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The Center for Family Justice is pleased to announce that it will receive $865,000 in federal budget funds to help it complete a new domestic violence transitional house, known as the Empower House, later this year. These funds have been committed to CFJ through the assistance of U.S. Rep. Jim Himes, who worked with the […]
As we enter the third year of the Covid-19 pandemic, research is beginning to confirm a disturbing trend that I have been worried about since we first went into lockdown in March 2020. For too many kids, home has not been a safe place. In fact, for some kids, it’s been downright dangerous. Recently, the […]
The Center for Family Justice was awarded a federal grant which supported the launch of a series of victim-centered Art for Advocacy exhibitions and related events on four local college campuses during the 2022 National Crime Victims’ Rights Weeks. CFJ was the only organization in CT to receive the funding for this traveling campus-based awareness […]
The popular Festival of HOPE community event returns to the grounds of Westfield Trumbull on Saturday, April 30 for the first time since 2019 to benefit the programs and services of The Center for Family Justice in Bridgeport. The event will take place in the parking area between Panera Bread , L.A. Fitness and the […]
The Center for Family Justice has received a $30,000 grant from Fairfield County’s Community Foundation to help the nonprofit provide crisis and supportive services to victims of domestic and sexual violence and child abuse in the Greater Bridgeport area. The funds from FCCF’s Fund for Women and Girls will help CFJ address a significant increase […]
The Center for Family Justice has launched an ambitious campaign to raise more than $400,000 to help it continue and expand the crisis and supportive services it offers annually to the more than 4,500 victims of domestic and sexual violence in six local communities. Kate Hampford Donahue, president and CEO of Stratford-based Hampford Research Inc, […]
The Center Family Justice was recently awarded a generous grant which will allow the Bridgeport-based nonprofit to provide English as a Second Language classes to individuals impacted by domestic violence as they work to rebuild their lives in the aftermath of abuse. The $7,500 grant provided by Fairfield County’s Community Foundation’s Fund for Immigrant Success […]
If you are like me, you’ve been disturbed and saddened by the death of Gabby Petito, the vibrant young Long Island, N.Y., native found murdered in the Wyoming wilderness last month weeks after her fiancé returned alone from a cross-country van trip they embarked on together. As someone who cares deeply about adults and […]
Jamal Stroud, a nationally-recognized motivational speaker and community activist, will offer the keynote address at The Center for Family Justice’s annual Speaking of Men Breakfast on Nov. 4 at the Trumbull Marriott. Stroud will highlight a morning program that is part of the nonprofit’s ongoing efforts to engage more men and boys in its efforts […]
The Center for Family Justice has received a major grant in support of its innovative Pro Bono Legal Center which provides free legal services to its clients impacted by domestic violence and abuse. CFJ received a three-year grant totaling $225,000 from The Inner-City Foundation for Charity & Education, which recently announced its dissolution after more […]
