Upcoming Events

Date:   January 25, 2012
Title:   An Evening at the Theater Featuring "Same Time Next Year"
Description: Please join the Bexar County Family Justice Center Foundation on January 25, 2012 for their 6th annual fundraiser, An Evening at the Theater.
This year, Ms. Vivienne Elborne will direct the play Same Time Next Year written by Bernard Slade. Ms. Elborne has directed and acted in theatre in the United States, United Kingdom, Mexico, Ontario, Russia, and the Ukraine, and has also been inducted into the San Antonio Women's Hall of Fame and received the JC Penney Spirit of the American Woman Award.
One of the most popular romantic comedies of the century, Same Time, Next Year ran four years on Broadway, winning a Tony Award for lead actress Ellen Burstyn, who later recreated her role in the successful motion picture. It remains one of the world's most widely produced plays. The plot follows a love affair between two people, Doris and George, married to others, who rendezvous once a year. Twenty-five years of manners and morals are hilariously and touchingly played out by the lovers.
The star studded cast includes some of our favorite legal minds - Catherine Babbitt, the Honorable Philip Kazen, as well as Our Lady of the Lake Theater and Events Coordinator, Greg Hinojosa.
All proceeds from the event go to support the Bexar County Family Justice Center. For more information please call Erika at (210) 208-6867.

To reserve your table, please click here.

Thank You!

Time:
5:30 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. (for event partnerships)
7:30 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. (for play only)
Location:
Charline McCombs Empire Theatre, 226 N. St. Mary's Street (Map It)

Date:   October, 2011
Title:   OCTOBER IS DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AWARENESS MONTH!
Description: Events will be held across San Antonio throughout the month of October. Please click on the image to the right to view a calendar of events. For updates and information on additional events during October please visit www.peaceinitiative.org or call (210)533-2729.

Date:   Now through May 1, 2012
Title:   SAHL Angels Fundraiser
Description: The San Antonio Hotel & Lodging Association (SAHLA) has selected the Bexar County Family Justice Center Foundation as one of six recipients to receive SAHL Angel Funds raised during their 7th annual Angel Shopping Spree. The SAHL Angels 2011 is now LIVE!  Through May 1, 2012, log on to the website, http://sanantonio-lodging.org/Angel_Shop.php, for huge discounts on local hotels, museums, resorts, bed and breakfasts, theme parks, tours,  movies, and other music and entertainment venues. Once on the website, click on the picture of an ANGEL and it will take you to the shopping network. Log on to support the Family Justice Center and help the SAHLA break their record!
The greater the sales, the greater the amount of funds going to the Family Justice Center! Many thanks to the businesses who are members of the San Antonio Hotel & Lodging Association and for their participation and generosity.

Date:   August 10, 2011 (Wednesday) – Continuing for 12 Consecutive Weeks (on Wednesdays)   
Title:   Going Places Network
Description:  In response to the challenging economic climate and the need for victims of domestic violence and other struggling individuals to compete in competitive job searches, the Wal-Mart Foundation has awarded Dress for Success Worldwide a large grant to help women face current economic challenges. Beginning August 10, 2011 through a series of twelve sessions that spans 12 weeks, Dress for Success San Antonio, a selected participant under the grant, will provide job skills training to thirty clients at the Family Justice Center.

Dress for Success San Antonio will use a pragmatic curriculum that will teach Family Justice Center clients transferrable skills, personal action plans, resume preparation, taped mock interviews, business etiquette, professional presentation tips, business dress suggestions, and much more. At the end of the program, it is the goal of Dress for Success San Antonio that 90% of the clients participating will either be employed, involved in paid internships, or formal employer training programs.

If you are working with a victim of domestic violence who is ready to enter or re-enter the workforce, they must join this program! This program is only for candidates who are seriously interested in career development and employment. They must have a minimum of a GED, six months of sobriety, and accept responsibility to make the 12 week commitment. Please contact Lupe Decker at (210) 208-6806 or gdecker@bexar.org if you have a client in your partnering agency who may be interested in the program.

Please click on the image for more information about the event!
Location:    
University Health Center-Downtown
Bexar County Family Justice Center
527 N. Leona
2nd Floor, C Building

Date:   April 25-29, 2011 (Monday - Friday)   
Title:  National Crime Victims' Rights Week
Description:  This year's theme - Reshaping the Future, Honoring the Past - pays tribute to the millions of crime victims who have summoned the strength to rebuild their shattered lives, families, and communities, one step at a time. Similarly, it honors the victim service community whose members have walked alongside these victims, responding to their courage with unwavering commitment and skillful guidance.

This will include a picnic honoring victims of crime, particularly children that will be held on Friday, April 29th in Milam Park, 501 W. Commerce (across from Christus Santa Rosa Health Care – Downtown) from 11:30 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. Everyone is invited to partake in free lunch and join the festivities, which will include games, clowns, face painting, pony rides, petting zoo, a visit from the Spurs coyote, McGruff the Crime Fighting Dog, the Build-A-Bear mascot and others. The Bexar County Family Justice Center will have their annual tic-tac-toe booth and this year will be giving away prizes to include passes to Fiesta Texas, Sea World, the Children's Museum and Magik Theater, Missions tickets, gift certificates to Magic Time Machine and Chester's Hamburgers, party at Kiddie Park, party for five at University Bowl, Santikos and IMAX Theater tickets, and an Academy Sports gift card.

Please click on the image for more information about all the events scheduled!
Location:    
Bexar County, Texas (Please click the image for more details)

Date:   April 5-7, 2011
(Tuesday-Thursday)   
Title:   2011 Annual International Family Justice Center Conference
Description:  The 11th Annual International FJC Conference, "Dream Big...Change the World" hosted by the Family Justice Center Alliance, will include discussions on issues related to the handling of domestic violence, child abuse, sexual assault, elder abuse and stalking cases in the context of the Family Justice Center model. The Alliance welcomes law enforcement personnel, prosecutors, shelter staff, community-based victim advocates, civil attorneys, judges, counselors, policy makers, elected officials, board members, survivors, parole and probation officers, rape crisis workers, medical personnel, educators, and all others interested in the future of family violence prevention. The conference faculty includes nationally and internationally recognized subject matter experts, advocates, and survivors.

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Location:    
San Diego, CA
Hilton San Diego Bayfront Hotel

Date:   January 26, 2011    
Title:   An Evening at the Theater Featuring "You Say Tomatoes"
Description:  Please join the Bexar County Family Justice Center Foundation on January 26, 2011 for their 5th annual fundraiser, An Evening at the Theater.

This year, Ms. Vivienne Elborne will direct the play You Say Tomatoes written by Bernard Slade.   Ms. Elborne has directed and acted in theatre in the United States, United Kingdom, Mexico, Ontario, Russia, and the Ukraine, and has also been inducted into the San Antonio Women's Hall of Fame and received the JC Penney Spirit of the American Woman Award. 

The comedy features Libby Daniels, a brash, sarcastic, edgy New Yorker whose successful career as a Hollywood producer is perilously near its end.  Using her last credit card to travel to England with her assistant, Daisy, she tracks down a reclusive author in a last-ditch attempt to revive her career. Her target, Giles St. James, shares his home and private life in the British countryside with his lifelong friend and manservant, Fred. Under the guise of damsels in distress, Libby and Daisy are taken in by Fred and a displeased but ever-so-proper Giles. Giles sees Libby as the epitome of everything he disdains about America; Libby looks upon Giles as the model of British stuffiness. In the end, Fred and Daisy help Giles and Libby discover themselves and open their hearts to the possibility of love.
The star studded cast includes some of our favorite legal minds - Catherine Babbitt, the Honorable Philip Kazen, Catherine Hayes, as well as Our Lady of the Lake Theater and Events Coordinator, Greg Hinojosa.

All proceeds from the event go to support the Bexar County Family Justice Center.

To reserve your table, please click here.

To purchase individual tickets for the play only, please click here.

Thank You!     

Time:    
5:30 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. (for event partnerships)
7:30 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. (for play only)

Location:
Charline McCombs Empire Theatre, 226 N. St. Mary's Street (Map It)

Date:   October 22, 2010 (Friday)   
Title:   Bexar County Family Justice Center Foundation's 5 Year Anniversary Celebration and Open House!
Description:  Partner Agencies, elected officials, supporters, advocates, and survivors will gather for food and fellowship. Tours will be conducted for those who are interested and all partners will be available to talk about their innovative programming at the Bexar County Family Justice Center.

Please Click on the image to the right to view the flyer in full size!
Time:    
8:30 am – 10:30 am (Open House and Brunch) 10:00 am (Comments by Local Officials)
Place:    
Family Justice Center
UHC – Downtown
527 North Leona, 2nd Floor, Building C

Date:   October, 2010   
Title:  OCTOBER IS DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AWARENESS MONTH!
Description:  Events will be held across San Antonio throughout the month of October. Please click on the image to the right to view a calendar of events. For updates and information on additional events during October please visit www.peaceinitiative.org or call (210)533-2729.

Time:    
Selected dates throughout October, 2010
Place:    
Selected sites throughout San Antonio, Texas

UPDATED SCHEDULE OF EVENTS!

Date:   September 17, 2010   
Title:   A Community Response to Elder Domestic Violence
Description:  Presented by the Task Force Against Elder Domestic Violence.  This conference will focus on promoting a community-based collaborative response to end elder domestic violence, workshops to build a community collaborative, creating shelters for victims of elder abuse, and building San Antonio capacity.  

CLICK HERE to see the Conference agenda and registration information.
For more information please contact Concepcion Gonzales at (210) 207-7310.

Time:    
 8:30A.M. – 4:00P.M.
Place:    
St. Anthony of Padua Church
102 Lorenz Rd.
San Antonio, TX

Date:

• San Antonio Local Offsite partners - $250
• Onsite partners of BCFJC - $175

Conference registration information is available here:  REGISTER
Conference agenda and an overview of the outstanding presentations and presenters is available here:  AGENDA
Time: Various TBA
Place: The Crowne Plaza Hotel - San Antonio Riverwalk

Date: March 6, 2010
Title: Southside ISD Wellness Extravaganza and Health Fair
Description: Come join the FUN! Free live entertainment, waters, snacks and much more! It's FREE and everyone is invited!!
08:00 am - 09:00 am Family Fun Walk at Southside High School's Track
09:00 am - 10:00 am Parent Sessions-all parents and community are invited to attend!
10:00 am - 12 noon   Health & Wellness Fair-lots of non-profit agencies including BCFJC!!
10:00 am - 12 noon   Kids choirs and school bands
Location: Southside High School Commons Area at 1460 Martinez Losoya Road, San Antonio, TX 78221
Visit http://www.southsideisd.org/home for more info.