Cafe J

Provides neighborhood-based presentations, interactive workshops, course series and conferences. Topics include positive parenting, early childhood education, justice system education and domestic violence prevention.
These family resources are available in Spanish, English and Bilingual.

Leslynn Gallo, Ph.D., CEO

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Cafe J was founded in 2019 by six Family Studies and Administration of Justice professors who wanted to give back to the community.

Our Mission

Cafe J: Community Alliance for Family & Justice Education offers a multidisciplinary approach to neighborhood-based education that emphasizes family relationships, equity and human rights to influence generational attitudes and behaviors that enrich communities and society.

Positive Parenting Education

Positive Parenting Education

Focuses on developmental stages, positive guidance, effective communication, anger management, successful discipline, nutrition and health for families.
Provides parents and educators positive guidance strategies for children of all ages:

  • Infant sensitive care, attachment, routines

  • Promoting autonomous behaviors, positive communication

  • Guidance techniques, consistency

  • Natural and logical consequences

  • Sibling and peer relationships

  • Negotiation, problem solving, accountability, expectations and respect.

Additional topics:

KINSHIP CARE • DEPLOYMENT • DIVORCE AND CUSTODY EFFECTS ON FAMILIES • RESILIENCY AND TRAUMA HISTORY • FOSTER CARE • CO-PARENTING SKILLS • SOCIAL-MEDIA AND TECHNOLOGY

DIVORCE AND CUSTODY EFFECTS ON FAMILIES

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Justice System Education

Justice System Education

Focuses on providing education and resources about the Justice system to promote equal access to justice in various area of the law including:

  • Children with special needs

  • Immigration law

  • DACA

  • Housing rights

  • Economic insecurities

  • Access to and navigating health insurance

  • Family law

  • Child Support issues

  • Criminal law and restorative justice

Provides

Training and tools to empower families to advocate for themselves, whether it is in their children’s classroom or at the city council, as a way to improve access and quality of life.

Justice System Education

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Domestic Violence Education

Domestic Violence Education

Focuses on prevention and education that promotes strategies for healthy parent-child relationship:

  • Defines abuse
  • Brings understanding to the problem

  • Defines roles in prevention

  • Describes culture of abuse

  • Engages men and women to promote prevention

Provides

Parents strategies for helping children be stronger and more confident in personal safety, boundaries, bullying, gender and relationships respect, personal empowerment and self-esteem.

Domestic Violence Education

Use your family’s presence to your advantage – communicate with each other, develop ways to value boundaries, and build trust and respect.

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We protect family unity and ensure children have meaningful relationships with both parents and the larger community.

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