Family Visitation
To assist and support families seeking to regain physical custody of their children placed in foster care, the Juvenile Justice Fund (JJF) partners with faith-based organizations strategically located throughout Atlanta and Fulton County to provide family visitation in safe, secure and neutral environments -a key step to reuniting as a healthier, stronger family unit. Through Family Visitation, trained, volunteer congregation members from community churches supervise weekly visits between children in foster care and their non-custodial parents. Family Visitation Centers are friendly and provide safe, comfortable, neutral and accessible locations for frequent visitations to take place. The program has enabled JJF to successfully develop important relationships within the faith-based community, resulting in critical services being made available to children and families in need.
Our faith partners include:
- Art Center Visitation Center at First Presbyterian Church
- College Park Visitation Center at St. John’s Episcopal Church
- Downtown Visitation Center at Big Bethel AME Church
- Inman Park Visitation Center at Inman Park United Methodist Church
- Mechanicsville Visitation Center at New Hope Baptist Church
- College Park Visitation Center at St. John’s Episcopal Church
- Roswell/Alpharetta Visitation Center at Northminster Presbyterian Church
- South Fulton Visitation Center at Kingdom of God Evangelistic Outreach Ministry
- Vine City Visitation Center at Central United Methodist Church
Family Visitation was featured on WSB-TV as part of its initiative on Georgia’s Forgotten Children, a year-long effort to raise awareness about Georgia’s foster care program. It has also been recognized as a model program within the state and nationwide.
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