National Court WATCH Programs and Projects Please let us know if your program is not listed or the listing is inaccurate. Updated March 2008. *
U.S. PROGRAMS
ALASKA
CourtWatch
1057 W Fireweed Lane, Suite 101
Anchorage, Alaska 99503
(907) 278-0989
CourtWatch@victimsforjustice.org
http://www.victimsforjustice.org
ARIZONA
Arizona Coalition Against Domestic Violence*
301 East Bethany Home Road
Suite C194
Phoenix, AZ 85012
(602) 279-2900
acadv@azcadv.org
Organizing a state-wide monitoring initiative.
COLORADO
Crossroads Safehouse, Inc.*
P.O. Box 993
Fort Collins, CO 80522
(970) 482-3535
Court Watch, Project Safeguard
815 E. 22nd Ave.
Denver, CO 80205
(303) 863-7416
courtwatch@vs2000.org
http://www.projectsafegaurd.org
Alliance Against Domestic Abuse
P.O. Box 173
Salida, CO 81201
(719) 539-7347
Safe Shelter of St. Vrain Valley
(303) 772-0451 x107
http://www.safeshelterofstvrain.org National Court WATCH Programs and Projects Please let us know if your program is not listed or the listing is inaccurate. Updated March 2008. * = National Association of Court Monitoring Programs member
DELAWARE
Delaware Coalition Against Domestic Violence*
100 W. 10th Street, Suite 703
Wilmington, DE 19801
(302) 658-2958
FLORIDA
CourtWatch Orlando & CourtWatch Sanford*
P.O. Box 5333
Winter Park, FL 32793-5333
(407) 325-3052
info@courtwatchflorida.org
http://www.courtwatchflorida.org
Check out their website—it’s a great example of the different things to include on a court monitoring website.
FACTS (Families Against Court Travesties) Court Watch
(561) 338-9280
FactsNow2000@yahoo.com
http://www.factscourtwatch.org
ILLINOIS
Jane Addams Hull House
1030 W. Van Buren Chicago, IL 60607
(312) 325-9175
info@hullhouse.org
National Council of Jewish Women
Chicago North Shore Section
1107 Central Street
Wilmette, IL 60091
(847) 853-8889
info@ncjwcns.org
There are other groups and individuals looking to start court monitoring in Illinois. Call WATCH for more information. National Court WATCH Programs and Projects Please let us know if your program is not listed or the listing is inaccurate. Updated March 2008. * = National Association of Court Monitoring Programs member
INDIANA
Indiana Coalition Against Domestic Violence*
1915 W. 18th Street, Ste. B
Indianapolis, IN 46202 (317) 917-3685 or (800) 538-3393
http://www.violenceresource.org
YWCA Court Watch
YWCA of St. Joseph County
1102 S Fellow St
South Bend, IN 46601
(574) 233-9491
KENTUCKY
Court Watch Project, NCJW
Louisville Section
1250 Bardstown Road
Louisville, KY 40204-1333
(502) 458-5566
office@ncjwlou.org
Do you have information about this group? We are looking to update our resources and are not sure if they are still in existence.
LOUISIANA
Court Watch NOLA
P.O. Box 750633
New Orleans, LA 70175-0633
(504) 994-2694
Check out their website—it’s a great example of the different things to include on a court monitoring website.
MARYLAND
Cecil County Health Department
401 Bow Street
Elkton, MD 21921
(410) 996-5113
Do you have information about this group? In the past they have organized a monitoring project but we don’t know if they are still in existence. National Court WATCH Programs and Projects Please let us know if your program is not listed or the listing is inaccurate. Updated March 2008. * = National Association of Court Monitoring Programs member
MICHIGAN
S.A.F.E. Place*
Battle Creek, MI 49015 (269) 965-7233
http://www.safeplaceshelter.org
The National Family Court Watch Project
(248) 752-8623
chilidoll@aol.com
This organization has organized a five state court monitoring project looking at mothers who have lost custody of their children to abusive fathers.
MINNESOTA
WATCH*
Suite 465 Northstar East
608 2nd Ave South
Minneapolis, MN 55402
(612) 341-2747
watch@watchmn.org
WATCH sponsors the National Association of Court Monitoring Programs and offers training and technical assistance to groups looking to start their own monitoring programs.
MONTANA
Montana Coalition Against Domestic Violence & Sexual Assault
P.O. Box 818
Helena MT 59624 (406) 443-7794
mcadsv@mt.net
The coalition published the Courtwatch Training Manual in 2007.
NEBRASKA
DVCC Court Watch
8990 West Dodge Road, Suite 205
Omaha, NE 68114
(402) 398-9928 National Court WATCH Programs and Projects Please let us know if your program is not listed or the listing is inaccurate. Updated March 2008. * = National Association of Court Monitoring Programs member
NEVADA
Nevada Network Against Domestic Violence
220 S. Rock Blvd., Suite 7
Reno, Nevada 89502
(775) 828-1115
Organizing a state-wide monitoring initiative.
NEW JERSEY
Bergen County Commission on the Status of Women
Department of Human Services
21 Main Street, Room 115W
Hackensack, NJ 07601
(201) 336-7474
WATCH NJ
P.O. Box 5362
Somerset, NJ
(609) 397-3546
NEW MEXICO
Santa Fe Rape Crisis Center, Inc.
PO Box 6484
Santa Fe, NM 87502-6484
(505) 988-1951
KANSAS
There are groups and individuals looking to start court monitoring in Kansas. Call WATCH for more information.
NEW YORK
Unity House*
33 Second Street
Troy, NY 12180
Phone: (518) 274-2607
http://www.unityhouseny.orgNational Court WATCH Programs and Projects Please let us know if your program is not listed or the listing is inaccurate. Updated March 2008. * = National Association of Court Monitoring Programs member
NEW YORK
Geneva Court Watching Task Force
Project of the League of Women Voters of Geneva
99 Slosson Lane
Geneva, NY 14456
(315) 789-7387
Task Force on Courts
Church Women United
644 Titus Avenue
Rochester, NY 14617
(585) 586-6363
Legal Momentum
Based in New York, published A Guide to Court Watching in Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Cases. Contact them at (212) 925-6635 for more information.
NORTH CAROLINA
Guilford County Domestic Violence Court Watch Program
(336) 271-0840
NORTH DAKOTA
Rape and Abuse Crisis Center of Fargo-Moorhead
P.O. Box 2984
Fargo, ND 58108
(701) 293-7273
OKLAHOMA
RSVP/DVIS Court Watch *
5756 East 31st
Tulsa, OK 74135
(918) 280-8656
http://www.rsvptulsa.org/court_watch.htm
This group uses seniors as monitors. National Court WATCH Programs and Projects Please let us know if your program is not listed or the listing is inaccurate. Updated March 2008. * = National Association of Court Monitoring Programs member
SOUTH DAKOTA
RDAC Court Watchers
401 East 8th Street, Suite 311
Sioux Falls, SD 57103
(605) 339-0116
TENNESEE
Community Coalition on Family Violence, Court Watch
PO Box 326
Knoxville, TN 37901-0326
(865) 675-3815
TEXAS
Center Against Family Violence*
580 Giles Rd El Paso, TX 79915 (915) 593-7300
Court Watch, Justice for Children
2600 Southwest Freeway, Suite 806
Houston, TX 77098
(713) 225-4357
P.E.A.C.E. Initiative Court Monitoring Program
1443 South St Mary’s Street
San Antonio, TX 78210
(210) 533-2729
Safe Place
P.O. Box 19454
Austin, TX 78760
(512) 356-1572
Williamson County Court Watch
Georgetown, TX
(512) 868-1553 National Court WATCH Programs and Projects Please let us know if your program is not listed or the listing is inaccurate. Updated March 2008. * = National Association of Court Monitoring Programs member
TEXAS
Fort Bend Women’s Center*
14141 Southwest Freeway, Suite 1300 Sugar Land, TX 77478
(281) 494-4545
mail@fortbendwomenscenter.org
http://www.fortbendwomenscenter.org
Texas Council on Family Violence
Published Court Monitoring: A Model Program for Family Violence Programs and Citizens Groups in 1999. Contact them at (512) 794-1133 for more information.
There are other individuals working on court monitoring in Texas. Call WATCH for more information.
VIRGIN ISLANDS
Virgin Islands Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Council*
Bay 20, The Village Mall
Barren Spot
P.O. Box 10550
Kingshill, VI 00850-9604
(340) 719-0144
dvsac@viaccess.net
VIRGINIA
Avalon
2513 Fair Chase
Williamsburg, VA 23185
(757) 258.9362
WASHINGTON (state)
Our Absolute Rights*
P.O. Box 481
Gig Harbor, WA 98335-0481
(253) 857-9114
support@ourabsoluterights.org
http://www.ourabsoluterights.org National Court WATCH Programs and Projects Please let us know if your program is not listed or the listing is inaccurate. Updated March 2008. * = National Association of Court Monitoring Programs member
WASHINGTON (state)
Pierce County Commission Against Domestic Violence*
1111Fawcett Street, Suite 100
Tacoma, WA
(253) 798-7660
http://communities.southsound.com/main.
WASHINGTON (state)
Family Resource Center of Lincoln County*
407 Morgan Street
Davenport, WA 99122
family@frcoflincolncountry.org
WASHINGTON, DC
DC Coalition Against Domestic Violence
Court Watch, SAFE Program
DC Superior Court 500 Indiana Avenue, NW, Rm. 4235
Washington, DC 20001
(202) 299-1191
Council for Court Excellence (CCE)
1111 14th Street, NW Suite 500
Washington, DC 20005
(202) 785-5917
office@courtexcellence.org
WISCONSIN
Women and Children’s Horizons
Court Watch
PO Box 792
Kenosha, WI 53141
(262) 656-3500
legalhorizons@netscape.net
http://www.wchkenosha.org/National Court WATCH Programs and Projects Please let us know if your program is not listed or the listing is inaccurate. Updated March 2008. * = National Association of Court Monitoring Programs member
PROGRAMS OUTSIDE THE U.S.
CANADA
Canada Court Watch Program
Box 30, Reimer Corporate Building 5500
North Service Rd.
Burlington, Ontario L7L 6W6
Toronto Area Prime Line: (416) 410-4115
info@canadacourtwatch.com
Court Watch Yukon
Victoria Faulkner Women’s Centre
503 Hanson Street
Whitehorse, YT Y1A 1Y9
(867) 667-2693
vfwc@yt.sympatico.co
Women’s Court Watch
Woman Abuse Council of Toronto
1652 Keele Street, Suite 129
Toronto, Ontario M6N 3W3
(416) 944-9242
cwatch@womanabuse.ca
Bulgaria
Human Rights Step by Step Association
13, Maria Luiza Blvd, Fl.2
Varna, Bulgaria 9000
359 52 608 718
office@hrsbs.org
Courtroom Watch 