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 the Justice & Diversity Center of the Bar Association of San Francisco $600,000 under the Justice Systems Response to Families Program (CFDA 16.021) on October 1, 2025.

This continuation award funds intake staff for the San Francisco Superior Court's civil domestic violence restraining order calendars, court resources for unrepresented domestic violence victims at court hearings, advocacy services to victims of domestic violence, and civil legal assistance in San Francisco. The Justice & Diversity Center delivers these services in partnership with the Cooperative Restraining Order Clinic, Women Organized to Make Abuse Xistent (WOMAN, Inc.), and the San Francisco Superior Court. Performance runs through September 30, 2028, with work performed in San Francisco, California.

The Justice for Families Program, authorized under the Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2013, supports court-based and court-related programs, supervised visitation and safe exchange services, training for court system personnel, civil legal services, and juvenile court resources. Projects focus on keeping victims and their children safe from further abuse 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 continuation justice for families project, the justice & diversity center of the bar association of SAN francisco (JDC), in partnership with the cooperative restraining order clinic (croc), women organized to make abuse xistent (woman, INC.), and the SAN francisco superior court, willprovideintake staff for the SAN francisco superior court civil domestic violence restraining order calendars; court resources to unrepresented domestic violence victims at court hearings; advocacy to victims of domestic violence; and civil legal assistance in the city and county of SAN francisco. This is a continuation of 15JOVW-22-GG-00227-jffx.