GCN Awards

Electronic Protective Order System Wins National Award

Family Justice Center of Alamance County | August 2014

Burlington, NC – Alamance County’s Electronic Protective Order System has been awarded as one of 10 2014 GCN Award Winners for “Outstanding Information Technology Achievement in Government.”

The GCN Awards program, now in its 27th year, is one of the oldest award …

Navigators: Volunteers Guide Abuse Victims Through Confusion, Intimidation of Court

By Michael D. Abernethy, Times News | Published: Tuesday, May 27, 2014 at 4:26 PM.

Until a few years ago, Anna had almost no experience with the court system. It wasn’t until a family member’s less-than-amicable divorce that she realized how intimidating the courtroom and the …

How the Electronic Protective Order System Works

By Times- News | Published: Saturday, February 8, 2014 at 12:39 PM.

Faster and easier 

Using a computer, webcam and video phone, Alamance County’s electronic protective order system shrinks a time-consuming process down to several simple steps. The system, in place since June, cuts what used to take an …

One-stop site helps domestic violence victims

By Joe Gamm joe.gamm@news-record.com | Posted: Friday, September 27, 2013 11:21 pm

GREENSBORO — Laurrissa Armstrong was an educated woman. She was a longtime teacher with Guilford County Schools. But she didn’t know what information to provide to two judges to persuade either one to issue an …

International Delegation

International Delegation Visits the Family Justice Center

Family Justice Center of Alamance County | May 2014

Burlington, NC – Most ideas are not original and programs are often developed based on successful initiatives from other communities. A group of international visitors from six countries took this concept to another level by traveling halfway around the world to …