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The Storybook Project
601-352-7125
Helps to build relationships between incarcerated non-custodial parents and their children through books. They package and mail books, written messages, and CD recordings of parents reading to their children.
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Family Participation Program
www.familyparticipationprogram.com
517-515-5787
Every day, loved ones of incarcerated individuals must find their way through the prison system in Michigan and are left with unanswered questions and concerns. The stigma, shame and trauma from the experience is overwhelming. Families often feel alone, unsupported and unsure where to turn. Tools and information necessary to navigate the system are not always easy to find. Learning how to become the best advocate for a prisoner is crucial.
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Region IV Area Agency on Aging
800-442-2803
Grandparents and relatives raising children with incarcerated parents receive a broad array of support services
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Wayside Youth & Family Support Network
508-879-9800
Empowering children, young adults and families to achieve greater independence and emotional well-being.
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Pernet
(508) 755-1228
Pernet Family Health Service is a 501 (c)(3) non-profit, DPH-certified home-health agency working with individuals and families to provide family-centered, health and social services that lead to long term strengthening and enhancement of family and community life.
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The Sunshine Lady Foundation, Inc.
The mission of the Sunshine Lady Foundation is to invest in organizations and programs dedicated to providing opportunities for the advancement of education, well being and new life choices for disadvantaged people with special empathy for the working poor and families in crisis. Acknowledging that good luck does not shine equally on everyone, the Sunshine Lady Foundation directors, staff and volunteers, known as Sunbeams, seek out ways to effectively share financial support, goodwill, energy and vision with those who need it most, and to encourage collaborative efforts within the community to help achieve this mission.
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Louisiana Conference of the United Methodist Church
Gail Pickering at (318) 345-1018 or Cheryl Johnson at (225) 664-0956.
Summer camp for kids with incarcerated parent(s)
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Family Resources and Youth Services of Kentucky
859.333.4209
The Family Resource and Youth Services Coalition of Kentucky (FRYSCKy) is a non-profit organization of professionals (including educators and human services providers) who come together to provide legislative advocacy, training and support for Family Resource and Youth Services Centers Coordinators and their staff in Kentucky. The goal of the Coalition is to promote a network that strives to remove barriers to success in school through learning from each other, sharing resources and collaborating more effectively on behalf of children, youth and families.
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The Child and Family Policy Center
515.280.9027
The Child and Family Policy Center is a nonprofit research and advocacy organization promoting outcome-based policies that improve child well-being. It focuses on a range of policy areas in Iowa, including child care and early education, health and well-being, and family economic success. CFPC also conducts national evaluation work focused on early-childhood system building and policy development promoting comprehensive, asset-based approaches to supporting children and families.
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Family Reunification Program
515-244-4003
Support, resources, newsletter, comprehensive services to the families of incarcerated individuals during the incarceration period and to the incarcerated individual six months prior to his or her release.
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Julie’s Family Learning Program
617-269-6663
Julie’s is a community-based family support and education program that is committed to the development of strong, stable, healthy family functioning.
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Family Resource Center
480-834-9424
Parent and parenting support including those with an incarcerated parent
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University of Alaska Anchorage Justice Center
(907) 786-1800
Article on resources
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SKIP, Inc. Community Resource Services
678- 907-1233
Support services to children of incarcerated parents and their families
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