Middlesex county family justice center

Women Aware Inc. was awarded a $1,000,000 Project Grant from the Department of Justice Offices Boards and Divisions Office on Violence Against Women. The grant was awarded under the Grants to Encourage Arrest Policies and Enforcement of Protection Orders Program (CFDA 16.590) and will support the Middlesex County Family Justice Center located in New Brunswick, NJ from October 1, 2021 through September 30, 2025.

The Family Justice Center will deliver coordinated community services to improve the criminal justice response to domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking through $1 million in DOJ OVW funding. Services will include law enforcement intervention and criminal justice initiatives as well as civil legal assistance, victim advocacy, and counseling support services. The location of the Family Justice Center in Middlesex County, NJ will help improve access to needed victim services through a collaborative multi-agency approach.