"Let's face up to the hard fact:
Too many of today's young
fathers have run afoul of the law.
They face an uphill battle in getting their lives back on track—but if they don't,
their children will suffer most.

That's why this year, we will build more classrooms at Rikers Island and make going to school there more attractive. And to keep inmates on the right path once they leave, we will link them to the benefits they need immediately upon release. They've paid their debt—but with no prospects, sadly, too many of them will return to jail. Let's help them build their future—which will help keep all of us safe."

—New York City Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg in his State of the City Address, January 17, 2008
By partnering with government on a local, state, and national level, Family Justice is able to model, through practice and definitive policy recommendations, the importance of blended funding and cost-effective partnerships that promote public safety and safety in the home. By fostering family-focused methods, we are able to promote coordinated interventions for families involved in multiple systems, preventing the duplication of services.

Our organizational structure allows us to accomplish three goals:
  1. To practice a model through direct-service storefronts with the capacity to attract researchers and measure outcomes.
  2. To translate information gathered and analyzed into exportable lessons for education and technical assistance efforts.
  3. To capitalize through state and federal means on our capacity to massage policy.

Because all three elements of our work occur simultaneously and in an integrated fashion, we have created a feedback loop for a thorough and sustainable information exchange between direct service, research, technical assistance, education, and policy reform.