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 EAC, Inc. (doing business as Education & Assistance) $600,000 on October 1, 2025, under the Justice Systems Response to Families Program (CFDA 16.021) to deliver supervised visitations, safe exchanges, and training for court-based personnel responding to families affected by domestic violence in Suffolk County, New York.

EAC, Inc., a tax-exempt nonprofit based in Garden City, New York, will provide approximately 2,000 supervised visitations and 1,000 safe exchanges for families with histories of domestic violence, and conduct 16 trainings for approximately 240 court-based and court-related personnel, including custody evaluators. The work is performed in partnership with the Retreat and Suffolk County Family Court. Performance runs through September 30, 2028.

The Justice Systems Response to Families Program, authorized by the Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2013, supports court-based and court-related programs, supervised visitation and safe exchange services, training for justice system personnel, civil legal services, and juvenile court resources to improve system response to families experiencing domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, stalking, and child sexual abuse allegations.

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 new justice for families project, EAC, INC, in partnership with the retreat and suffolk county family court, will provideapproximately 2,000 supervised visitations and 1,000 safe exchanges for families with a history of domestic violence and conduct 16 trainings for approximately 240 court-based and court-related personnel, including custody evaluators, in suffolk county, new york.