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 $544,683 to Women Helping Women on October 1, 2025, under the Justice Systems Response to Families Program (CFDA 16.021), a continuation of prior award 15JOVW-22-GG-00242-JFFX.

Women Helping Women will deliver court advocacy in both civil and criminal courts, expand civil legal advocacy services, and facilitate training to court personnel on domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking in Hamilton County, Ohio. The organization is partnering with the Hamilton County Clerk of Courts, City of Cincinnati Office of the City Solicitor, and Legal Aid Society of Greater Cincinnati to improve coordination between civil and criminal court systems on cases affecting families.

The program period runs through September 30, 2028, with place of performance in Cincinnati, Ohio. Women Helping Women is the only community-based dual domestic violence and sexual assault victim service provider in its four-county service area spanning Adams, Brown, Butler, and Hamilton counties. The Justice Systems Response to Families Program funds 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 justice system response to families with histories of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking or involving 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 continuation justice for families project, women helping women, in partnership with hamilton county clerk of courts, city of cincinnati office of the city solicitor, and legal aid society of greater cincinnati, will providecourt advocacy in both the civil and criminal courts, expandcivil legal advocacy services, and facilitatetraining to court personnel on issues related to domestic violence to improve coordination between the civil and criminal court systems on cases related to domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking in hamilton county, ohio. This is a continuation of 15JOVW-22-GG-00242-jffx.