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Program Overview

Mission

The DC Teen Discipleship is a Christ-centered ministry designed to reach the lives of America's young men and women. The DC Teen Discipleship is a residential program for struggling youth. We strive to instill integrity and character with Christ as the centerpiece of these young men and women's lifestyles.

Clientele

DC Teen Discipleship specializes in adademics, substance abuse training, anger management, character development and behavior management. We accept male and female students between the ages of 12 and 17 years of age. Length of stay is open-ended with a ten month minimum. Admission is on a voluntary basis. Average length of stay is 10 to 24 months.

Oversight

DC Teen Discipleship is licensed as a group home in the State of California. The facility number is 198204158. DC Academy is registered with the California Department of Education as a boarding school that also accepts day students.

Facilities

DC Teen Discipleship is located on the property of the Dream Center in Los Angeles, California. The girls reside in the Casa Grande building, and the boys reside on the second floor of the former Queen of Angels hospital. Click here to take an online tour of our facility.

Staff

There are full time Home Directors and staff in each home providing 24 hour supervision. The staff have experience working with teenagers and are trained in pastoral care and situational counseling. We do not offer clinical counseling, but are able to make it available to the child for an additional cost.

Academics

DC Teen Discipleship uses the Alpha Omega Academy "switched-on-schoolhouse" curriculum. This is a self-paced, computer based curriculum which works well with students who have challenges in more traditional educational environments. The educational component of the DC Teen Discipleship is conducted on-site where the students learn in a class ratio of one teacher to 5-10 students. Students receive a regular high school diploma upon graduation, which is accepted in most Universities and branches of Military.

Cost

Although there are scholarships for those in need and financing is available, there is a nonrefundable $500 registration fee to enroll your student in DC Teen Discipleship. The monthly fee of $1000 covers all the expenses of your child's stay, with the exeption of clinical counseling, which is either submitted to your insurance company or billed separately. Parents are responsible to provide any medical co-pays, including office visits and prescription funds on a monthly basis. We are able to work with most families to develop a financial arrangement that makes placement possible.

Days and hours of operation

The DC Teen Discipleship facility office hours are from 9 to 5 Monday-Friday. In case of emergency, we will always be able to be reached. Placements are processed during the days and hours previously mentioned. In case of an emergency admission, we will place on Saturday or Sunday.

Probation

DC Teen Discipleship will accept students on probation with the approval of the Probation Officer. Due to our spiritual element, DCTD will not accept court ordered placements. Courts wishing to allow parents to place children with DCTD must order the child home on probation with the stipulation that the child be enrolled in a full time residential group home or program. Please call us for assistance in this area.