‘For too many kids, home has not been a safe place’
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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. Read More
Walk a Mile in Her Shoes returns to Fairfield
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FAIRFIELD, CT — For the first time since 2019, hundreds of walkers are expected to join The Center for Family Justice for its 10th annual Walk a Mile in Her Shoes when it returns as an in-person event in downtown Fairfield on Saturday, April 23. Read More
Stepney School donates children’s books to young CFJ clients
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MONROE, CT — Deborah A. Walls was a longtime educator who loved nothing more than teaching children to read. As a reading and language arts consultant for Monroe Public Schools, Walls started the school-wide reading initiative, “One School One Book,” which later evolved into “One Town One Book.” Read More
Connecticut Coalition Against Domestic Violence shares legislative goals to combat abuse
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Domestic abuse and sexual violence rose sharply during the COVID-19 pandemic as many victims found themselves working and going to school remotely from home. Read More
CFJ receives $30,000 grant for crisis and support services
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BRIDGEPORT, CT — The Center for Family Justice 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. Read More
Men take a stand against domestic violence at White Ribbon Campaign’s annual breakfast
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TRUMBULL, CT — Jamal Stroud remembers the pain he felt as a little boy growing up in Brooklyn, N.Y., when he saw other school children being picked up by their parents. Read More
2021 Speaking of Women
Dawnn Lewis: Abuse victims can survive and thrive
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MONROE, CT — Dawnn Lewis emerged from an abusive childhood to become an accomplished actor, singer and songwriter. Growing up with three loving brothers, a grandmother who stood up for them, and teachers who encouraged her to succeed helped Lewis to not only survive, but thrive. Read More
Cyclist to pedal 47 days in cross country trip, to raise $1.4 million to renovate The Empower House Safehouse
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BRIDGEPORT, CT — Alan Masarek, of Milford, an avid bicyclist and co-chair of The Empower House fundraising drive, will cycle 3,800 miles as a pledge challenge benefitting The Center for Family Justice’s newly acquired double-sized safehouse, currently under renovation. Read More
CFJ legal director named ‘Game Changer’ in state legal honors
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BRIDGEPORT — Angela Schlingheyde, J.D., director of civil legal and court advocacy services for The Center for Family Justice, was recently honored for her leadership in launching innovative programs to bring free legal services to victims of domestic violence. Read More
Community News: Find out what’s happening in and around Monroe
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Plans underway for Memorial Day Parade
MONROE, CT — Plans are underway for Monroe’s Annual Memorial Day Parade. This year’s theme is “Honoring Our Heroes: Past and Present.”