{"id":78,"date":"2017-04-25T13:59:47","date_gmt":"2017-04-25T17:59:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/daniellerousseau\/?p=78"},"modified":"2017-04-27T11:03:28","modified_gmt":"2017-04-27T15:03:28","slug":"family-justice-center-fjc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/daniellerousseau\/2017\/04\/25\/family-justice-center-fjc\/","title":{"rendered":"FAMILY JUSTICE CENTER (FJC)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Family Justice Center (FJC)<img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/static1.squarespace.com\/static\/51e4b1b4e4b02ac5ba21e40d\/52b47a0fe4b0c1e8721cbf26\/556de23ce4b0be322ef6cbb3\/1466348186896\/?format=1500w\" width=\"800\" height=\"381\" alt=\"\" class=\"alignnone size-medium\" \/><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Location and Hours<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>989 Commonwealth Ave. Boston, MA<\/p>\n<p>9am-5pm Monday-Friday (FJC, hours for partner organizations may vary).<\/p>\n<p>Appointments are available for after-hours appointment.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Website<\/strong>: http:\/\/www.bphc.org\/whatwedo\/violence-prevention\/Family-Justice-Center\/Pages\/Family-Justice-Center.aspx<\/p>\n<p><strong>About the Center<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Family Justice Center (FJC) is part of the Boston Public Health Commission. It provides services to victims of abuse and assault, and their families, through nonprofit and government agencies. The FJC is also an initiative of the Mayor\u2019s Office and the Suffolk County District Attorney Daniel F. Conley, and the Family Justice Division of the Boston Police Department.\u00a0The center provides services to all survivors regardless of their immigration status, race, sex or orientation.<\/p>\n<p>The center provides a wide range of services free of charge, childcare during visits, and no is appointment necessary for services. The FJC also provides\u00a024-hour domestic violence, sexual assault, and child abuse resources.<\/p>\n<p>To provide survivors the tools needed to start over, The FJC provides health and professional development services.\u00a0In addition to providing a safe space for to talk about your experiences, the center also helps victims learn about their options. The FJC can help victims navigate the legal system and inform them of their rights. Partners at the FJC can conduct interviews, medical exams and provide counseling to survivors. Partners will also offer legal aid, advocacy and help with obtaining financial assistance in order to ensure that survivors are able to remain in a safe, stable environment. The FJC also works to to implement violence prevention services in the community to ensure that services are accessible to all.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Partner Organizations<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Advocacy and Counseling<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.atask.org\/site\/\">Asian Task Force Against Domestic Violence\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.afab-kafanm.org\/\">Association of Haitian Women in Boston\/ Asosiyasyon Fanm Ayisyen nan Boston (AFAB)\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.barcc.org\/\">Boston Area Rape Crisis Center (BARCC)<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.casamyrna.org\/\">Casa Myrna Vazquez<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Eva Center<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/gmdvp.org\/\">Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender &amp; Queer (GLBTQ)\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.maps-inc.org\/\">Massachusetts Alliance of Portuguese Speakers (MAPS)\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thenetworklared.org\/\">The Network\/La Red\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.jri.org\/mylife\/\">My Life My Choice<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Civil Legal Assistance<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong>GLBT Domestic Violence Attorney Program<\/p>\n<p><strong>Children\u2019s and Youth Services<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Children\u2019s Advocacy Center of Suffolk County<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.childwitnesstoviolence.org\/\">Child Witness to Violence Project of Boston Medical Center<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mass.gov\/?pageID=eohhs2agencylanding&amp;L=4&amp;L0=Home&amp;L1=Government&amp;L2=Departments+and+Divisions&amp;L3=Department+of+Children+and+Families&amp;sid=Eeohhs2\">MA Department of Children and Families<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mspcc.org\/\">MA Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.suffolkcac.org\/programs\/medical\/\">MA Pediatric Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner (PediSANE)\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.traumacenter.org\/\">The Trauma Center at JRI\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Boston Police Department\/ Family Justice Group<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong>Crimes Against Children Unit (CACU)<\/p>\n<p>Domestic Violence Unit (DVU)<\/p>\n<p>Human Trafficking Unit (HTU)<\/p>\n<p>Sexual Assault Unit (SAU)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Suffolk County District Attorney\u2019s Office<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Other Supportive Services<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Dress for Success Boston<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; Family Justice Center (FJC) Location and Hours 989 Commonwealth Ave. Boston, MA 9am-5pm Monday-Friday (FJC, hours for partner organizations may vary). Appointments are available for after-hours appointment. Website: http:\/\/www.bphc.org\/whatwedo\/violence-prevention\/Family-Justice-Center\/Pages\/Family-Justice-Center.aspx About the Center The Family Justice Center (FJC) is part of the Boston Public Health Commission. It provides services to victims of abuse and assault, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":13370,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[5],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/daniellerousseau\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/78"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/daniellerousseau\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/daniellerousseau\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/daniellerousseau\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/13370"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/daniellerousseau\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=78"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/daniellerousseau\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/78\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":173,"href":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/daniellerousseau\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/78\/revisions\/173"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/daniellerousseau\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=78"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/daniellerousseau\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=78"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/daniellerousseau\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=78"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}