Georgia

Aid to Children of Imprisoned Mothers, Inc. (AIM)
(404) 221-0092
524 Larkin Street, SW
Atlanta, GA 30313
sbarnhill@mindspring.com, www.takingaim.net
Contact: Sandra Barnhill, CEO
Agency Head: Sandra Barnhill, CEO
Area Served: Atlanta
Established: 1987

Provides transportation, parent education, self-help support, information, referrals, mentoring, group activities, gifts for children, technical assistance, family reunification support, public education and advocacy for children of incarcerated women and their grandmother caregivers.

D.A.D.S. Program
(678) 595-3553
646 Garden Walk Drive
Stone Mountain, GA 30083
epiphanyucc@hotmail.com
Contact: Christopher Thomas, COO
Agency Head: Keisha Williams, CEO
Area Served: DeKalb and Fulton
Parent Organization: Epiphany Urban Care Center
Established: 2001

Provides parent education, self-help support, information, referrals, mentoring, group activities, childcare, family reunification support, family therapy, public education and advocacy for incarcerated fathers and their children.

Southern Prison Ministry
(404) 874-9652
901 Ponce de Leon Avenue, NE
Atlanta, GA 30306-4212
www.opendoorcommunity.org
Contact: Rev. Murphy Davis
Area Served: Georgia
Parent Organization: Open Door Community
Established: 1977

Provides transportation for families from Atlanta to prisons in Hardwick, Georgia and visitation and advocacy for prisoners on Georgia's death row.

Idaho

Idaho Department of Correction
(208) 658-2000
1299 North Orchard, #110
Boise, ID 83706
www.corr.state.id.us
Contact: Mark Gornik, Inmate Programs Mgr.
Agency Head: James C. Spalding, Director
Area Served: Idaho

Provides parent education, self-help support group, and a children's center in the visiting area of some institutions

Illinois

CLAIM (Chicago Legal Advocacy for Incarcerated Mothers)
(312) 332-5537
220 South State Street, #830
Chicago, IL 60604
Contact/Agency Head: Gail Smith, Executive Director
Area Served: Chicago area
Established: 1985

Provides legal aid for prisoners, classes on laws and parental rights of prisoners, support groups for women recently released from prison, policy advocacy, conferences, referrals, and support.

Publications: "Handbook for Incarcerated Parent in Illinois."

Family Connections of LSSI
(773) 476-1452
1850 West Garfield
Chicago, IL 60609
pat.davis@lssi.org
Contact: Patricia Davis, Senior Associate Director
Agency Head: Pastor Frederick Aigner, President
Area Served: Illinois
Parent Organization: Lutheran Social Services of Illinois
Established: 1978

Provides transportation, lodging and hospitality for visitors at women's prisons, support for caregivers and released women, summer camp and gifts for their children and family reunification support.

Hospitality House (Hebrews 13:2-3), Inc.
(618) 826-9810
120 Ferry Street
Chester, IL 62932
hospitalityhouse62233@yahoo.com
Contact: Mary Ann Horstmann, Secretary/Treasurer
Agency Head: Mary Kay Steele, House Director
Area Served: Illinois

Provides overnight lodging to prisoners' families and friends and gifts for children.

Human Resources Development Institute, Inc.
(312) 441-9009
222 South Jefferson Street
Chicago, IL 60661
Msleet@hrdi.org, www.hrdi.org
Contact: Marion G. Sleet, Senior Vice President
Agency Head: C. Vincent Bakeman, Ph.D., President/CEO
Area Served: Chicago
Established: 1974

Provides parent education, self-help support, information, referrals, mentoring, family reunification support, family therapy, community residential services, public education, advocacy and substance abuse treatment services to offenders and their families.

Lutheran Social Services of Illinois
(847) 635-4627
1001 East Touhy, Suite 50
Des Plaines, IL 60018
jane.otte@lssi.org
Contact: Jane Otte, Ex. Dir. Prisoner and Family Ministry
Agency Head: Rev. Frederick Aigner, President & CEO
Area Served: Illinois
Established: 1981

Provides transportation and overnight lodging for prison visits, self-help support group,
information, referrals and religious ministry for families of offenders.

Urbancare Community Services, Inc.
(312) 697-1269
1467 South Michigan, Suite 2F
Chicago, IL 60605
cobikinterltd@aol.com
Contact: Chibuzor Obiakor, President/CEO
Agency Head: Chibuzor Obiakor, President/CEO
Area Served: Cook County
Parent Organization: Urbancare Community Services, Inc.
Established: 2001

Provides parent education, self-help support, information, referrals, case management, mentoring, religious ministry, technical assistance, family reunification support, family therapy, a community residential program, public education and advocacy.

Indiana

Indiana Women's Prison
(317) 232-1926
302 West Washington Street
Indianapolis, IN 46204
Contact: Kathy Lisby, Director, Planning Division
Agency Head: Evelyn Ridley-Turner, Commissioner
Area Served: Indiana
Parent Organization: Indiana Department of Correction

Provides children's center in visiting area, parent education, case management, childcare, mentoring, religious ministry and family reunification support.

LaPorte County Community Corrections
(219) 324-6304
500 Monroe
LaPorte, IN 46350-3320
p.herman@worldnet.att.net
Contact: Phyllis Hughes, Assistant Director
Agency Head: Phil Herman, Director
Area Served: LaPorte County
Parent Organization: LaPorte County Government
Established: 1998

Provides parent education, case management and family reunification support.

Kansas

Topeka Correctional Facility - Inmate Family Reintegration
(785) 296-7220
815 SE Rice Road
Topeka, KS 66607
KevenP@kdoc.dc.state.ks.us
Contact: Tom Shopteese, Coordinator
Agency Head: Keven Pellant, Deputy Warden of Programs
Area Served: Kansas
Parent Organization: Kansas Department of Corrections
Established: 1988

Provides classes on parenting skills, prenatal and child development, nutrition, self-esteem and anger management, special visiting area for children, transportation, self-help support group, information, referrals, case management, group activities, gifts for children, marriage preparation and support, family reunification support, public education and advocacy for inmates and their families.

Kentucky

CCA Marion Adjustment Center
(270) 692-9622
P.O. Box 10
St. Mary, KY 40063
Contact: Amy Walston, Counselor
Agency Head: Barry Brady, Assistant Warden
Area Served: Kentucky
Parent Organization: Corrections Corporation of America
Established: 1992

Provides parent education.

CLEAR AIM, Inc.
(502) 772-4022
4522 West Broadway
Louisville, KY 40211
robenenterprises@msn.com, www.clearaiminc.com
Contact: Sherrell Bentley, Program Director
Area Served: Jefferson County
Parent Organization: AIM, Inc.
Established: 1999

Provides transportation for visiting, information, referrals, mentoring, group activities, gifts, public education, advocacy, and legal services and information for children and teens whose mothers are serving long term sentences at the Kentucky Correctional Institution for Women.

Green River Correctional Complex
(270) 754-5415
P.O. Box 9300
Central City, KY 42330
Contact: Patti Webb, Warden
Agency Head: Patti Webb, Warden
Area Served: Kentucky
Parent Organization: Kentucky Department of Corrections

Provides parent education and special visiting activities for children.

Kentucky Correctional Institution for Women
(502) 241-8454
P.O. Box 337
Pewee Valley, KY 40056
www.cor.state.ky.us/KCIW.htm
Contact: MacArthur Darby, Deputy Warden of Programs
Agency Head: Doris Deuth, Warden
Area Served: Kentucky
Parent Organization: Kentucky Department of Corrections

Provides parent education and special visiting activities for children.

Kentucky State Reformatory
(502) 222-9441
3001 West Highway 146
LaGrange, KY 40032
tom.mugavin@mail.state.ky.us, www.cor.state.ky.us/
Contact: Thomas P. Mugavin, Deputy Warden Programs
Agency Head: William Seabold, Warden
Area Served: Kentucky
Parent Organization: Kentucky Department of Corrections

Provides parent education as part of life skills classes.

Lee Adjustment Center
(606) 464-2866
P.O. Box 900
Beattyville, KY 41311
Contact: Tammy Gillum, Classification and Treatment Office
Agency Head: David Frye, Programs Manager
Area Served: Kentucky
Established: 1991

Provides parent education services.

Luther Luckett Correctional Complex
(502) 222-0363
P.O. Box 6
LaGrange, KY 40031
kathy.bingham@mail.state.ky.us
Contact: Sonya Jemley, Classification/Treatment Officer
Agency Head: Larry Chandler, Warden
Area Served: Kentucky
Parent Organization: Kentucky Department of Corrections
Established: 2001

Provides parent education program.

Lyon County Even Start
(270) 388-9715
215 Jenkins Road
Eddyville, KY 42038
djohnson@lyon.k12.ky.us
Contact: Denise Johnson, Director of Special Programs
Agency Head: Larry Lock, Superintendent
Area Served: Lyon County
Parent Organization: Lyon County Schools
Established: 2000

Provides family literacy, parent education, gifts for children, family reunification support, public information and advocacy.

Prevent Child Abuse Kentucky
(859) 225-8879
489 East Main Street, 3rd Floor
Lexington, KY 40507
tberlin@pcaky.org, www.pcaky.org
Contact: Trey Berlin, Coordinator of Parent Support Services
Agency Head: Jill Seyfred, Executive Director
Area Served: Kentucky
Parent Organization: Prevent Child Abuse America
Established: 1992

Provides parent education, self-help support group, information, referrals, technical
assistance, public education and advocacy for incarcerated fathers.

Western Kentucky Correctional Complex
(270) 388-9781
P.O. Box 5000
Eddyville, KY 42038
dale.watson @mail.state.ky.us
Contact: Tom Simpson, Deputy Warden
Agency Head: Dale Watson, Warden
Area Served: Lyon County
Parent Organization: Kentucky Department of Corrections
Established: 2000

In cooperation with Lyon County Even Start, provides family literacy, parent education, gifts for children, family reunification support, public information and advocacy.

Louisiana

Dixon Correctional Institute
(225) 634-1200
P.O. Box 788
Jackson, LA 70748
breeves@oyd01.corrections.state.la.us
www.geocities.com/dixoncorrectional
Contact: Brandon Reeves, Mental Health Director
Agency Head: James LeBlanc, Warden
Area Served: Louisiana
Parent Organization: Louisiana Department of Corrections
Established: 1999

Provides children's center in visiting room and gifts for children.

Maine

Maine Correctional Center
(207) 895-7000
Box 260
Windham, ME 04082
Contact: Lorraine Christensen, Director, Project HIP
Agency Head: Scott Burnheimer, Acting Superintendent
Area Served: Maine
Parent Organization: Project HIP
Established: 1980

Provides parenting classes, support groups, and monthly children's workshops, visits in a day care setting.

MidCoast Hospitality House
(207) 594-1422
P.O. Box 155
Rockport, ME 04856
mchh@midcoast.com
Contact: Susan Silverio, Executive Director
Agency Head: Samantha or Gordon Mank, Jr., House Managers
Area Served: Maine
Parent Organization: MidCoast Hospitality House
Established: 1988

Provides hospitality center, transportation, overnight lodging and religious ministry.

Maryland

Alternative Directions, Inc.
(410) 889-5072
2505 North Charles Street
Baltimore, MD 21218
adi@clark.net
Contact: Kathryn Vaeth, Legal Services Coordinator
Agency Head: Mary Joel Davis, Executive Director
Area Served: Maryland
Established: 1991

Provides civil legal assistance for family related legal issues, visitation negotiations with social services, transitional services for women incarcerated in Maryland or released from prison to the community.

Center for Behavioral Health, Justice and Public Policy
(410) 724-5007
8490 Dorsey Run Road
Jessup, MD 20794
www.umaryland.edu/behavioraljustice
Contact: Yu Ling Ham, Ph.D., Program Manager
Agency Head: Fred Osher, M.D., Director
Area Served: USA
Parent Organization: University of Maryland
Established: 1999

Provides research, training program evaluation, policy recommendations for persons with mental illness/addictive disorders in the justice system.

Girl Scouts Beyond Bars
(410) 358-9711
4806 Seton Place
Baltimore, MD 21215
www.gscm.org
Contact: Marina Gethers, Project Coordinator
Agency Head: Tisha Crumble, Outreach Manager
Area Served: Maryland
Parent Organization: Girl Scouts of Central Maryland
Established: 1992

Provides transportation, parent education, mentoring, group scouting activities and family reunification.

Long Distance Dads
(301) 948-0599
101 Lake Forest Boulevard, Suite 360
Gaithersburg, MD 20877
www.fatherhood.org
Contact: Randell Turner, Ph.D, Vice President
Agency Head: Dr. Wade Horn, President
Area Served: USA and International
Parent Organization: National Fatherhood Initiative
Established: 1996

Provides curriculum, training and technical assistance for a parent education program for incarcerated fathers used in over 90 correctional facilities in the US, Canada and Great Britain.

Publication: curriculum manual.

Maryland Correctional Institution for Women, Education Department
(410) 799-5550 ext. 306
P.O. Box 535
Jessup, MD 20794
Contact: Beverly Reid, Family Life Educator
Agency Head: Dr. Carolyn Buser, Acting Director Correctional Education
Area Served: Maryland
Parent Organization: Maryland Division of Correction
Established: 1994

Provides children's center in visiting room, parent education, information and referrals, gifts for children, a nursery, public information and advocacy for incarcerated mothers, their children and caregivers.

Maryland Division of Correction
(410) 585-3371
6776 Reisterstown Road
Baltimore, MD 21215
bboyle@dpscs.state.md, www.nsl.dpscs.state.md.us
Contact: Barbara A. Boyle, Director-Social Work
Agency Head: William W. Sondervan, Ed. D.
Area Served: Maryland
Parent Organization: Maryland Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services
Established: 1985

Provides pregnant inmates with extended visitation periods after delivery, postpartum support group, parent education, family reunification support. Provides children's centers in visiting rooms and group activities for children at some institutions.

National Trust for the Development of African-American Men
(301) 887-0100
6811 Kenilworth Avenue, Suite 501
Riverdale, MD 20737
mendezjr@msn.com, www.keepthetrust.org
Contact: Garry A. Mendez, Jr., Executive Director
Agency Head: Garry A. Mendez, Jr., Executive Director
Area Served: USA
Established: 1989

Provides technical assistance for a men's parent education and self-help support program based on African-American values.

Massachusetts

Aid to Incarcerated Mothers (A.I.M.)
(617) 536-0058
32 Rutland Street
Boston, MA 02118
Contact: Jean Fox, Executive Director
Agency Head: Jean Fox, Executive Director
Area Served: Boston
Established: 1979

Provides pre- and post-release services for incarcerated mothers and their children. Services include: case management, legal advocacy, psychological assessment, counseling, parent education, support groups, information, referrals, gifts for children, technical assistance, and family reunification support for mothers and children.

Massachusetts Department of Correction
(508) 422-3300
50 Maple Street, Suite 3
Milford, MA 01757
asemodi@doc.state.ma.us
www.magnet.state.ma.us/doc
Contact: Andrea Emodi, Director, Program Services
Agency Head: Michael T. Maloney, Commissioner
Area Served: Massachusetts
Parent Organization: Volunteers and Vendors

Provides children's centers in visiting rooms, parent education, self-help support groups, information, referrals, case management, group activities for children, religious ministry, and family reunification support.

Michigan

Fathers Behind Bars, Inc.
(616) 684-5715
525 Superior Street
Niles, MI 49120
fathersbehindbars2@msn.com
Contact: Marilyn I. Hamilton, Agent and Treasurer
Agency Head: Arthur L. Hamilton, Jr., President and Founder
Area Served: USA and Canada
Parent Organization: Fathers Behind Bars, Inc.
Established: 1994

Provides publications and technical assistance on self-help support groups for incarcerated fathers.

Kids Need Moms - Camp Branch
(517) 278-3204 ext. 392
19 Fourth Street
Coldwater, MI 49036
Contact: Tricia Foster, KNM Coordinator
Agency Head: Audrey Taylor, Board President
Area Served: Camp Branch
Parent Organization: Michigan Department of Corrections
Established: 1990

Provides an enhanced visiting program, transportation, parent education, information, referrals, case management, mentoring, gifts for children, and family reunification support.

Options Center, Inc.
(734) 677-1840
2890 Carpenter Road, Suite 700
Ann Arbor, MI 48108
options@juno.com, www.comnet.org/options
Contact: Joan Doughty, Children's Program Coordinator
Agency Head: Lin Orrin, Executive Director
Area Served: Washtenaw County
Parent Organization: Options Center
Established: 1992

Provides counseling, tutoring, mentoring, referrals and advocacy for children of incarcerated parents.

Project SEEK (Services to Enable and Empower Kids)
(810) 767-5750
806 Tuuri Place
Flint, MI 48503
sarahc@mottchc.org
Contact: Sarah Canterbury, Secretary
Area Served: Genesee County
Parent Organization: Mott Children's Health Center
Established: 1988

Provides tutoring and support groups for children; information groups, family outings, emergency assistance, referrals, and transportation for their families.

Minnesota

Council on Crime and Justice
(612) 348-7874
903 Washington Avenue South
Minneapolis, MN 55419
jensenc@crimeandjustice.org
Contact: Cheryl Jensen, Program Director
Agency Head: Tom Johnson, President
Area Served: Minneapolis/St. Paul
Parent Organization: Minnesota
Established: 1986

Provides transportation to state prisons, information, referrals, case management, advocacy, family education, youth mentoring and tutoring, support, family reunification support, and legal assistance.

Parenting With Purpose
(763) 503-2892
6040 Earle Brown Drive, Suite #108
Brooklyn Center, MN 55430
pwp@lightdog.com
Contact: Lori Strong, Executive Director
Agency Head: Paul Strong, President
Area Served: Minneapolis/St. Paul
Established: 1996

Provides parent education, religious ministry, transportation for visits, mentoring and family reunification support.

Missouri

4-H Living Interactive Family Education - Missouri Department of Corrections
(573) 751-2389
2729 Plaza Drive
Jefferson City, MO 65102
Eready@mail.doc.state.mo.us, www.state.mo.us
Contact: Rick Secoy, Institutional Activities Coordinator
Agency Head: Dora B. Schriro, Director
Area Served: Missouri
Parent Organization: 4-H Organization

Provides enhanced visiting, parent education, and group activities to incarcerated fathers and their families at Potosi Correctional Center. Program uses National 4-H organization framework.

Agape House
(573) 636-5737
810 East High
Jefferson City, MO 65101
Contact: Linda Lamb, Manager
Area Served: Jefferson City
Established: 1980

Provides overnight lodging for family and friends visiting inmates in area prisons. Also provides family reunification support.

C.H.I.P.S. (Challenging Incarcerated Parents and Spouses)
(573) 751-2389
2729 Plaza Drive
Jefferson City, MO 65102
Eready@mail.doc.state.mo.us, www.state.mo.us
Contact: George Hodge, Institutional Activities Coordinator
Agency Head: Dora B. Schriro, Director
Area Served: Missouri
Parent Organization: Missouri Department of Corrections
Established: 1989

Provides enhanced visiting, parent education, marriage seminars, family reunification support and referrals for fathers at Algoa Correctional Center.

Center For Women In Transition
(314) 771-5207
2647 Ohio Street
St. Louis, MO 63118
cwit@stlouis.missouri.org
Contact: Sr. Rose McLarney, Administrator
Agency Head: Sr. Rose McLarney, Administrator
Area Served: St. Louis
Established: 1997

Provides information, referrals and volunteer mentors for women exiting incarceration. Provides advocacy for needs of children of offenders and alternative sentencing for women.

Criminal Justice Ministry
(314) 241-8062
1408 South 10th Street
St. Louis, MO 63104
cjm99@earthlink.net
http://welcome.to/cjmstlouis
Contact: Carleen Reck, Director
Agency Head: Carleen Reck, Director
Area Served: St. Louis
Parent Organization: Society of St. Vincent de Paul
Established: 1979

Provides information, referrals, mentoring, public information and advocacy.

Girl Scout Council of Greater St. Louis
(314) 592-2366
2130 Kratky Road
St. Louis, MO 63114
jscheer@gscgsl.org, www.GSCGSL.org
Contact: Jan Scheer, Program Manager
Agency Head: Theresa E. Loveless, Executive Director
Area Served: St Louis
Parent Organization: Girls Scouts of the USA
Established: 1996

Provides transportation and expenses for Girl Scouts Beyond Bars, Girl Scout troop meetings in St. Louis and activities with moms and their daughters at the correctional center.

Let's Start
(314) 241-2324
1408 South 10th Street
St. Louis, MO 63104
jtoben@icon-stl.net
Contact: Cynthia Stevenson, Advocacy Coordinator
Agency Head: Jackie Toben, Director
Area Served: St. Louis
Established: 1989

Provides support for women coming out of prison, their children, and the caregivers of their children. Also provides public education and advocacy.

Long Distance Dads - Missouri Department of Corrections
(573) 751-2389
2729 Plaza Drive
Jefferson City, MO 65102
Eready@mail.doc.state.mo.us, www.state.mo.us
Contact: Joe Miller, Psychologist
Agency Head: Dora B. Schriro, Director
Area Served: Missouri
Parent Organization: The Fathers Workshop
Established: 2000

Provides parent education, self-help and family reunification support for incarcerated fathers at several Missouri facilities.

Lutheran Ministries
(314) 268-1171
3558 South Jefferson
St. Louis, MO 63118
Contact: Sarah Barnes, Family Outreach
Agency Head: Rev. Richard Tezloff, Executive Director
Area Served: St. Louis
Established: 1985

Provides transportation, self-help support group, mentoring, religious ministry and referrals.

Mothers & Children Together
(314) 241-2324
1408 South 10th Street
St. Louis, MO 63104
momchild2gether@yahoo.com
Contact: Pam Palacios, Advocacy Coordinator
Agency Head: Pam Palacios, Advocacy Coordinator
Area Served: St. Louis
Parent Organization: Let's Start, Inc.
Established: 1996

Provides transportation to Vandalia women's prison, public education and advocacy.

Publications: "Mothers in Prison; Children in Crisis."

Parenting From A Distance
(573) 751-2389
2729 Plaza Drive
Jefferson City, MO 65102
Eready@mail.doc.state.mo.us, www.state.mo.us
Contact: Jacqueline Hand-Dennis, Institutional Activities Coordinator
Agency Head: Dora B. Schriro, Director
Area Served: Missouri

Parent Organization: Missouri Department of Corrections
Established: 1999

Provides a parent education program for incarcerated fathers at Central Missouri Correctional Center.

Parents As Teachers
(573) 581-3776
920 South Jefferson
Mexico, MO 65265
Contact: Sandra Morrow, Parent Educator
Agency Head: Wendy Mills, Administrator
Area Served: Audrain County
Parent Organization: Mexico County Schools
Established: 1999

Provides parent education, counseling, information, referrals, gifts for children and family reunification support

PATCH of Chillicothe
(660) 646-6462
P.O. Box 871
Chillicothe, MO 64601
Contact: Coleen Scott, PATCH Director
Agency Head: Coleen Scott, PATCH Director
Area Served: Missouri
Established: 1984

Provides enhanced mother-child visits in a home-like setting, pre- and post-visit counseling, parent education, re-entry preparation and support group, information, referrals, gifts for children, mentoring, public education and advocacy, family therapy, family reunification support, and transportation for visits at Chillicothe Correctional Center.

PATCH Of W.E.R.D.C.C. (Women's Eastern Reception and Diagnostic Correctional Center)
(573) 594-6686 ext. 2648
Highway E 54
Vandalia, MO 63382
Contact: Deanna McMorris, PATCH Director
Agency Head: Larry Orr, PATCH Board President
Area Served: Missouri
Established: 1982

Provides transportation, overnight lodging, children's center in the visiting area, gifts for children, and enhanced visiting for incarcerated mothers at Women's Eastern Reception and Diagnostic Correctional Center.

Prisoner Family Services
(314) 381-6001
3540 Marcus Avenue
St. Louis, MO 63115
Contact: Rev. Ted Schroeder, Director
Agency Head: Rev. Ted Schroeder, Director
Area Served: St. Louis
Parent Organization: Immanuel Lutheran Church
Established: 1974

Provides transportation once or twice per month to 18 Missouri correctional centers. Also provides overnight lodging, information, referrals, gifts for children, public education and advocacy.

Regeneration, Inc.
(314) 432-5683
P.O. Box 3293
St. Louis, MO 63130
luvispwr27@aol.com
Contact: Evangelist Wilma Warren, Founder/CEO
Agency Head: Evangelist Wilma Warren, Founder/CEO
Area Served: Mid-West Missouri
Parent Organization: He Cares/He Hears/He Answers
Established: 1998

Provides a mentoring/life-skills program for children with incarcerated parents, parent education, self-help support group, information, referrals, religious ministry, family reunification support, community residential services, public education and advocacy.

Story Link Program
(314) 434-2310
12465 Olive Street
St. Louis, MO 63141
ggfine@home.com
Contact: Dana Abendschein, Story Link Program Director
Agency Head: Quay Finefrock, Director (Parkway Prison Ministries)
Area Served: Midwest
Parent Organization: Parkway Prison Ministries
Established: 1998

Helps inmate audiotape a story and a brief message for her child and sends the tape to the child. Also provides religious ministry.

Nebraska

Girls and Boys Town
(402) 498-1072
14100 Crawford Street
Boys Town, NE 68010
whitet@boystown.org, www.boystown.org
Contact: Tiffany White-Welchen, Parenting Manager
Agency Head: Bobbie O'Connor, Director
Area Served: USA
Parent Organization: Common Sense Parenting
Established: 1998

Provides a parent education curriculum for parents with limited access to their children including prisoners.

Publication: Common Sense Parenting from a Distance

Nebraska Correctional Center for Women
(402) 362-3317
1107 Recharge Road
York, NE 68467
Contact: Mary Alley, Parenting Program Coordinator
Agency Head: Mona Rhynalds, Warden
Area Served: Nebraska
Parent Organization: Nebraska Department of Correctional Services
Established: 1976

Provides parenting and childbirth classes, overnight and day child visits, and nursery for inmates' babies who may stay with their mothers up to 18 months of age.

Visiting Nurse Association
(800) 456-8869
1941 South 42nd Street, Suite 225
Omaha, NE 68105
bcl-vnam@radiks.net
Contact: Betty Cernech, Vice President
Agency Head: Janice Treml, CEO
Area Served: Douglas and Sarpy Counties
Parent Organization: Visiting Nurse Association
Established: 1997

Provides public health nursing services, parent education, information, referrals and case management to pregnant and parenting women and teens incarcerated in state and local facilities. Also provides follow-up and home visitation after release and public information and advocacy.

Nevada

Friends and Family of Incarcerated Persons
(702) 223-6600
P.O. Box 93601
Las Vegas, NV 89193
ffipFFIP@aol.com, http://ffip.tripod.com
Contact: Kim Bakken, Secretary
Agency Head: Donna Metcalf, President
Area Served: Southern Nevada
Established: 1998

Provides a self-help support group, information and referrals.

Family/Community Services Center
(775) 887-3233
P.O. Box 7011
Carson City, NV 89701
hodge@govmail.state.nv.us
http://prisons.state.nv.us
Contact: Michelle Hodge, Director of Family Services
Agency Head: Jackie Crawford, Director, Nevada Department of Prisons
Area Served: Nevada
Parent Organization: Nevada Department of Prisons
Established: 2000

Provides information, referrals and family reunification support for prisoners and their families.

New Hampshire

Aid to Incarcerated Marriages
(603) 271-1862 (Ask for Mr. Brock)
P.O. Box 14
Concord, NH 03302-0014
wbrock@nhdoc.state.nh.us
Contact: Robert J. Paradise, Ph.D., Inmate Facilitator
Agency Head: Marilee Nihan, Administrator of Programs
Area Served: New Hampshire
Established: 1993

Provides a support group, parent education, information, referrals, marriage preparation and support, family reunification support, family therapy, and marriage counseling.

Families Advocating for Inmate Reintegration
(603) 224-0120
P.O. Box 805
Concord, NH 03302-0805
fairnh@totalnetnh.net
Contact: Gloria G. Paradise, President
Agency Head: Gloria G. Paradise, President
Area Served: New Hampshire
Established: 1999

Provides transportation, a self-help support group, information and referrals for families and friends of New Hampshire prisoners.

Family Connections Center of the Lakes Region Facility
(603) 528-9266
1 Right Way
Laconia, NH 03246
familyconnectionscenter@yahoo.com
Contact: Kristina Toth, Program Administrator
Agency Head: Kristina Toth, Program Administrator
Area Served: New Hampshire
Parent Organization: New Hampshire Dept. of Corrections
Established: 1998

Provides parent education, support groups, special visits, seminars and stories recorded on audiotapes sent home, information and referrals.

New Hampshire Catholic Charities
(603) 228-1108
176 Loudon Road
Concord, NH 03301
Contact: Rosemary Crowley, Outreach Coordinator
Area Served: New Hampshire
Established: 1996

Provides a support group for families of prisoners.

New Hampshire Department of Corrections
(603) 271-5600
P.O. Box 1806
Concord, NH 03302-1806
mnihan@nhdoc.state.nh.us
www.state.nh.us/doc
Contact: Marilee Nihan, Administrator of Programs
Agency Head: Phil Stanley, Commissioner
Area Served: New Hampshire

Provides children's center in visiting rooms, parent education, self-help support groups, information, referrals, case management, mentoring, gifts for children, marriage preparation and support, and public education and advocacy to offenders, their spouses and children and their children's caregivers.

New Jersery

AFSC Criminal Justice Program
(973) 643-3192
972 Broad Street
Newark, NJ 07102
www.afsc.org
Contact: Bonnie Kerness, Associate Director
Agency Head: Michael Elsner, Director
Area Served: New Jersey, Connecticut and New York
Parent Organization: American Friends Service Committee
Established: 1994

Provides casework services including counseling to ex-prisoners and their families, advocacy on control unit issues, and a mentorship program for pre-adjudicated youth.

Girl Scouts of Rolling Hills Council
(908) 725-1226
1171 Highway 28
North Branch, NJ 08876
rdonovan@girlscouts-rh.org
Contact: Shameko Greene, Director of Special Projects
Agency Head: Marilyn A. Siegel, Executive Director
Area Served: New Jersey
Established: 1995

Provides transportation, enhanced visiting, parent education, childcare, mentoring, gifts for children, group scouting activities and family reunification support for girls 5-17 years old whose mothers are incarcerated at Edna Mahan Correctional Facility for Women.

New Jersey Association on Correction (NJAC)
(609) 396-8900 ext. 19
986 South Broad Street
Trenton, NJ 08611
Jhanley@njaconline.org
Contact: Julie K. Hanley, Grants Manager
Agency Head: James A. Hemm, Executive Director
Area Served: New Jersey
Established: 1961

Provides transportation, parent education, information, referrals, case management, family reunification support, community residential program, public education, and advocacy.

Parents Anonymous of New Jersey, Inc.
(609) 243-9779
12 Roszel Road, Suite A-103
Princeton, NJ 08554
kroepanj@aol.com, www.pa-of-nj.org
Contact: Kathleen Roe, Executive Director
Agency Head: Kathleen Roe, Executive Director
Area Served: New Jersey
Established: 1998

Provides parent education, self-help support group, information, and referrals for incarcerated mothers and fathers in halfway houses.

Reconciliation Ministries, Incorporated
(201) 837-0190
P.O. Box 901
Teaneck, NJ 07666
rmincor@aol.com
Contact: Anne L. Hunt, Executive Director
Agency Head: Anne L. Hunt, Executive Director
Area Served: New Jersey
Established: 1993

Provides parent education, counseling, information, referrals, religious ministry, and family reunification support for offenders, their families and the caregivers of their children.

New Mexico

P B & J Family Services, Inc.
(505) 877-7060
1101 Lopez, SW
Albuquerque, NM 87105
Contact: Debbie Sanchez, Site Director
Agency Head: Angie Vachio, Executive Director
Area Served: Bernalillo, Cibola, Valenci and Sandoval Counties
Established: 1989

Provides transportation, enhanced visiting, parent education, information, referrals, case management, childcare, group activities, gifts for children, family reunification support, and family therapy at four New Mexico prisons.

Prison Family Services
(505) 527-4046
P.O. Box 639
Las Cruces, NM 88005-0639
Contact: Olga Granado, Coordinator
Agency Head: Charles C. Brewster, Managing Director
Area Served: Dona Ana County
Established: 1990

Provides transportation, overnight lodging, hospitality center, children's center in visiting area, information, referrals, childcare, gifts for children, religious ministry, public education and advocacy.

Wings Ministry
(505) 291-6412
2226 B Wyoming, NE, #130
Albuquerque, NM 87112
annedenfield@email.msn.com
www.globallogos.org
Contact: Ann Edenfield, Director
Area Served: USA
Parent Organization: Global Logos

Provides religious ministry outreach gatherings (Easter, Back-To-School, and Christmas) to families of prisoners.