raising public awareness of prevention — turning parents from program participants into partners in keeping DC's children safe.

Parent Education

Parent Support

Parent Leadership

Public Awareness

Parenting Instructor Training Workshops

These professionally-led parenting instructor training workshops have been conducted for over 30 years. These week-long workshops train and certify people who work for schools, community agencies and religious groups to deliver national model parenting skill-building programs.

Over 7000 individuals from more than 2500 local organizations have already been trained in and graduated from these workshops. In turn they have educated thousands od parents in their communities.

Call (443) 852-5767 or (502) 387-6958 for more info.

Register Now

Parenting Instructor Training Workshops

These professionally-led parenting instructor training workshops have been conducted for over 30 years. These week-long workshops train and certify people who work for schools, community agencies and religious groups to deliver national model parenting skill-building programs.

Over 7000 individuals from more than 2500 local organizations have already been trained in and graduated from these workshops. In turn they have educated thousands od parents in their communities.

Call (443) 852-5767 or (502) 387-6958 for more info.

Register Now

Parenting Instructor Training Workshops

These professionally-led parenting instructor training workshops have been conducted for over 30 years. These week-long workshops train and certify people who work for schools, community agencies and religious groups to deliver national model parenting skill-building programs.

Over 7000 individuals from more than 2500 local organizations have already been trained in and graduated from these workshops. In turn they have educated thousands od parents in their communities.

Call (443) 852-5767 or (502) 387-6958 for more info.

Register Now