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Families First Colorado

familiesfirstcolorado.org

1-877-695-7996

Parent hotline, referral, and support

Families First

familiesfirstcolorado.org

877.695.7996

Families First is a nonprofit organization that offers low-cost classes and counseling on parenting, anger management, domestic violence, and alcohol and substance abuse. Families First also has information about resources in the metro Denver area and around the state. They offer free support groups. Support lines are answered seven days a week from 10 am to 10 pm.

Forever Family

www.foreverfam.org

Support for children and families of inmates as they, their parents, caregivers and extended families work to remain a family.

Tower of Refuge

www.towerofrefugeinc.com

217-241-9911

Tower of Refuge is a grassroots organization whose primary purpose is to reduce the rate of recidivism in the state of Illinois through various programs and community effort. We provide a continuum of services to address the complete needs of individuals who are incarcerated, once were incarcerated and their families. Their services include training, education, counseling, HIV/AIDS awareness and homelessness prevention through housing assistance. Our services and programs focus on improving the successful continuous rehabilitation of the incarcerated and the formerly incarcerated while rebuilding and reconciling family relationships.

Lutheran Social Services of Illinois

www.lssi.org

847-635-4600

Provides support to incarcerated men and women, and their children and caregivers. Services include transportation for visits to moms (incarcerated in Illinois); family literacy programs for incarcerated mothers and fathers at 19 jails and prisons to record storybooks that are sent to their children; support groups for caregivers; re-entry and family reunification support, information and referral; collaborates with prisons and Habitat for Humanity to enable incarcerated adults and juveniles to construct components for homes for low-income families, and connects previously incarcerated ‘home builders’ with Habitat for Humanity.

Women of Power Alumni Association

www.cookcountysheriff.org

773-674-2276

WOPAA offers recovery coaching, spiritual support, parenting support groups, an annual health fair, clothing drives and an annual conference focused on formerly incarcerated and at-risk women. WOPAA provides advocacy for formerly incarcerated women.

Lutheran Social Services of Illinois

www.lssi.org

847.390.1409

Provides support to incarcerated men and women, and their children and caregivers.

Idaho Department of Correction

www.idoc.idaho.gov

(208) 658-2000

A general guide to assist family and friends of individuals sentenced to felony probation, parole or incarceration.

Idaho Care Line 2-1-1 Children of Incarcerated Parents (COIP)

211.idaho.gov

211 or 1-800-926-2588

COIP works to create awareness and act to assist agencies that serve children of incarcerated parents; to strengthen and meet the fundamental needs of these children; and to stop the cycle of criminality within families.

State of Hawaii Department of Health

health.hawaii.gov

(808) 586-4416

Social services including behavioral health

Supporting Families Affected by Incarceration

www.keikiokaaina.org

1(808) 843-2502

Services for children, caregivers, and incarcerated parents through mentoring, parenting classes, and parent-child interactive sessions to help families maintain bonds and children to thrive despite being affected by incarceration.

Colorado Criminal Justice Reform Coalition

www.ccjrc.org

(303) 825-0122

Fighting to reverse the trend of mass incarceration in Colorado and provide resources for those affected

Families with Loved ones In Prison (FLIP)

www.afn.org

904-254-8453

FLIP is a Christian non-profit organization dedicated to maintaining strong family relationships in Florida's prison families. Their purpose is to help reestablish and repair broken family ties brought on by incarceration.

Relations of Inmates Supporting Eachother (R.I.S.E.)

prisontalk.com

A Florida based family advocacy group for friends and families of incarcerated persons.

Family and Community Service of Delaware County

www.fcsdc.org

610-566-7540

Social services including STAP (Second Time Around Parents) - a program for grandparents raising grandchildren due to parental substance abuse, psychiatric disorders, incarceration, homicide, HIV/AIDS, and, more recently, military deployment.

Fresh Start Community Reentry Program

www.familyreentry.org

203-838-0496

Family ReEntry’s efforts are aimed at comprehensively and effectively addressing the enormous social problems related to crime, violence, abuse, and the unprecedented rates of costly incarceration.

Families in Crisis, Inc.

www.familiesincrisis.org

860-727-5800

FIC is a private non-profit agency that provides family counseling and case management services, family reunification support, domestic violence intervention, parent education and transportation for families to visit loved ones in prison in Connecticut.

2-1-1 Connecticut - Support Services for Families of Inmates

211ct.org

1-800-203-1234

Several agencies in Connecticut assist, support and provide services to family members of inmates who are currently incarcerated in a Connecticut prison. Services usually include helping family members cope with the various aspects of having their loved one incarcerated, providing supporting guidance, helping family members prepare for the inmate’s release from prison, and providing transportation to and from the prisons.

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