150 W. Vermont St Anaheim, CA 92805 Phone: (714) 765-1645 Website: http://www.anaheimfamilyjusticecenter.org/ Hours: Monday-Friday 8:30am-5:00pm

The Anaheim Family Justice Center (AFJC) was founded in October 2006 under the leadership of the Anaheim Police Department, and the personal visionary leadership of Police Chief John Welter, with strong support from the Mayor, City Council, and City Manager.  The Anaheim Family Justice Center (AFJC) is the first of its kind in Orange County.  At the start of the Initiative, Lieutenant Julian Harvey served as Director of the AFJC until he was transferred in May 2010 to another assignment within the Anaheim Police Department.  Lieutenant David Flutts was then assigned as the new director of the AFJC.

The Anaheim FJC was a resource to all the developing sites. Due to its close proximity, the AFJC was especially instrumental in assisting the Valley CARES FJC which developed in Van Nuys, California.  The AFJC attended strategic planning sessions as well as provided sample protocols, forms, and documents to the sites.

Given that the AFJC is overseen by a law enforcement agency, the AFJC had ample experience to provide leadership and technical assistance to the law enforcement agency partners in the Initiative.  The AFJC shared security protocols and provided an overall example of law enforcement’s role within a co-located service delivery model.

The Anaheim FJC provided technical assistance on a myriad of topics throughout the Initiative.  Specifically, the AFJC highlighted their Center’s civil legal services and protocols for video-conferencing with the courts. A significant focus was put on including civil legal services since it is often the number one service requested by victims in a Center.

The AFJC actively participated in the Initiative as a Regional Training Center and on the CFJI Advisory Committee.  Many communities throughout California continue to utilize the resources of Anaheim as they approach a multi-agency, co-located domestic violence service delivery.

Victim services continued to increase at the Anaheim FJC during this two year project period.  While the Anaheim FJC provided excellent resources and technical assistance to the Learning Labs in their region, they also recorded 1,305 on-site client visits during this same time.  The services provided included 754 temporary restraining orders, 474 detective interviews, 60 shelter placements, 244 legal aid referrals, and 7,880 proactive letters sent to victims from advocates on-site at the FJC.