DATE:
March 24, 2026
01
TO:
Board of Supervisors
SUBJECT
Title
DISTRICT ATTORNEY - RATIFICATION OF APPLICATION AND REQUEST TO ACCEPT GRANT FUNDING FROM THE CALIFORNIA GOVERNOR'S OFFICE OF EMERGENCY SERVICES, FAMILY JUSTICE CENTER (FJ) PROGRAM GRANT - (DISTRICTS: ALL)
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OVERVIEW
As the largest provider of local victim services in San Diego County, the Office of the San Diego County District Attorney (SDCDA) assists over 16,000 crime victims annually. Since July 2022, the District Attorney has opened two Family Justice Centers to further expand the services provided. The Family Justice Centers are regionalized hubs that provide acute crisis-care, case management, counseling and linkages to justice systems and supportive services for victims of crime. On January 28, 2020 (13), the Board of Supervisors (Board) approved the lease agreement for a facility located in the North County region in the City of San Marcos. On June 27, 2023 (12), the Board also approved a lease to establish a new Family Justice Center to serve crime victims in the South County region, located in National City. Both One Safe Place North (OSP-N) and One Safe Place South (OSP-S) provide critical services to victims of domestic violence, intimate partner violence, sexual assault, child abuse, elder abuse, transnational abandonment, and human trafficking.
The 2025-2026 State Budget Act appropriated funds to provide grants to Family Justice Centers throughout the state. Today's request is to ratify the application for the California Governor's Office of Emergency Services (Cal OES) Family Justice Center (FJ) Program grant, to accept $625,000 in grant funding to support services at OSP-N and OSP-S, and authorize the District Attorney and her designees to apply for and accept grant funding to support services for victims of crime in the future. A waiver of Board Policy B-29, Fees, Grants, Revenue Contracts - which requires prior approval of grant applications is requested as this fund...
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