NFCWP 2024 Year in Review & 2025 Goals

Dear Friends and Supporters,

Your support has been instrumental in our mission to bring transparency and accountability to family courts. Thanks to you, we’ve made meaningful progress and continue working toward positive change for families navigating complex legal systems.

2024: A Year of Growth & Impact

Last year was a milestone year for the National Family Court Watch Project (NFCWP). Here’s what we achieved together:

✅ Expanding Our Reach

• Grew our volunteer base and trained new court observers
• Increased data collection efforts to strengthen our advocacy

✅ Engaging & Educating Communities

• Hosted our first-ever Virtual Open House, featuring Kate Amber, MSc, on coercive control and family court outcomes
• Fostered critical discussions with advocates, legal professionals, and survivors nationwide

✅ Building Stronger Collaborations

• Strengthened relationships with judicial stakeholders, legal experts, and advocacy groups
• Created meaningful dialogue to push for systemic reforms

✅ University Partnerships

• Expanded extern and extern programs to engage students in research and court observation

By the Numbers:

📌 73 Volunteer Observers
📌 213 Judges Evaluated
📌 3,000 Case Observations
📌 13 States Covered

Looking Ahead to 2025

This year, NFCWP is committed to deepening our impact through:

🔹 Expanding Court Watch Efforts – Increasing our presence in more states and courtrooms
🔹 Enhancing Volunteer Training – Offering advanced programs to improve data collection and analysis
🔹 Hosting More Educational Events – Webinars, expert panels, and community discussions
🔹 Evaluating & Analyzing Data – Reviewing findings from two major studies to drive evidence-based reforms

Why Family Court Reform Matters

Family courts are meant to protect children and families, ensuring stability, safety, and justice. However, when overburdened or flawed, the system fails, leading to delayed decisions, unsafe custody placements, and financial instability for families.

When Family Courts Fail, Families Suffer: 

🚨 Children are placed in unsafe environments due to rushed or uninformed custody decisions
🚨 Delayed child support payments leading to financial hardship
🚨 Parental rights prioritized over a child’s safety, leaving vulnerable children unprotected

In the most severe cases, systemic failures put children and survivors at greater risk, compounding trauma and instability.

Our Role & How You Can Help

NFCWP is a watchdog for justice. We monitor court proceedings, expose flaws in the system, and advocate for necessary reforms. But we can’t do it alone.

📢 How You Can Get Involved:
✅ Volunteer – We’re looking for passionate individuals to join our team as a Social Media Specialist, Grant Writer, or Data Analyst.
✅ Donate – Support our mission by contributing to our nonprofit. Every donation helps us create meaningful change.
✅ Spread Awareness – Share our work with your network to help us reach more people.
✅ Support Reform Efforts – Advocate for policies that protect families and drive systemic change.

Together, we can ensure that family courts prioritize the well-being of children and survivors while holding the system accountable for just and fair outcomes.

Thank you for your continued support!

Warm regards,

National Family Court Watch Project