Dove Inc

Community advocacy (cbs): dove provides comprehensive advocacy and supportive services for victims and survivors. In addition to emergency shelter, dove operates a community avocacy and prevention services office. Community advocates work individually with victims to provide information, supportive counseling, and advocacy, and also offer educational and support groups. Dove's civilian domestic violence advocates work with multiple police stations and contact victims following a dispatch on a domestic incident call, to provide information, resources, and support.

Legal advocacy (voca): the staff attorneys in dove's legal advocacy program operate a legal helpline, provide information and legal advice, and also provide legal representation for victims regarding restraining orders as well as probate and family court matters, immigration, and housing and benefits.

Dove's community education & prevention program staff conduct training for health and social service providers as well as community members about domestic violence and related issues, as well as provide information about dove's services and how to refer survivors for assistance. Within community education & prevention lies youthspeak, dove's healthy relationship education and abuse prevention program. Youthspeak staff educate students and young adults on the complex issues of healthy relationships, respectful communication, and dating abuse, while supporting and empowering youth to become leaders and agents for change in their communities.

Dove provides services for children exposed to domestic violence (cedv) and parents impacted by domestic violence. Services include individual counseling for children, parent support groups, individual parenting consultation, child/teen support groups, and child advocacy. Additionally, at dove's emergency shelter the cedv program offers respite child-care, children's play groups, and parenting support.