A Toast to Hope Event Photos
The 2024 Voices Ending Violence fundraising event, “A Toast to Hope,” recognized the trailblazing career of recently retired CEO, Mary Travers...
WIVB Interview with the Family Justice Center
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Sean Kirst: At Family Justice Center, gratitude and transition amid domestic violence calls of ‘extreme risk’
Ava Thomas, director of operations at the Family Justice Center: Her own experience becomes her most powerful tool in aiding survivors. Read the...
Murder victim’s sister battles domestic violence 25 years later
Debra Jaeger’s sister, Jill Cahill, was killed by her husband in 1998 when he poisoned her in a Syracuse hospital where she was recovering after he...
Daytime Buffalo: Domestic Violence Awareness Month with Family Justice Center
The Family Justice Center was featured on WIVB Channel 4's Daytime Buffalo as part of Domestic Violence Awareness month....
Family Justice Center announces Catharine Miles-Kania as next CEO
The Family Justice Center (FJC) has named Catharine Miles-Kania next Chief Executive Officer, effective August 21, 2023. Miles-Kania succeeds Mary...
Music heavy hitter Tina Turner remembered for more than just musical talent
A music giant during the 60s and 70s, Tina Turner was influential even in the Buffalo music industry. Musician and Buffalo Music Hall of Fame...
HOPE of WNY partnership celebrates five years of success between FJC and Community Services for Every1
Since 2017, the Family Justice Center (FJC) and Community Services for Every1 (CSE1) have proudly partnered on HOPE of Western New York, or “Helping...
The New York Bar Foundation supports FJC Petition Writer Position
While the FJC strives to be the most comprehensive, accessible, and trusted domestic violence resource center in Erie County, we know there are...
UB Fellowship Team Explores Restorative Justice for FJC
Photo caption: (From left) UB Fellows Jenna, Karina, and Nicole present their findings to guests at UB to conclude their eight-week fellowship.This...
New law protects thousands of domestic abuse survivors
BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Victims of domestic abuse are getting more protection after President Joe Biden signed gun legislation into law. Federal laws...
Selfless Among Us: Family Justice Center’s Mary Travers Murphy
As CEO of the FJC, Mary Travers Murphy created a comprehensive model that tears down barriers to service, enabling domestic violence victims to heal...