What are the guiding principles behind the Family Justice Center of Hillsborough County?
• Increase safety, promote healing, and foster empowerment through services for victims and their children • Provide victim-centered services that promote victim autonomy • Commitment to the utilization of culturally competent services approaches that are measurable and behavior based • Engage all communities through outreach and community education • Shape services to guests by asking them what they need • Evaluate and adjust services by including survivor input • Maintain close working relationships among all collaborators/agencies • Offer survivors a place to belong even after crisis intervention services are no longer necessary • Integrate primary, secondary, and tertiary prevention approaches into all initiatives, programs, and projects • Develop a Family Justice Center Community that values, affirms, recognizes, and supports staff, volunteers, and guests • Serve as an advocate for bridging gaps in the community around services for victims of domestic violence and their children
