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A complimentary copy of
"Serving Children and Families of Adult Offenders - A Directory,"
published in April 2005
is available
from the NIC Information Center at 1-800-877-1461.
James W. Mustin, Editor
Donna D’Arville and Yvette Schmalz-Riedt, Assistant Editors
October 2004
This project was supported by the National Institute of Corrections,
U.S. Department of Justice. Points of view or opinions stated in this
document are those of the author and do not necessarily represent the
official position or policies of the U.S. Department of Justice.
National Institute of Corrections
Morris L. Thigpen, Director
George M. Keiser, Chief
Community Corrections Division
Maurine Buell, Project Manager
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Introduction
Family and Corrections Network prepared this directory to update the
Directory of Programs Serving Families of Adult Offenders dated October
2001. This revised directory lists programs in the United States, and a
link programs in Canada, that offer services specifically for children
and families of adult offenders.
Questions about this Directory should be addressed to Jim Mustin,
Executive Director, Family and Corrections Network, 32 Oak Grove Road,
Palmyra, VA 22963, 434/589-3036, fcn@fcnetwork.org, www.fcnetwork.org.
To submit new or revised information for this directory, see the Family
and Corrections Network web site at
www.fcnetwork.org or use the following links:
Reproduction and distribution of this document are permitted and
encouraged.
Programs in the United States
Alabama
Aid to Inmate Mothers
Telephone: 334-262-2245
Address: 434 N. McDonough Street
Montgomery, AL 36104
E-mail: carol@inmatemoms.org
Web site: www.inmatemoms.org
Contact: Carol Potok, Executive Director
Area Served: Alabama
Established: 1987
Publications: The Right to Remain Silent (poetry and essays by inmate
women).
Provides monthly transportation to the prison so children can visit
their mothers. Helps mothers tape bedtime stories and sends the books
and tapes to their children. Provides parent education, re-entry
support to women leaving prison. Provides summer camp for children and
case management for the families.
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Greater Birmingham
Telephone: 205-942-8007
Address: 216 Aquarius Drive, Suite 315
Birmingham, AL 35209
E-mail: MForeman@bbbsbhm.org
Web site: www.bbbsbhm.org
Contact: Marsha Foreman, Faithful Friends Program Coordinator
Sue Johnson, Executive Director
Area Served: Jefferson, Shelby, St. Clair, Blount and Walker Counties
Established: 2003
Provides one-to-one mentors to children (ages 7-15) with incarcerated
parents.
Big Brothers Big Sisters of West Alabama
Telephone: 205-758-5734
Address: 2720 6th Street
Tuscaloosa, AL 35401
E-mail: bbbswa@dbtech.net
Web site: www.web.dbtech.net/~bbbswa/
Contact: Sarah Conger Storm, Amachi Coordinator
Sissy Duren, Executive Director
Area Served: West Alabama
Established: 2004
Provides children of incarcerated parents with volunteer mentors from
faith-based communities.
SKIP, Inc. Community Resource Services
Telephone: 334-269-4141
Address: 3438 Lexington Road
Montgomery, AL 36111
E-mail: skipinc@mindspring.com
Web site: www.skipinc.org
Contact: Gloria Jean Canty, Executive Director/Founder
Area Served: Montgomery, Alabama; Atlanta, Georgia; Houston, Texas;
and Detroit, Michigan
Established: 1979
Provides children one-on-one mentoring, tutoring, group counseling and
field trips. Provides caregivers with counseling, a food bank and a
clothing closet.
Arizona
Arizona Coalition For Effective Government-AzCEG
Telephone: 602-234-9004
Address: P.O. Box 457
Mesa, AZ 85211-0457
E-mail: azceg@cox.net
Web site: www.azceg.net
Contact: Carill Ina Nicoll, Executive Director
Ken Bond, Vice President
Area Served: Maricopa County
Parent Organization: Arizona Coalition For Effective Government
Established: 2002
Publications: AzCEG Step Hand Book of Community Services.
Assists prisoners and their families with information and referrals,
reunification support, a mentoring program, a women's program and a
support group for families and friends.
Arizona Department of Corrections
Telephone: 602-364-2903
Address: 1010 West Washington Street MC 940
Phoenix, AZ 85007
E-mail: ekirsch@adc.state.az.us
Contact: Ellen Kirschbaum, Administrator Office of Substance Abuse
Services
Area Served: Arizona
Established: 2002
A one year substance abuse recovery program that includes three
parenting classes taught by Rio Salado Community College. The third
class includes a lab where the inmates practice with their family what
they learned in the classroom.
Middle Ground Prison Reform
Telephone: 480-966-8116
Address: 139 East Encanto Drive
Tempe, AZ 85281
E-mail: middlegroundprisonreform@msn.com
Web site: www.middlegroundprisonreform.org
Contact: Donna Leone Hamm, Executive Director
Area Served: Arizona
Established: 1983
Publications: Dollars, Sentences and Long-Term Public Safety: a
description of the current state of the criminal code in Arizona and
the need for sentencing and prison reform, free via web site.
Provides information and advocacy on prison policy and its impact on
families. Provides legal services and referrals to social services and
counseling.
Pima Community College
Telephone: 520-574-0024 ext. 4328
Address: 401 N. Bonita Avenue
Tucson, AZ 85709
E-mail: bernard.bennett@pima.edu
Contact: Bernie Bennett, Director Prison Programs
Area Served: Pima County
Established: 2000
Provides parent education, enhanced visiting environment, re-entry
support, support for communication between prison and home,
information and referrals.
Pima Prevention Partnership
Telephone: 520-791-2711
Address: 330 N. Commerce Park Loop
Tucson, AZ 85745
E-mail: mallen@thepartnership.us
Contact: Maggie Allen, Project Coordinator
Harry Kressler, Director
Area Served: Pima County
Established: 2003
Provides volunteer mentors to children (ages 5-15) who have a parent
in prison.
Arkansas
Centers for Youth and Families
Telephone: 501-690-2121
Address: 5905 Forest Place, Suite 204
Little Rock, AR 72207
E-mail: lujo@aristotle.net
Contact: Dee Ann Newell, Program Manager
Doug Stadter, CEO
Area Served: Arkansas
Established: 1991
Publications: The Legal Rights and Responsibilities of Prisoner
Parents by attorneys and advocates; A Handbook for Grandparents and
Other Relatives: Everything you need to know when a parent has been
arrested.
Provides mentoring for children of prisoners, group activities,
support groups, enhanced visiting environments and transportation for
prison visits. Provides advocacy, alternatives to incarceration, case
management, support for communication between prison and home,
counseling, family reunification support and family therapy. Provides
legal services and information, parent education, public information,
re-entry support, information and referrals. Provides training and
technical assistance on program design and development.
Fisher Street United Methodist Church
Telephone: 870-935-2957
Address: 301 N. Fisher
Jonesboro, AR 72401
E-mail: lghunt@sbcglobal.net
Web site: www.fishersnet.org
Contact: Rev. Larry G. Hunt, Pastor
Area Served: North Jonesboro
Established: 1999
Provides a neighborhood ministry with gifts for children, group
activities, transportation for prison visits, case management and
mentoring,
California
California Dept. of Corrections
Telephone: 916-323-0125
Address: P.O. Box 942883
Sacramento, CA 95814
Contact: David Robinson, Chief, Women and Children's Services Unit
Area Served: California
Established: 1984
Provides two programs for pregnant or parenting inmate mothers and
their children under six years of age: the Family Foundations Program
(FFP) and the Community Prisoner Mother Program (CPMP). FFP is an
alternative sentencing program. Inmates serve exactly twelve months in
this program regardless of the sentence length. In CPMP inmate mothers
serve the remainder of their prison term provided that they have at
least ninety days remaining and no more than five years. The programs
provide a positive environment for mother and the child in the least
restrictive alternative to incarceration consistent with public
safety. Programs provide educational, emotional, self-esteem and
employment skills, support for mother/child bonding, family
reunification and independent living. Currently serving 140 mothers.
Center for Children of Incarcerated Parents
Telephone: 626-449-2470
Address: Box 41-286
Eagle Rock, CA 90041
E-mail: ccip@earthlink.net
Web site: www.e-ccip.org
Contact: Tamara Satterwhite, Administrator
Denise Johnston, M.D., Executive Director
Area Served: USA
Established: 1989
Publications: Textbook: Children of Incarcerated Parents (1995). Gabel
and Johnston (Eds.). New York: Lexington Books. Also see our extensive
publications list in the clearinghouse catalog on our website.
Provides services in four components: Informational, Educational,
Family Reunification and Therapeutic.
1. The Information component includes a clearinghouse of publications
and audio-visual materials available free of charge to prisoners,
their children and their families and at-cost to all other users. This
component also provides technical assistance to a variety of entities
including groups of incarcerated parents and family members of
prisoners.
2. The Educational component produces curricula and conducts parent
education/empowerment training for parents involved in the criminal
justice system. A correspondence course in parent education is offered
annually free of charge to incarcerated parents.
3. The Family Reunification component has included about 60 direct
service projects designed to enable prisoners and their children to
maintain a relationship. Current projects include MIRACLE (long-term
home-based child development services) and the CHICAS Project which
assists families involved in the criminal justice system with child
custody matters.
4. The Therapeutic Component provides therapeutic interventions to
incarcerated mothers and their infants/young children.
Centerforce
Telephone: 415-456-9980
Address: 2955 Kerner Blvd., 2nd Floor
San Rafael, CA 94901
E-mail: info@centerforce.org
Web site: www.centerforce.org
Contact: Barry Zack, Executive Director
Area Served: California
Established: 1975
Provides a wide array of services to prisoners, ex-prisoners and their
families at various county jails state prison and federal correctional
facilities throughout Northern and Central California. Current efforts
include prevention case management, literacy, family support services,
health education, parent education, research, training and educational
material development.
Children of Incarcerated Parents (CHIPS)
Telephone: 415-586-7338
Address: 73 Arbor Street
San Francisco, CA
94131-2918
E-mail: sydney@eceteacher.org
Contact: Sydney Gurewitz Clemens
Area Served: USA
Parent
Organization: Nat'l Assn for the Education
of Young Children
Established: 2004
Provides consultation on
supporting children ages 0-9 while their parents are in prison. Provides
workshops and speeches. Provides information on working with young children
at www.eceteacher.org/CIP/index.html
Community Works
Telephone: 510-845-3332
Address: 1605 Bonita Avenue
Berkeley, CA 94709
E-mail: cworksmegan@hotmail.com
Web site: www.community-works-ca.org
Contact: Megan Harding
Youth Programs Manager
Ruth Morgan, Director
Area Served: San Francisco
Established: 2001
Provides school-based case management and expressive arts programming
for youth, and advocacy, counseling and support for caregivers.
Expressions Art Gallery And Outreach Ministries
Telephone: 510-547-6646
Address: 3463 San Pablo Avenue
Oakland, CA 94608
E-mail: expressionsart@aol.com
Contact: Rev. Alan Laird, Executive Director
Area Served: California and Federal prisons
Established: 1996
Provides transportation for families to Pelican Bay state prison.
Visits out-of-state inmates on behalf of families. Uses art as a
therapeutic means to engage loved ones separated by incarceration.
Family Knots Express
Telephone: 323-418-9100
Address: 11400 S. Hoover Street, Suite 201
Los Angeles, CA 90044
E-mail: familyknots@sbcglobal.net
Web site: www.familyknots.org
Contact: Najah Shahid, Executive Director
Area Served: Los Angeles, Riverside and San Bernardino Counties
Established: 2002
Provides counseling, mentoring, tutoring and transportation to
children of incarcerated parents. Also provides transportation for
prison visitors.
Friends Outside in Los Angeles County, Inc.
Telephone: 626-795-7607
Address: 464 East Walnut Street
Pasadena, CA 91101
E-mail: friendsoutsidela@sbcglobal.net
Contact: Mary Weaver, Executive Director
Area Served: Los Angeles County
Established: 1972
Provides comprehensive services to families affected by incarceration
from four community-based offices in Pasadena, Watts and Long Beach
and four jail-based offices. Services include job assistance, support
groups, lay counseling, emergency supplies (food and toiletries),
release planning assistance, alternative sentencing information,
advocacy to the criminal justice system, transportation assistance,
family communication support, resource referrals, and child-focused
special events.
Friends Outside in Santa Clara County
Telephone: 408-295-6033
Address: 551 Stockton Avenue
San Jose, CA 95126
E-mail: friend@friendsoutsideinscc.org
Web site: www.friendsoutsideinscc.org
Contact: Mateo Shasky, Executive Assistant
Jennifer Tait, Executive Director
Area Served: Santa Clara County
Established: 1955
Provides case management, emergency food and clothing, support groups,
after-school and summer activities for children, mentoring, advocacy,
communication between prison and home, counseling, family therapy,
parent education, family reunification support, and home visitation
for families with children ages 0 to 3.
Friends Outside National Organization
Telephone: 209-955-0701
Address: 2389 March Lane, Suite 120
Stockton, CA 95206
E-mail: gnewby@friendsoutside.org
Web site: www.friendsoutside.org
Contact: Gretchen Newby, Executive Director
Area Served: California
Established: 1948
Publications: Children of Prisoner's Bill of Rights.
Provides case management services, parent education and conflict
resolution workshops for inmates incarcerated in the state
correctional facilities. Visitor services include emergency clothing
exchange, transportation to institution from public transportation
locations, snacks, childcare and activities and a place to wait during
visits.
Friends Outside operates prison visitor centers at the following
locations:
Friends Outside: Visitors Centers
1. Friends Outside Hospitality Center
California Institution For Men
Telephone: (909) 597-5428
Address: P.O. Box 393
Chino, CA 91710
2. CSATF Visitor Center California
Substance Abuse Treatment Facility Corcoran
Telephone: (559) 992-9756
Address: P.O. Box 608
Corcoran, CA 93212
3. Friendship House
California Rehabilitation Center
Telephone: (707) 469-9345
Address: P.O. Box 1884
Vacaville, CA 95696
4. Hospitality Place
California Rehabilitation Center
Telephone: (909) 737-7010
Address: 2334 Hamner Avenue
PMB #120
Norco, CA 92860
5. Welcome House Visitor Center
California State Prison, Sacramento
Telephone: (916) 985-2372
Address: P.O. Box 29
Represa, CA 95671
6. Friendship Place #1
California Correctional Center
Telephone: (530) 257-2211
Address: P.O. Box 246
Litchfield, CA 96117
7. Centinela Visitor Center
Centinela S. P.
Telephone: (760) 352-2466
Address: P.O. Box 220
Seeley, CA 92273
8. Esperanza
Chuckawalla Valley State Prison
Telephone: (760) 921-8294
Address: P.O. Box 1465
Blythe, CA 92226
9. The Gathering Place
Deuel Vocational Institution
Telephone: (209) 835-4141 x5645
Address: P.O. Box 1953
Tracy, CA 95378
10. Oasis Visitor Center
Avenal S. P.
Telephone: (559) 386-4370
Address: P.O. Box 340
Avenal, CA 93204
11. Casa Frontera
California Institution For Women
Telephone: (909) 597-0234
Address: 1234 Mountain Ave.,
Suite N234
Chino, CA 91710
12. Tehachapi Visitor Center
California Correctional Institution
Telephone: (661) 822-3407
Address: P.O. Box 272
Tehachapi, CA 93581
13. Friends Outside Visitor Center
California Men’s Colony
Telephone: (805) 543-3888
Address: 1701 Fredericks Street
San Luis Obispo, CA 93405
14. Bienvenidos
California State Prison, Corcoran
Telephone: (559) 992-4499
Address: P.O. Box 68
Corcoran, CA 93212
15. Lancaster Visitor Center
California State Prison,
Los Angeles County
Telephone: (661) 728-0844
Address: P.O. Box 5712
Lancaster, CA 93539
16. Sorensen Visitor Center
Calipatria S. P.
Telephone: (760) 348-2232
Address: P.O. Box 1108
Calipatria, CA 92233
17. The Lighthouse
Central California Women’s Facility
Telephone: (559) 665-4617
Address: 2340 W. Cleveland Ave.
PMB 389
Madera, CA 93638
18. El Puente Correctional Training
Facility and SVSP/CTF Soledad
Telephone: (831) 678-1236
Address: PO Box 1112
Soledad, CA 93960
19. Friendship Place #11
High Desert State Prison
Telephone: (530) 257-5581
Address: P.O. Box 270462
Susanville, CA 96127
20. Desconso Visitor Center
Ironwood State Prison
Telephone: (760) 921-1964
Address: P.O. Box 1113
Blythe, CA 92225
21. North Kern Visitor Center
North Kern State Prison
Telephone: (661) 725-3833
Address: P.O. Box 1527
Delano, CA 93216
22. Hospitality House Visitor Center
Pelican Bay State Prison
Telephone: (707) 465-6269
Address: P.O. Box 366
Fort Dick, CA 95538
23. Su Casa Visitor Center
R J Donovan Correctional Facility
Telephone: (619) 710-1645
Address: P.O. Box 432340
San Ysidro, CA 92143
24. The House on the Hill
San Quentin State Prison
Telephone: (415) 482-8509
Address: P.O. Box 396
San Quentin, CA 94964
25. Valley State Visitor Center
Valley State Prison for Women
Telephone: (559) 665-1913
PO Box 69
Chowchilla, CA 93610
26. New Beginnings Visitor Center
Mule Creek State Prison
Telephone: (209) 274-4749
Address: P.O. Box 667
Ione, CA 95640
27. Pleasant Valley Visitor Center
Pleasant Valley State Prison
Telephone: (559) 935-0660
Address: P.O. Box 617
Coalinga, CA 93210
28. Mother Lode Visitor Support
Center Sierra Conservation Center
Telephone: (209) 984-5523
Address: P.O. Box 1448
Jamestown, CA 95327
29. Casa de Rosas
Wasco State Prison
Telephone: (661) 758-8332
Address: P.O. Box 829
Wasco, CA 93280
Gwen Bolden Youth Foundation, Inc.
Telephone: 323-293-6581
Address: 4315 Leimert Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90008
E-mail: gwenbolden@aol.com
Web site: www.gbyf.org
Contact: Gwen Bolden, Executive Director
Area Served: South Los Angeles
Established: 1979
Provides parent education for parents re-entering the community,
counseling, family literacy, information and referrals, public
education and advocacy, re-entry support, training and technical
assistance.
Jewish Committee for Personal Service
Telephone: 323-644-2000 ext. 224
Address: 1891 Effie Street
Los Angeles, CA 90026
E-mail: sable519@comcast.net
Web site: www.gatewayshospital.org
Contact: Judith Sable, Program Director
Mara Pelsman, CEO
Area Served: California
Parent Organization: Gateways Hospital and Mental Health Center
Established: 1921
Provides advocacy, support for communication between prison and home,
alternative sentencing recommendations, liaison with probation
officers and parole agents and community supervision and aftercare.
Provides pre-release and re-entry guidance to both prisoners and
family members.
Kairos Outside Ministry
Address: P.O. Box 1753
Pacifica, Ca. 94044-6753
E-mail: tandjchapman@comcast.net
Web site: www.kairosprisonministry.org
Contact: Jo Chapman, Coordinator of Women and Youth Ministries
John Thompson, Kairos International Prison Ministry
Area Served: International
Parent Organization: Kairos International Prison Ministry
Established: 1990
Provides Christian weekend retreats based on the experiences of women
who have relatives/friends who are in prison. Provides support groups
and regular reunions as a follow-up to the retreat weekends.
Santa Rita Jail Inmate Services
Telephone: 925-551-6580
Address: 5325 Broder Blvd.
Dublin, CA 94583
E-mail: dimsplace@aol.com
Contact: Doris Mangrum, Instructor
Area Served: Santa Rita Jail
Established: 1990
Provides parent education with enhanced visiting for program
participants.
Tahoe Youth & Family Services
Telephone: 530-541-2445
Address: 1021 Fremont Avenue
South Lake Tahoe, CA 96150
E-mail: tyfs@aol.com
Web site: www.tahoeyouth.org
Contact: Nichole Loftis, Executive Director
Area Served: South Lake Tahoe
Established: 1971
Provides mentoring for children of prisoners, plus individual youth
and family counseling and family reunification support.
Colorado
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Colorado
Telephone: 303-433-6002
Address: 2420 W. 26th Ave.
Denver, CO 80211
Web site: www.bbbscolo.org
Contact: Jim Davis, Vice President Program
Kitty Balsley, CEO
Area Served: Metro Denver
Established: 2004
Provides one-to-one mentoring to children of prisoners. Also provides
case management, family reunification support, information and
referrals.
Connecticut
Community Solutions, Inc.
Telephone: 860-683-7100
Address: 4 Griffin Road North
Windsor, CT 06095
E-mail: mtorres@csimail.org
Contact: Robert Pidgeon, CEO
Lynne M. Bielecki, Chief Operating Officer
Area Served: Connecticut, New Jersey, Georgia, Pennsylvania, and
Kansas
Established: 1962
Provides community-based alternatives to incarceration including
residential treatment and work-release programs for men, single women,
and mothers who are pregnant or caring for preschool children.
Services include substance abuse education and treatment; employment
assistance; counseling; information and referrals; case management;
family reunification support and family therapy. Programs provide six
months of residential support for pregnant offenders through the final
trimester of pregnancy and the first three months after birth.
Families In Crisis, Inc.
Telephone: 860-236-3593
Address: 30 Arbor Street. North Wing
Hartford, CT 06106
Web site: www.familiesincrisis.org
Contact: Susan Quinlan, Executive Director
Area Served: Connecticut
Established: 1977
Provides group activities for children, mentoring for children of
prisoners, support groups, family counseling, transportation for
prison visits, domestic violence services, alternatives to
incarceration, family therapy and re-entry support.
Family ReEntry
Telephone: 203-838-0496
Address: 9 Mott Avenue
Norwalk, CT 06850
E-mail: info@familyreentry.org
Web site: www.familyreentry.org
Contact: A. Stephen Lanza, Executive Director
Area Served: Fairfield County
Established: 1984
Provides counseling and therapy services, parent education,
information, referrals, mentoring and gifts for children, offenders
and their families across a variety of sites: adult probation, day
incarceration centers, alternative to incarceration centers,
residential substance abuse treatment facilities and pre-release
prison programs. Also provides training and technical assistance.
University of Connecticut CES
Telephone: 860-345-4511
Address: 1066 Saybrook Road, Box 70
Haddam, CT 06438-0070
E-mail: cheryl.czuba@uconn.edu
Web site: www.canr.uconn.edu/ces/pep
Contact: Cherry Czuba, Extension Educator Community Development
Families
Dr. Kirklyn Kerr, Dean, College of Agriculture and Natural Resources
Area Served: Connecticut
Established: 1994
Publications: The People Empowering People Manual, offered only to
those who complete the two-day facilitator training. Also available in
Spanish.
Provides parent education and life skills training through the People
Empowering People model.
Delaware
Center for Reconciliation and Social Change, Inc.
Telephone: 410-883-2741
Address: 5470 Galestown Road
Seaford, DE 19973
E-mail: Thecenter@socialchangenow.org
Web site: www.SocialChangeNow.Org
Contact: Elder Larry David Bowe, Executive Director
Area Served: Maryland, Delaware, Virginia
Parent Organization: Living Word Ministry
Established: 1995
Publications: Reintegration of Ex-Offenders Project; Who Are
Ex-Offenders and Why Should the Church Reach Out To Them?; Faith Based
Community Outreach; Changing Lives!; The Opportunity to Influence
Change: The Case for Faith Based Development of After School Summer
Camp and Youth Programs; and Taking Another Look At Faith Based
Community Outreach. See web site or email: theelderlarry@socialchangenow.org.
Provides support to ex-offenders including mentoring, re-entry
support, counseling, case management, employment assistance, re-entry
support, family counseling, parent/marriage and family education.
Provides mentoring for children of prisoners, religious ministry,
information and referrals.
District of Columbia
Angel Tree/Angel Tree Camping
Telephone: (703) 478-0100
Address: P.O. Box 17500
Washington, DC 20041
E-mail: angeltree@pfm.org
Web site: www.angeltree.org
Contact: John Banks, National Director of Angel Tree
Mark Earley, President, Prison Fellowship
Area Served: USA
Parent Organization: Prison Fellowship
Established: 1982
Provides religious ministry, mentoring and support to the children and
families of prisoners. Distributes holiday gifts to children of
prisoners and provides a children's camping program.
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
Area Served: USA
Established: 1972
Provides advocacy for prison reform including equitable phone rates
for prisoners' phone calls and other issues impacting families. See
www.curenational.org for a list of state chapters.
Families Against Mandatory Minimums
Telephone: 202-822-6700
Address: 1612 K Street NW, Suite 700
Washington, DC 20006
E-mail: tomburkert@famm.org
Web site: www.famm.org
Contact: Tom Burkert, Office Manager
Area Served: USA
Established: 1992
Provides an organization of families of prisoners and others who
advocate repeal of harsh sentencing laws, educate legislators and the
public, and build grassroots support for change.
Federal Bureau of Prisons
Telephone: (202) 307-3226
Address: 320 First Street NW
Washington, DC 20534
E-mail: www.bop.gov
Web site: webmaster@bop.gov
Contact: John M. Vanyur, Assistant Director
Harley G. Lappin, Director
Area Served: Washington, DC
Parent Organization: Department of Justice
Established: 1930
Provides parent education, family living skills and family literacy
education at most institutions. Provides prenatal care and information
to pregnant prisoners. The Mothers and Inmates Nurturing Together
(MINT) program enables some expectant female offenders to be placed in
a community facility the last three months of pregnancy and to remain
at these facilities in order to bond with their child before returning
to an institution to complete their sentence.
Federal Resource Center for Children of Prisoners
Telephone: 202-638-2952
Address: 50 F Street NW, 6th Floor
Washington, DC 20001
E-mail: childrenofprisoners@cwla.org
Web site: www.childrenofprisoners.org
Contact: Arlene F. Lee, Director
Shay Bilchik, President, Child Welfare League of America
Area Served: USA
Parent Organization: Child Welfare League of America, Inc.
Established: 2002
Publications: 1998 special edition of Child Welfare - The Issues of
Parental Incarceration; and Serving Children and Families Separated by
Incarceration: A Handbook for Child Welfare Agencies.
Provides training and technical assistance on mentoring children of
prisoners, public policy advocacy, website resources and publications.
Hope House
Telephone: 202-545-9671
Address: P.O. Box 60682
Washington, DC 20039
E-mail: cfennelly@aol.com
Web site: www.hopehousedc.org
Contact: Carol Fennelly, Director
Area Served: Washington, DC
Established: 1998
Provides a father and child summer camp behind bars, a live video
teleconference program for families, a family literacy program and
support groups for children and women left behind as well as for
former prisoners.
Prisons Foundation
Telephone: 202-393-1511
Address: 1718 M Street NW, Suite 151
Washington, DC 20036
E-mail: Staff@PrisonsFoundations.org
Web site: www.prisonsfoundation.org
Contact: Dennis Sobin, Director
Helen Thorne, President
Area Served: USA
Established: 2000
Publications: Prisons Almanac; Prisons Help Sourcebook; and Who's Who
in Prison.
Provides free research and referral services for families of prisoners
as well as prisoners wishing to improve their situation. Publications
are available at reduced rates.
Reading Is Fundamental
Telephone: 877-743-7323
Address: 1825 Connecticut Avenue, Suite 400
Washington, DC 20009
Web site: www.rif.org
Contact: Blythe Robinson, Program Coordinator
Marilyn Smith, Vice President of Programs
Area Served: USA
Established: 1965
Publications: see www.rif.org for literacy resources
Provides free books and literacy resources to parents in prison and
their children. Provides a variety of family literacy and parent
education activities that support communication between prison and
home.
Florida
Aleph Institute
Telephone: 305-864-5553
Address: 9540 Collins Avenue
Surfside, FL 33154
E-mail: info@aleph-institute.org
Web site: www.aleph-institute.org
Contact: Aaron Lipskar, Executive Vice President
Rabbi Sholom D. Lipskar, Chairman
Area Served: USA
Established: 1982
Provides a variety of services to Jewish prisoners and their families:
gifts for children, group activities, mentoring, support groups,
overnight lodging and transportation for prison visitors. Provides
alternatives to incarceration, support for communication between
prison and home, counseling, family reunification support, family
therapy, parent education, public information and advocacy.
Florida Crown Workforce Board
Telephone: 386-755-9026
Address: 840 S.W. Main Blvd.
Lake City, FL 32025
E-mail: rbbush@flcrown.org
Web site: www.floridacrown.org
Contact: Bob Bush, Director of Administration
John Chastain, Executive Director
Area Served: Columbia, Dixie, Gilchrist and Union Counties
Established: 1998
Provides an employment assistance program that includes re-entry
support, parent education, family literacy, counseling, case
management, support group and mentoring.
Horizon Communities in Prisons
Telephone: 407-629-2083
Address: PO Box 2547
Winter Park, FL 32790-2547
E-mail: office@Horizoncommunities.org
Web site:
www.horizoncommunities.org
Contact: Ike Griffin, Executive Director
Area Served: USA
Established: 1999
Publications: A Guidebook for Building a Horizon Community (a
faith-based residential program in prison), $20.
Provides
faith-based year-long residential communities in prisons with emphasis on
personal and family responsibility and employability. Provides parent
education, family reunification support, self-help support, special family
visiting activities, and prisoner-recorded books on tape for children.
One Stop Vision Center For The Special Population
Telephone: 813-231-2701
Address: 5606 N. Nebraska Avenue
Tampa, FL 33604
E-mail: victorycenter7@earthlink.net
Web site: www.visionbeforevictory.org
Contact: Rev. Stephen N. Jackson, Director/Founder
Area Served: Hillsborough and Pinellas Counties
Established: 1997
Provides re-entry support, gifts for children, case management,
support for communication between prison and home, counseling, family
literacy, religious ministry, information and referral.
Take Stock in Children
Telephone: 904-791-7518
Address: 50 N. Laura St., Suite 1238
Jacksonville, FL 32202
E-mail: mweinstein@takestockinchildren.com
Web site: www.takestockinchildren.com
Contact: Mike Weinstein, President
Area Served: Florida
Established: 1995
Publications: Mentor Toolkit
Provides children of prisoners with one-on-one mentoring from middle
school through high school, plus a four-year tuition scholarship for
college. Also provides parent education, case management and literacy
services.
Tampa Crossroads, Inc.
Telephone: 813-238-8557
Address: 5120 N. Nebraska Avenue
Tampa, FL 33603
Web site: www.tampacrossroads.com
Contact: Sara Romeo, Executive Director
Area Served: Tampa Bay
Established: 2003
Provides re-entry support including transitional housing, employment
assistance, family therapy, case management and counseling.
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