USDOJ: OVW : President's Family Justice Center Initiative

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In October of 2003, President George W. Bush announced the President's Family Justice Center Initiative (PFJCI), which is administered by the Office on Violence Against Women (OVW). The PFJCI is a pilot program that has awarded more than $20 million to 15 communities across the country for the planning, development, and establishment of comprehensive domestic violence victim service and support centers. The goal of the PFJCI is to make a victim's search for help and justice more efficient and effective by bringing professionals who provide an array of services together under one roof. The 15 PFJCI sites bring together advocates from non-profit groups, victim services organizations, law enforcement officers, probation officers, governmental victim assistants, forensic medical professionals, attorneys, chaplains, and representatives from community-based organizations into one centralized location. OVW, the Attorney General, and the Administration support this most critical initiative and continue to work toward the goal of eradicating violence against women.

OVW Director Cindy Dyer Joins Attorney General Michael B. Mukasey in New Orleans at the Family Justice Center
May 19, 2008

"The Office on Violence Against Women, as a component of the U.S. Department of Justice, continues to support the ongoing efforts in New Orleans to rebuild and strengthen its criminal justice response and assistance to victims of domestic violence, sexual assault, dating violence and stalking."

Cindy Dyer
Director
Office on Violence Against Women

Press Release: United States Attorney General Michael B. Mukasey Visits New Orleans to Reaffirm Commitment by Justice Department and New Funding

Remarks Prepared for Delivery by Attorney General Michael B. Mukasey at the New Orleans Family Justice Center

Fact Sheet: Department of Justice Efforts to Rebuild New Orleans After Hurricane Katrina

Fact Sheet: Office on Violence Against Women Grant Programs

New Orleans Family Justice Center

President's Family Justice Center Initiative

Press Release: OVW Director Addresses the 8th Annual International Conference on Family Justice Centers

OVW Director Addresses the 8th Annual International Conference on Family Justice
Centers, April 22 - 24, 2008 in San Diego, CA.

Director Cindy Dyer and OVW staff participated in the 8th Annual International Family Justice Center Conference from April 22 - 24, 2008 in San Diego, CA. Director Dyer provided opening remarks and delivered a plenary session presentation highlighting the role of OVW in implementing the Violence Against Women Act and discussing the challenges for family violence prosecutors in prosecuting domestic violence cases. Hosted by the National Family Justice Center Alliance, the conference featured many of the leading domestic violence experts in the field today.

OVW sponsored a Family Justice Center Symposium during the conference to provide multidisciplinary teams an opportunity to attend specialized sessions for those assessing community readiness, for those beginning to plan a Family Justice Center, and for those interested in taking a closer look at the emerging issues that operating Centers are currently facing.

With nearly 500 people in attendance, the conference provided an interactive forum for victim advocates, prosecutors, civil legal attorneys, law enforcement, community corrections officers, social workers, faith leaders, government officials and others from around the world to come together and explore the Family Justice service delivery model: providing victim-centered, multidisciplinary wrap-around services to victims of domestic violence, sexual assault, dating violence and stalking.

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