Directory of Programs (2001) National-Index

Family & Corrections Network

Directory of Programs Serving Families of Adult Offenders (2001)

Programs Offering National Services

Aleph Institute
(305) 864-5553
9540 Collins Avenue
Surfside, FL 33154
admin@aleph-institute.org
www.aleph-institute.org
Contact: Isaac M. Jaroslawicz, Executive Director
Agency Head: Rabbi Sholom D. Lipskar, Chairman
Area Served: USA
Established: 1981

Provides Jewish religious education, counseling, emergency assistance, and referrals for Jewish prisoners and their families.

Publication: Institutional Handbook of Jewish Practice and Procedure.

Angel Tree/Angel Tree Camping
(703) 478-0100
P.O. Box 17500
Washington, DC 20041
angeltree@pfm.org, www.angeltree.org
Contact: Carolyn Meraw, National Director of Angel Tree
Agency Head: Tom Pratt, President
Area Served: USA
Parent Organization: Prison Fellowship Ministries
Established: 1982

Provides religious ministry and support to the children and families of prisoners by distributing holiday gifts to children of prisoners and providing a children's camping program.

Association of X-Offenders (TAX)
(979) 775-9200
219 East Wm. Joel
Bryan, TX 77803
tax@xoffenders.org, www.xoffenders.org
Contact: Dub Pearson, Executive Director
Agency Head: Ron Ailor, Chairman of the Board
Area Served: USA
Established: 1995

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

Bethel Bible Village
(423) 842-5757
P.O. Box 729
Hixson, TN 37343
gbehler@cdc.net, www.bbv.org
Contact: Gary D. Behler, Director of Program Services
Agency Head: Bob McFarland, Executive Director
Area Served: USA
Established: 1954

Provides a Christian group home for children whose lives have been shattered by crime. Services include transportation, parent education, information, referrals, case management, group activities, religious ministry, family reunification support, public education and advocacy.

Bethesda Family Services Foundation
(570) 568-2373
P.O. Box 210
West Milton, PA 17886
staff@bfsf.org, www.bfsf.org
Contact: Jim Dressler, Parenting Program Coordinator
Agency Head: Dominic Herbst, President
Area Served: USA
Established: 1995

Provides parent education, self-help support group, information and referrals, religious ministry (if requested), family reunification support, and family therapy.

Publications: Foster Care Program Description, $10.00; Family Systems Model, $10.00; Parenting Program Overview, $10.00; Bad Dads (video), $15.00.

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.

Center for Children of Incarcerated Parents
(626) 449-8796
P.O. Box 41-286
Eagle Rock, CA 90041
ccipdj@aol.com, www.e-ccip.org
Contact: Denise Johnston, Director
Agency Head: Denise Johnston, Director
Area Served: USA
Established: 1989

Provides parent education, self-help support groups, information, referrals, mentoring, family reunification support, family therapy, public education, legal assistance and advocacy. Provides technical assistance, training, policy development and research services in a variety of areas related to children of prisoners.

Publications: provides a clearinghouse for publications and audiovisuals to prisoners (free) and others (at cost). Contact Center for list.

Child Welfare League of America (CWLA)
(202) 942-0270
440 First Street, NW
Washington, DC 20001
cseymour@cwla.org, www.cwla.org
Contact: Cynthia Seymour, General Counsel
Agency Head: Shay Bilchek, Executive Director
Area Served: USA

Provides information and referrals, technical assistance to child welfare agencies and public information and advocacy.

Publications: Working with Children and Families Separated by Incarceration - A Handbook for Child Welfare Agencies, $18.95; Parents in Prison: Children in Crisis; State Agency Survey on Children with Incarcerated Parents; Children with Incarcerated Parents: A Fact Sheet.

CURE (Citizens United for Rehabilitation of Errants)
(202) 789-2126
P.O. Box 2310
Washington, DC 20013
www.curenational.org
Contact: Charles Sullivan, Executive Director
Agency Head: Charles Sullivan, Executive Director
Area Served: USA
Established: 1972

Provides advocacy to bring about prison reform including equitable rates for inmate phone calls. Provides information on reform and rehabilitation to offenders and their families. For a list of CURE's state chapters and affiliates, see the CURE web site at www.curenational.org.

Encouraging Words, Inc.
(614) 367-0436
P.O. Box 9249
Columbus, OH 43209
edithholmes@msn.com
Contact: Marie Green, Founder/CEO
Agency Head: Marie Green, Founder/CEO
Area Served: USA
Established: 1991

Provides training and technical assistance in inmate parent education and family counseling.

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.

Families Against Mandatory Minimums (FAMM)
(202) 822-6700
1612 K Street, NW, Suite 1400
Washington, DC 20006
famm@famm.org, www.famm.org
Contact: Tom Burkert, Office Manager
Agency Head: Julie Stewart, President
Area Served: USA
Established: 1991

Provides advocacy for sentencing reform.

Family and Corrections Network
(434) 589-3036
32 Oak Grove Road
Palmyra, VA 22963
fcn@fcnetwork.org, www.fcnetwork.org
Contact: Jim Mustin, Executive Director
Agency Head: Ed Hostetter, Board Chair
Area Served: USA
Established: 1983

Provides information, technical assistance and training on families of offenders, children of prisoners, parenting programs for prisoners, prison visiting, and the impact of the justice system on families. FCN's web site has over 100 articles, an e-mail list, a directory of programs and links to offender family web sites.

Publication: FCN REPORT. Available by subscription.

Family Justice, Inc.
(212) 982-2335
272 East Third Street
New York, NY 10009
cshapiro@familyjusticeinc.org, www.familyjusticeinc.org
Contact: Carol Shapiro, Executive Director
Agency Head: Carol Shapiro, Executive Director
Area Served: USA
Established: 1996

Provides training and technical assistance in family case management, a model that identifies and mobilizes family and community support for the treatment of drug addiction and other criminal justice related problems. The model is based on La Bodega de la Familia, a storefront program in New York City.

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

InnerChange Freedom Initiative
(914) 747-2932
3807 G. H. South Peoria
Tulsa, OK 74105
ifi.hq@ifiprison.org, www.ifiprison.org
Contact: Jack Cowley, Director of Operations
Agency Head: Jerry Wilger, Executive Director
Area Served: USA
Parent Organization: Prison Fellowship Ministries
Established: 1997

Provides 24-hours-a-day, 7-days-a-week Christian prison programs in several locations. The program provides transportation, parent education, self-help support group, information and referrals, case management, mentoring, group activities for children, gifts for children, religious ministry, marriage preparation and support, family reunification support, family therapy, public education and advocacy.

Internet Friends Outside
(408) 238-6091
2533 Glen Dundee Way
San Jose, CA 95148
lbolden@aol.com, www.reentry.org
Contact: Jan L. Boldon, Director
Agency Head: Jan L. Boldon, Director
Area Served: USA
Established: 1997

Provides an online inmate/family support group that sends cards and letters to inmates.

Publication: Bibles.