The Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Albany was awarded a $550,000 Project Grant from the Department of Justice Office on Violence Against Women under the Justice Systems Response to Families program (CFDA 16.021). The three-year award will support the provision of court-based and court-related programs, supervised visitation and safe exchange services between parents, training for professionals working with families in the court system, civil legal services, and resources for matters in juvenile court. All projects funded under this award must address supervised visitation or court-based programs, and those addressing supervised visitation must include an additional activity such as civil legal services or training within the civil justice system. The goal is to improve how the civil and criminal justice systems respond to families affected by domestic violence, sexual assault, dating violence, and stalking, as well as child sexual abuse allegations, in order to enhance victim safety and offender accountability. Performance will take place in New York from October 1, 2022 through September 30, 2025.
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