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 $600,000 to SBCS Corporation on October 1, 2025, under the Justice Systems Response to Families program (CFDA 16.021) to provide supervised visitation and safe exchanges for approximately 65 families affected by domestic violence in San Diego County, California.

SBCS Corporation, a Chula Vista-based nonprofit, will deliver supervised visitation and safe exchange services in partnership with the Superior Court of California, County of San Diego. The recipient will conduct outreach to improve community access to court and court-based programs, facilitate approximately ten trainings to strengthen collaboration among courts, legal professionals, law enforcement, and community partners, and expand awareness of supervised visitation services in San Diego County. Place of performance is Chula Vista, California, with a period of performance from October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2028.

The Justice Systems Response to Families program, authorized under the Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2013, supports court-based and court-related programs, supervised visitation and safe exchange, training for people working with families in the court system, civil legal services, and resources for juvenile court matters. The program aims to improve the response of the civil and criminal justice system to families with a history of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, stalking, or allegations of child sexual abuse, with emphasis on keeping victims and children safe and holding offenders accountable.

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, sbcs corporation, in partnership with the superior court of california, county of SAN diego, will providesupervised visitation and safe exchanges to approximately 65 families impacted by domestic violence; conduct outreach to improve community access to the court and court-based programs; and facilitate approximately ten trainings to strengthen collaboration with the courts, legal professionals, law enforcement and community partners; and expandawareness about supervised visitation services in SAN diego county, CA.