News Releases

SAFETY ALERT: If you are in danger, please use a safer computer, or call 911, Montgomery County Crisis Center (240-777-4000) or the U.S. National Domestic Violence Hotline at 1-800-799-7233 and TTY 1-800-787-3224.. There is always a computer trail, but you can leave this site quickly.

News Releases

Please click on each corresponding title below to read the release.

September 2011
Verizon Wireless and Verizon Foundation Donate $40,000 to Montgomery County, Maryland's Family Justice Center

July 2011
Montgomery County Family Justice Center Foundation Benefit honors Judge Katie O'Malley, Judge Marielsa Bernard, Community Outreach Executive Judith Clark, and GEICO Philanthropic Foundation

October 2010
1st Annual Benefit Video - CNN Red Carpet Interview

September 2009
Lt. Governor Brown, Attorney General Gansler Announce New Domestic Violence Laws

May 2009
Family Justice Center Officially Opens

Montgomery Opens Domestic Violence Center

February 5, 2009
Montgomery County Establishes New Family Justice Center; Verizon Wireless Grant Will Enable Pioneering Use of Video Conference Communication Between Domestic Violence Victims and Courts

September 27, 2008
Shelter From A Storm

'One-Stop' center for domestic violence victims in the works.

September 27, 2007
Shelter from the Storm

September 23, 2007
'One-Stop' center for domestic violence victims in the works

Please enter the amount you wish to donate and select the 'Donate Now' banner above.

We accept Visa, Mastercard and Paypal payments.

The MCFJC Foundation wishes to thank the following Lead Sponsors:

Verizon Wireless Hopeline Program and Verizon Communications
Kaiser Foundation Health Plan of the Mid-Atlantic States
The William J. Shaw Family Foundation

Copyright © 2009 Montgomery County FJC Foundation. All rights reserved.

Your are currently browsing this site with Internet Explorer 6 (IE6).

Your current web browser must be updated to version 7 of Internet Explorer (IE7) to take advantage of all of template's capabilities.

Why should I upgrade to Internet Explorer 7? Microsoft has redesigned Internet Explorer from the ground up, with better security, new capabilities, and a whole new interface. Many changes resulted from the feedback of millions of users who tested prerelease versions of the new browser. The most compelling reason to upgrade is the improved security. The Internet of today is not the Internet of five years ago. There are dangers that simply didn't exist back in 2001, when Internet Explorer 6 was released to the world. Internet Explorer 7 makes surfing the web fundamentally safer by offering greater protection against viruses, spyware, and other online risks.

Get free downloads for Internet Explorer 7, including recommended updates as they become available. To download Internet Explorer 7 in the language of your choice, please visit the Internet Explorer 7 worldwide page.