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 Office on Violence Against Women awarded Family Crisis Centers Inc. $600,000 on October 1, 2025, under the Justice Systems Response to Families Program (CFDA 16.021) to provide supervised visitation services to families impacted by domestic violence in northwest Iowa.

Through this continuation award, Family Crisis Centers Inc., in partnership with Iowa Judicial District 3 Courts, will deliver supervised visitation services to families affected by domestic violence, conduct outreach to improve access to those services, and facilitate trainings for judges and court clerks on domestic violence issues in the Third Judicial District. The work is performed in Sioux Center, Iowa, with a period of performance through September 30, 2028. This award continues prior funding under grant 15JOVW-22-GG-00233-JFFX.

Family Crisis Centers Inc. is a tax-exempt nonprofit headquartered in Sioux Center that specializes in victim-centered services to survivors of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking, with focus on rural populations in northwest Iowa. The Justice for Families Program supports court-based and court-related programs, supervised visitation and safe exchange services, training for court system personnel, civil legal services, and resources in juvenile court matters to improve the capacity of courts and communities to respond to families affected by domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking, or cases involving allegations of child sexual abuse.

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, family crisis centers, INC, in partnership with iowa judicial district 3 courts, will provide supervised visitation services to families impacted by domestic violence; conduct outreach to improve access to supervised visitation services; and facilitatetrainings for judges and court clerks on issues related to domestic violence in the third judicial district in northwest iowa. This award is a continuation of 15JOVW-22-GG-00233-jffx.