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Family Justice Center Community Meeting and Study Tour by InterAct

To begin with, The Family Justice Center Alliance is a program of Alliance for HOPE International. Is a nonprofit organization and dedicated to providing comprehensive services and support for victims of domestic violence, sexual assault, child abuse, and elder abuse. The Family Justice Center Alliance works towards bringing together community agencies and professionals. Also creates multidisciplinary centers that co-locate services for victims and their families in one accessible and safe location. With this collaborative approach ensures a coordinated and holistic response to addressing the complex needs of survivors.

They are conducted a Community Meeting and Study Tour on November 27, 2018 in Raleigh, North Carolina at the Julia Jones Daniels Center For Community Leadership . We were hired to provide event photography coverage.

I was eager to hear the discussions about opportunities for an improved Family Justice/Multi-Agency Center response in Wake County during this event.

Facilitated by Amanda Lab -WRAL Reporter and Featuring Chris Evans with Interact Board of Chair . David Ellis- County Manager.  Josh Stein – Attorney General.  Danielle Gray -SVP-Chief Legal Officer & Corporate Secretary BSBC of NC.  Casey Gwinn Esq -President and Co-Founder -Alliance of Hope.  Judge Ronald Adrine  from Cleveland (Ohio) Municipal Court.  Raeanne Passantio the Assistant director Of NFJ Center Programs and in addition Leigh Duque from InterAct

More about the program

The Alliance for HOPE International (Alliance) was founded in 1999 by Casey Gwinn. A former San Diego City Attorney who was frustrated with the siloed approach to service provision for survivors of domestic violence. He recognized that survivors often had to navigate multiple systems to receive the help they needed. Which could be overwhelming, intimidating, and re-traumatizing. Gwinn believed that by co-locating services in a safe and accessible location. Survivors could receive the support they needed more efficiently and with less stress.

The Family Justice Center model was first introduced in San Diego in 2002 and has since spread across the United States and internationally. Today, the FJCA boasts a membership of over 140 centers in the United States and abroad. These centers serve as a lifeline to survivors and their families. And simultaneously offer a range of services, including legal assistance, shelter, counseling, and safety planning.

The FJCA provides technical assistance, training, and support to its member centers, which helps them to create and sustain high-quality and culturally responsive services for survivors. The Alliance’s training curriculum is evidence-based, trauma-informed, and survivor-centered, and emphasizes collaboration, safety, and empowerment. The FJCA also conducts research and evaluation to demonstrate the effectiveness of the Family Justice Center model. Increase awareness about domestic and sexual violence, and inform policy and practice.

The Alliance for HOPE International, through its Family Justice Center Alliance program undoubtedly has transformed the way services are provided to survivors of domestic and sexual violence. The co-location of services ensures that survivors receive the support they need in a timely and efficient manner, and reduces the risk of revictimization. The FJCA’s commitment to collaboration, client-centeredness, and empowerment is integral to its success. Its work has been instrumental in increasing access to services for survivors across the United States and beyond.