Challenge Discovery Projects, a Richmond, Virginia 501(c)3 non-profit corporation, was founded in 1980. Challenge Discovery Projects serves over 1,500 children, adolestcents and families each year. Challenge Discovery Projets achieves their mission by delivering three comprehensive and coordinated services to youth and families that strengthen their ability to achieve socially, emotionally, educationally, and vocationally.

Mission/Purpose

To improve the quality of life and livelihood of families at-risk throughout Greater Richmond, Challenge Discovery Projects provides a variety of effective services focused on substance abuse and misuse, violence and bullying prevention within our schools and community, and emotional and mental health needs of the deaf and hard of hearing community.

Services Offered

Challenge Discovery Projects offers community and school based services that include:

• Conflict Resolution
• Family Counseling and Parenting Skills
• Outpatient mental health counseling to the Deaf and Hard of Hearing Community
• Community Involvement
• Substance Abuse Counseling for adolescents and
  families
• School based violence/bullying prevention programs for k-12
  

The goals of these activities are to:

• Improve self-esteem
• Build personal accountability
• Encourage teamwork
• Promote emotional intelligence
• Strengthen the family unit
• Enhance coping stratigies
• Improve decision making/personal responsibility skills

Population Served

Challenge Discovery Projects works with:

• Student & School Groups
• Community Public and Private Youth Services Agencies
• Community and Civic Groups
• Church Groups
• College and University Groups
• The Juvenile Justice System