Family Justice Center Opens in Downtown Concord “Concord’s Central County Family Justice Center (FJC) is open for business. A ribbon cutting and open house were held March 19 at the FJC offices in Salvio Pacheco Square, 2151 Salvio St., Suite 201.” Read on and see the pictures in the pdf version.
“In recognition of 20 years since the passage of the Violence Against Women Act, federal officials this week visited East Bay family justice centers to applaud efforts in Alameda and Contra Costa counties to protect women and children.” http://www.mercurynews.com/2015/04/16/feds-recognize-alameda-and-contra-costa-counties-for-work-caring-for-domestic-violence-victims/
Central Family Justice Center Grand Opening of Central Contra Costa County’s First Family Justice Center Mar 19, 2015 Concord – After today, victims of domestic violence, sexual assault, child abuse, elder abuse and human trafficking will have a place to go in Central to get the comprehensive assistance necessary to get out of harm’s way and obtain the services they need to heal and move forward in their lives. The Central Family Justice Center at 2151 Salvio Street, Suite 201, at Todos Santos Plaza in Downtown Concord, celebrated its official Grand Opening today at 12pm. With the support of dozens of community groups and private sector donors, this new facility, the first of its kind in Central Contra Costa County, is the brainchild of Concord Mayor Tim Grayson and Chief of Police Guy Swanger, who will both be speaking attomorrow’s opening. “National estimates show that victims of domestic and other kinds of abuse may have to access as many as 32 different agencies for assistance,” said Grayson, who in addition to serving his second year as Mayor of Concord is also the Emergency Response Chaplain for the Concord Police Department. “Oftentimes victims, with their children, are so frustrated and overwhelmed by maneuvering through the bureaucracies that they forego the help they need and return home to potentially dangerous environments,” Grayson added. “Our opening Central County’s first Family Justice Center will hopefully make it easier for victims to get the immediate help they need,” Grayson added. Grayson said that at least a dozen services will be easily accessible in or through the new Central Family Justice Center, which he anticipates will serve more than 2,000 individuals per year.
Concord Pd Reminds Residents of Central County Family Justice Center The Family Justice Center is open and located at 2151 Salvio St. By SUSAN C. SCHENA (Patch Staff)March 30, 2015 News submitted from the Concord Police Department: The CCC Family Justice Center had its grand opening at 2151 Salvio Street. The center is a “one stop” shop to assist the central county communities with services. These services are designed to help victims of all crimes with a central location to get assistance. Services range from public information on victim resources, Domestic violence & criminal advocacy, Victim witness compensation, and law enforcement assistance. The center is opened Monday to Friday from 9am-5pm. Their phone number is (925) 521-6366. Please feel free to call for more information.
Concord: Central county family justice center a ‘one-stop shop’ for victims of abuse Bay City News POSTED: 03/20/2015 12:25:17 PM PDT Gilbert Herrera, center, of Concord, visits with Dorea Stevens, right, of the Bay Area Crisis Nursery during the open house for the new Central Family Justice Center in Concord, Calif., on Thursday, March 19, 2015. (Dan Rosenstrauch/Bay Area News Group) ( DAN ROSENSTRAUCH ) CONCORD – When Concord police Chief Guy Swanger was a rookie cop fresh out of college, he said there was nothing more humbling than having to intervene in the relationships of couples who had been married longer than he had been alive. “You knew the situation was going to escalate into violence but you had no solutions, you had nowhere to turn,” Swanger said. “There wasn’t an officer out there who didn’t think, ‘I wish there was something I could do.’” It’s no coincidence, then, that several decades later, police chiefs from across the county joined with public officials today to celebrate the grand opening of the Central County Family Justice Center in Concord, he said.
