The NCJFCJ is funded by the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) to provide targeted support to the Cherokee County, Muscogee County and Rockdale County Juvenile Drug Treatment Court (JDTC) Teams, which are implementing the Juvenile Drug Treatment Court Guidelines and other key recommended practices. The NCJFCJ provides targeted support through court assessments; onsite court observation; strategic planning activities; peer-to-peer learning; and individualized training.

With funding support from the NoVo Foundation, the NCJFCJ provides training and technical assistance to the Douglas County Juvenile Court to identify and promote promising practices in juvenile and family courts to address child sex trafficking.

The Douglas County Juvenile Court Mentor Child Abuse and Neglect Implementation Site is recognized for their efforts to improve outcomes for abused and neglected children and juvenile offenders.

The Fulton County Juvenile Probation Department is one of four jurisdictions receiving training and technical assistance as part of an Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) Second Chance Act award made to the NCJFCJ’s partner, the Performance-based Standards (PbS) Learning Institute. The Improving Juvenile Reentry Program’s Data Collection, Analysis, and Reporting project will build state and local capacity to collect and use data to inform decision-making, monitor progress of juvenile reentry programs and services, and ensure they meet targeted outcomes for reducing reoffending.

A NCJFCJ team member participated in an in-person meeting of the Zero to Three Safe Babies Expert Advisory Group in Atlanta.

The NCJFCJ, with funding from the State Justice Institute, selected the Cobb County Juvenile Court as an Enhanced Juvenile Justice Guidelines demonstration site, which works on evaluating current programs and creating avenues for diversion.

The NCJFCJ’s Judicial Education Development Initiative on Domestic Violence (JEDI-DV) provided virtual judicial education on enhancing judicial responses in domestic violence cases to the Georgia judiciary.

Judge Amanda Heath of Augusta serves as the NCJFCJ Board Treasurer and as a 2024 Days on the Hill Delegate. Judge Wenona C. Belton (Ret.) of Saint Simons Island is a Board Director of the NCJFCJ. Judge R. Michael (Ret.) Key of LaGrange and Judge Peggy H. Walker (Ret.) of Douglasville are NCJFCJ Past Presidents.