Empowering groups and community organizations.

Personal safety and community safety are connected goals.

Introductory Workshop for Adults and Older Teens (2-4 hours)

Young Teen Program (9 hours)

Bridge and Older Teen Program (9-12 hours)

Children’s Program (6 hours)

Parent, Caregiver, and Educator (3-6 hours)

Private Training for groups of 1 – 4 people (custom)

“Effective course leaders and instructors. I appreciate how they engaged the entire group and connected people.” Ann, graduate

Community-organized programs meet the needs of specific groups and strengthen the fabric of a community. At Prepare, we collaborate with local organizations, nonprofits, and community centers to bring the same evidence-based frameworks used in our school-based and public classes to a wider audience.

These workshops go beyond individual learning—they create a collective culture of confidence, safety, and respect. When an entire community increases its protective factors and builds resilience, the effect ripples outward, enhancing the well-being of everyone connected to it.

Programs can be customized to reflect each community’s priorities and can focus on topics such as:

• communication and boundary setting
• team building
• self-defense
• de-escalation
• bystander/allyship skills
• healthy relationships.

CUSTOMIZED PROGRAMMING
Ideally, groups are limited to 16 students.

Children’s Village has engaged Prepare for over two decades, working with their Safe Harbor program for youth who have been trafficked or exploited.

Youth-facing organizations like Girl Scouts and religious youth groups engage Prepare for self-defense and personal safety.

Early childhood education programs hire Prepare to deliver its Parent, Caregiver, and Educator workshop so that parents and faculty are up to date on best practices to reduce Child Sexual Assault.

“The instructors fostered a very strong group bonding and wonderfully supportive environment. They provided superb instruction, and I value all that I have learned.” LM, graduate

PRIVATE TRAINING
Private training is available for small groups of up to 4 people.

Private classes are an option for people who want one-on-one training or a very small (2 – 4 person) group experience. Generally, we recommend group classes as it is a faster way to learn and you benefit from both your own practice and from watching others. They are also more economical.

Private training may be right for you if:

• your schedule will never match a public class schedule
• you have a very specific situation(s) you want to address
• there is an urgent reason to begin training immediately
• after discussion with the office, we agree that accommodations in our public classes won’t be sufficient to address any specific or particular needs you have
• you want to continue to work on individual goals after completing a group class.

“When my 16-year-old daughter decided to spend a month backpacking on the Appalachian Trail with a friend, I reached out to Prepare. The instructors were supportive and thoughtful about the risks they might encounter and customized the training accordingly. They enjoyed the session, and it left both kids feeling better prepared for their big adventure.” Justin R, parent