The grants to support families in the justice system program (referred to as the justice for families program) was authorized in the violence against women reauthorization act of 2013 to improve the…

The Department of Justice Office on Violence Against Women awarded the City of Jacksonville, Florida $600,000 on October 1, 2025 under the Justice Systems Response to Families program (CFDA 16.021) to deliver supervised visitation and safe exchange services and training to families and court personnel affected by domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, stalking, or child sexual abuse.

The project is a continuation of prior award 15JOVW-22-GG-00232-JFFX. The City of Jacksonville will serve approximately 340 families through supervised visitation and safe exchange services and provide training and education on domestic violence dynamics in child visitation and custody contexts to approximately 200 court-based and court-related personnel in Jacksonville and surrounding Duval County, Florida. The period of performance runs through September 30, 2028.

The City of Jacksonville partners with the Fourth Judicial Circuit Court of Florida, Jewish Family & Community Services, Inc., and Hubbard House, Inc. to deliver these services. Both Jewish Family & Community Services, Inc. and Hubbard House, Inc. are sub-recipients on this award. The award is structured as a project grant, with place of performance in Jacksonville, FL 32202.

The grants to support families in the justice system program (referred to as the justice for families program) was authorized in the violence against women reauthorization act of 2013 to improve the response of the civil and criminal justice system to families with a history of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking, or in cases involving allegations of child sexual abuse. The program supports the following activities for improving the capacity of courts and communities to respond to families affected by the targeted crimes: court-based and court-related programs; supervised visitation and safe exchange by and between parents; training for people who work with families in the court system; civil legal services; and the provision of resources in juvenile court matters. Projects supported by the justice for families program are those that focus on keeping victims and their children safe from further abuse and holding offenders accountable. Through this continuation justice for families project, the city of jacksonville, in partnership with the fourth judicial circuit court of florida, social services agency the LJD jewish family & community services, INC., and domestic violence agency hubbard house, INC., will provide supervised visitation and safe exchange services to approximately 340 families and training and education for 200 court-based and court-related personnel on the dynamics of domestic violence in the context of child visitation and custody in the city of jacksonville and surrounding duval county, FL. This is a continuation of 15JOVW-22-GG-00232-jffx.