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Telephone: 803-799-2490 Address: 3519 Medical Drive Columbia, SC 29203 Web site: www.alstonwilkessociety.org Contact: Anne Walker, Executive Director Area Served: South Carolina Established: 1962
Provides re-entry support, counseling, case management, employment assistance, support groups, emergency food and shelter, information and referrals.
Columbia's Fatherhood Engagement Initiative Telephone: 803-933-0052 Address: 1821 Hampton Street Columbia, SC 29201 E-mail: 4mydad@cfeisc.com Web site: www.cfeisc.com Contact: Ben Montgomery, Executive Director Area Served: Richland and Lexington Counties Established: 1999
Provides individual and weekly group counseling sessions to fathers and mediates between the fathers and their children’s mother.
Telephone: 843-522-9119 Address: P.O. Box 2071 Beaufort, SC 29901-2071 E-mail: family-link@juno.com Contact: Dollie Morrall, President Area Served: South Carolina Established: 1998
Provides support groups, advocacy, information and referrals for families of prisoners.
South Carolina Dept. of Corrections Telephone: 803-896-3207 Address: P.O. Box 2039 Ridgeland, SC 29936 E-mail: Key.Myra@doc.state.sc.us Contact: Myra E. Key, Transition Coordinator Reentry Program Area Served: South Carolina Parent Organization: U.S. Department of Justice Established: 2003
Provides re-entry support for incarcerated parents. Services include case management, counseling, public information and advocacy.
Telephone: 605-357-0777 Address: 303 N. Minnesota Avenue Sioux Falls, SD 57014 E-mail: familyconnect@hotmail.com Web site: www.augie.edu/related/familyconnection Contact: Dawn Brende, Executive Director Area Served: Sioux Falls Established: 1994 Publications: Booklet: You are arrested.
Provides overnight lodging for prison visitors, school counseling groups for children with a parent in prison and counseling for anyone dealing with the prison system.
Telephone: 423-842-5757 Address: P.O. Box 729 Hixson, TN 37343 E-mail: garyb@bbv.org Web site: www.bbv.org Contact: Gary Behler, Director of Program Services Myron Wilkins, Executive Director Area Served: USA Established: 1954
Provides a Christian group home for children whose lives have been shattered by crime. Services include information, referrals, case management, group activities, religious ministry, parent education, family reunification support, public education and advocacy.
Telephone: 615-859-0169 Address: P.O. Box 953 Goodlettsville, TN 37070 E-mail: gfmpmt@godfaithministries.com Web site: www.godfaithministries.com/prisonministries.html Contact: Dr. Robert G. Machurek, Director Area Served: Tennessee Established: 2000
Provides religious ministry, counseling, gifts for children, support group, child care, overnight lodging, advocacy, communication between prison and home, information and referrals, marriage preparation and support and public information.
Telephone: 615-463-2487 Address: 2112 Acklen Avenue Nashville, TN 37212 E-mail: ann@inserviceinc.net Web site: www.inserviceinc.net Contact: Ann Charvat, Ph.D., President Area Served: Middle Tennessee Established: 2001
Provides family mediation, parent education and sentencing advocacy for families of prisoners in the community.
Reconciliation Ministries, Inc. Telephone: 615-292-6371 Address: 702 -51st Avenue North Nashville, TN 37218 E-mail: reconciliation_@hotmail.com Contact: Alice Arceneaux, Executive Director Area Served: Tennessee Established: 1984 Publications: The Reconciliation Handbook for Families and Friends of Tennessee Prisoners - a guide to the correction system; Two in Every Hundred - a workbook for children (and their parents, teachers and/or counselors) with parents in prison; and The Parole Preparation Guide.
Provides a hospitality center with overnight lodging, a support group for adults with a loved one in prison, a variety of activities for children including summer camp, counseling, advocacy, public information and referrals.
Tennessee State University Cooperative Extension Program Telephone: 615-963-5547 Address: 3500 John A. Merritt Boulevard Nashville, TN 37209-1561 E-mail: tsanders@tnstate.edu Web site: www.tnstate.edu/cep Contact: Dr. Thelma Sanders-Hunter, Associate Professor Dr. Clyde E. Chesney, Administrator Area Served: Tennessee Parent Organization: USDA/CREES Established: 1972
Provides parent education, public information, advocacy, training and technical assistance.
Telephone: 713-685-4803 Address: 3615 Mangum Houston, TX 77092 E-mail: theraponinst@earthlink.net Web site: www.xoffenders.org Contact: Dr. Paul Carlin, CEO Area Served: Texas Established: 1995
Provides recovery services for ex-offenders. Services include gifts for children, advocacy, counseling, family therapy, re-entry support, religious ministry and self-help support groups.
Telephone: 281-452-4887 Address: 16821 Avenue B Channelview, TX 77530 E-mail: sharon@campevergreen.org Web site: www.campevergreen.org Contact: Sharon Cooper, President/Founder Area Served: Houston and surrounding counties Established: 2001
Provides one-to-one mentors to children with incarcerated parents.
Eunice Chambless Hospitality House Telephone: 325-548-2180 Address: 13378 FM3522 Abilene, TX 79601 E-mail: Echhdir@cs.com Contact: Billy or Barbara Wilson, Directors Truman Turk, Director of Missions Area Served: USA Parent Organization: Abilene Baptist Association Established: 1998
Provides overnight lodging, food, counseling and religious ministry to prison visitors.
Telephone: 214-827-3772 Address: 4630 Munger Avenue, Suite 110 Dallas, TX 75204 E-mail: John@exodusministriesinc.com Web site: www.exodusministriesinc.com Contact: John Leonardson, Executive Director Area Served: Texas Established: 1988 Publications: Mentoring manual, $15; Preparing for Success on the Outside, $25.
Provides a 20-unit apartment building for offenders coming out of prison who have custody of their children. The program is 6-9 months long. Upon completion residents may take all furniture, decorations, etc. for their new place.
LOOPS INC. (Loved Ones of Prisoners) Telephone: 432-580-5667 Address: 802 East 7th Odessa, TX 79761 E-mail: leland@loopsministries.com Web site: www.loopsministries.com Contact: Leland Maples, Executive Director Area Served: Texas Established: 1991
Provides in-prison seminars with children (A Day With Dad - A Day with Mom), family support groups and gifts for children.
Telephone: 210-335-6330 Address: 200 N. Comal San Antonio, TX 78207 E-mail: matchpatch@bexar.org Contact: Aida Camero, Program Coordinator Ralph Lopez, Sheriff Area Served: Bexar County Parent Organization: Bexar County Adult Detention Center Established: 1984
Provides parent education, a children's center in the jail visiting area, child support information, re-entry support, religious ministry, information and referral.
OPEN, Inc. (Offender Preparation & Education Network, Inc.) Telephone: 972-271-1971 Address: 3637 Broadway Blvd., Suite C Garland, TX 75043 E-mail: info@openinc.org Web site: www.openinc.org Contact: Michael Archer, Marketing Manager Ned Rollo, Executive Director Area Served: USA Established: 1979 Publications: A Map Through the Maze - a psycho-social map of the correctional experience, $9.95; 99 Days and A Get Up - a guide to successful reentry, $9.95; Life Without a Crutch, $7.95; Man, I Need a Job!, $7.95.
Provides publications, training, consultation, technical assistance, information and referrals.
Parents and Children Together, Inc. Telephone: 817-924-7776 Address: 2836 Hemphill Street Fort Worth, TX 76110 E-mail: dawna@azmail.net Web site: www.4PACT.org Contact: Donna Bailey, Executive Director Area Served: USA Established: 1983
Provides children's centers in several Federal prisons. Provides support groups for children with incarcerated parents. Provides a hospitality center and overnight lodging for prison visitors in Fort Worth. Provides parent education, advocacy, counseling, family reunification support, religious ministry, information and referrals.
Address: P.O. Box 32531 Amarillo, TX 79120 E-mail: prisoners_of_love@yahoo.com Web site: www.prisonersoflove.com Contact: Toni K. Cyan-Brock, Founder/Author Area Served: USA and International Established: 1996 Publications: Prisoners of Love - a guide for anyone wanting to cultivate maintain and strengthen relationships with loved ones during times of incarceration; Parole - living beyond the long shadows of incarceration. See agency web site.
Provides website with on-line support group, links to agencies, publications, information and referral.
Regional Criminal Justice Ministry Center of South Texas Telephone: 361-358 9699 Address: 4250 Highway 202 Beeville, TX 78104 E-mail: rcjmcst@awesomenet.net Web site: www.beeville.net/rcjmcst/ Contact: Gene Woodard, President Area Served: South Texas Established: 1997
Provides a hospitality center for prison visitors weekends, 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM.
Telephone: 409-898-8797 Address: 2750 IH-10 East Beaumont, TX 77703 E-mail: shepherdsinn@gtba.org Web site: www.gtba.org Contact: Dion Ainsworth, Director Area Served: South East Texas Established: 1995
Provides a prison visitors’ hospitality center with overnight lodging, transportation, counseling, gifts for children information and referrals.
Telephone: 817-834-2833 Address: 403 North Sylvania, Suite 16 Fort Worth, TX 76111 E-mail: kaytxis@msn.com Contact: Kay Smith, LMSW, Founder/Director Area Served: Tarrant County Established: 1997
Provides case management, GED classes, parent education and support groups. Provides housing assistance for family members, re-entry support, training and technical assistance.
Assisting Families of Inmates, Inc. Telephone: 804-643-2401 Address: 1 North Fifth Street, Suite 400 Richmond, VA 23219 E-mail: family@afoi.org Web site: www.afoi.org Contact: Fran Bolin, Executive Director Area Served: Richmond Established: 1978
Provides transportation to 21 state prisons, chaperones for children visiting incarcerated mothers, and a school-based counseling program for children of prisoners. Provides parent education, information, referrals and family reunification support.
Center for Multicultural Human Services Telephone: 703-533-3302 ext. 107 Address: 701 W. Broad Street Falls Church, VA 22046 E-mail: eklene@cmhs.org Web site: www.cmhs.org Contact: Ellen Klene, Volunteer Program Manager Dr. Dennis Hunt, Executive Director Area Served: Washington, Maryland, Virginia Established: 1982
Provides mentoring for children of prisoners, group activities for children, support groups, case management, counseling, family literacy services, family reunification support, family therapy, parent education, information and referrals.
Department of Correctional Education (VCCW) Telephone: 804-784-3582 ext. 296 Address: P.O. Box One Goochland, VA 23063 E-mail: skliberty@msn.com Contact: Sue Kennon, M.S., Parenting Education Coordinator Walter A. McFarlane, Superintendent Area Served: Central Virginia Parent Organization: Moms Inc. Parenting Program for Incarcerated Mothers/Dads Inc. for Incarcerated Fathers Established: 2000 Publications: Moms Inc. (Incarcerated) /Developing the Skills of Incarcerated Parents; Dads Inc. (Incarcerated) /Developing the Skills of Incarcerated Parents; and Can We Really Parent from Prison?
Provides parent education for incarcerated mothers and fathers. Each parent sends a 15-minute audio cassette home to their children.
Family and Corrections Network Telephone: 215-576-1110 Address: 93 Old York Road Suite 1#510 Jenkintown, PA 19046 E-mail: fcn@fcnetwork.org Web site: www.fcnetwork.org Contact: Ann Adalist-Estrin Carol Burton, Board Chair Area Served: USA Established: 1983 Publications: FCN REPORT, available by membership subscription; CD recordings of training workshops, “Responding to Children and Families of Prisoners – A Community Guide.” See web site to order.
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.
Kingsway Prison and Family Outreach Telephone: 540-433-5658 Address: 35 Southgate Court Harrisonburg, VA 22801 E-mail: kingswayoutreach@hotmail.com Web site: www.geocities.com/kingswayprisonoutreach/ Contact: Louise Jennings, Director Area Served: Shenandoah Valley Established: 1983 Publications: Bibles and Bible Studies. Free to prisoners.
Provides a Christian ministry to those impacted by the criminal justice system. Provides referrals for housing jobs, food and clothes. Assists with children's school supplies and field trips and sends birthday and other holiday cards to the children and the incarcerated. Assists with All God's Children Camp for children of inmates and Christmas gifts for children.
OAR of Fairfax Co., Inc.
Agency Head:
Derwin Overton, Executive Director
Publication:
Handling the Crisis.
Telephone: 804-359-6166 Address: 4901 Fitzhugh Avenue, Suite 200 Richmond, VA 23230 E-mail: mail@pcav.org Web site: www.preventchildabuseva.org Contact: Helen Butler, Pub/Prof. Education Dir. Johanna Schuchert, Executive Director Area Served: Virginia Parent Organization: Prevent Child Abuse America Established: 1979 Publications: MILK (Mothers Inside Loving Kids) Program Manual - a detailed parent education program manual.
Provides training, technical assistance and a program manual on parent education for prisoners.
Telephone: 703-341-5000 Address: 1660 Duke Street Alexandria, VA 22314 Web site: www.voa.org Contact: Sara Urrutia, Project Manager Charles W. Gould, President Area Served: USA Established: 2002
Provides literacy and family strengthening programming for incarcerated parents and their children. Parents take a class then read and record books. The recordings are given to the children along with a book bag, personal tape player and other supplies.
Telephone: 540-459-2090 Address: 277 Crider Lane Woodstock, VA 22664 E-mail: bblair@shentel.net Web site: www.VolunteerFarm.org Contact: Bob Blair, Board Chair and CEO Area Served: USA and International Established: 2004
Provides gifts and designs activities for children. Interested in collaborating with mentoring agencies and other programs serving children of prisoners to develop positive activities such as growing fruits and vegetables or catching fish. Provides training, technical assistance and material resources.
Telephone: 206-284-7736 Address: P.O. Box 9937 Seattle, WA 98109 E-mail: info@capacityforjustice.com Web site: www.capacityforjustice.com Contact: Susan Rotenberg, Director Area Served: Washington Established: 2002
Provides education, research, advocacy and support to children and families caught up in the criminal justice system.
Cedar Creek Corrections Center Telephone: 360-753-7278 Address: 12200 Bordeaux Road Littlerock, WA 98556 E-mail: elharmon@doc1.wa.gov Web site: www.wa.gov/doc Contact: Elaine Harmon, Classification Counselor 3 Dan Pacholke, Superintendent Area Served: Washington Established: 2004
Provides family-friendly activities every third Saturday in the facility gym and every last Sunday in the facility visit room.
Telephone: 509-527-3077 Address: Green Park School Walla Walla, WA 99362 E-mail: mkhause@bmi.net Contact: Kim Hause, Americorp Prog. Developer Corey Hobbs, Americorp Director Area Served: SE Washington Established: 2004
Provides mentoring, support groups, video/web visiting, support for communication between prison and home, parent education, re-entry support, information and referrals.
Telephone: 360-794-8720 Address: 16207 177th Avenue SE Monroe, WA 98272 E-mail: matthew2536house@aol.com Web site: www.matthewhousemonroe.org Contact: Linda M. Paz, Executive Director Area Served: Washington Established: 1980
Provides prison visitor support and hospitality including child care, transportation and overnight lodging.
Puget Sound ESD Early Head Start/ Washington Corrections Center for Women/Residential Parenting Program Telephone: (253) 853-7153 Address: 3601 20th Street East Fife, WA 98424 E-mail: wjans@psesd.org Web site: www.psesd.org Contact: Wendy Jans, Program Manager Dr. Monte Bridges, Superintendent Area Served: Pierce County Parent Organization: Head Start Policy Council Established: 1998
Provides Early Head Start services and residential parenting services inside the Washington Corrections Center for Women (WCCW). Provides a licensed child care facility where staff care for infants and toddlers of mothers who reside with their children in the institution. Also provides prenatal education parent-child play groups, WIC Program services, and developmental screening and assessment of infants and toddlers.
Volunteers of America Western Washington Telephone: 425-259-3191 Address: 2801 Lombard Avenue Everett, WA 98201 E-mail: info@voaww.org Web site: www.voaww.org Contact: Jennifer Eugene, Program Manager Lorrie Milford, Director Family and Children's Services Area Served: Western Washington Parent Organization: Volunteers of America National Established: 2003
Provides mentors to children (ages 5-15) of prisoners and family literacy for incarcerated parents and their children.
Telephone: 608-372-2071 Address: 1701 Hollister Avenue Tomah, WI 54660 E-mail: cjm@tomah.com Web site: www.tomah/cjm.com Contact: Kevin Lawver, Director Area Served: Wisconsin Established: 2001
Provides families of youth and adult offenders with mentoring, support groups, case management, counseling, family reunification support, family therapy, re-entry support and religious ministry.
Green Bay Correctional Institution Telephone: 920-432-4877 Address: 2833 Riverside Drive Green Bay, WI 54301 Contact: Michael Baenen, Deputy Warden Daniel Bertrand, Warden Area Served: Green Bay Correctional Institution Parent Organization: Wisconsin Department of Corrections
Provides parent education to prisoners.
Kettle Moraine Correctional Institution Telephone: 920-526-3244 Address: P.O. Box 31 Plymouth, WI 53073-0031 Web site: www.wi-doc.com Contact: Sue Ewerdt-Joseph, Social Service Director Jane Gamble, Warden Area Served: Wisconsin Parent Organization: Wisconsin Department of Corrections
Provides a children's center in visiting areas, extended and special visits, parent education, self-help groups, gifts for children and religious ministry. Provides marriage preparation and support, public education, advocacy, greeting card distribution and information.
Oshkosh Correctional Institution Telephone: 920-231-4010 Address: 1730 W. Snell Road, P.O. Box 3530 Oshkosh, WI 54901 E-mail: david.haines@doc.state.wi.us Contact: David Haines, Education Director Judy Smith, Warden Area Served: Wisconsin Established: 1995
Provides inmate fathers the opportunity to read books to their children via videotape.
St. Rose Family Reunification Program Telephone: 414-466-9450 ext. 137 Address: 3801 N. 88th Street Milwaukee, WI 53222 Web site: www.strosecenter.org Contact: Caitlen Daniels, M.S.W., Program Director Angie Brunhart, President Area Served: Milwaukee Parent Organization: St. Rose Youth & Family Center Established: 2000
Provides a variety of services for children with mothers in prison: gifts, scouting activities, enhanced visiting environment, transportation for prison visits and support groups. Provides mothers with individual and family therapy and re-entry support. Provides public information and advocacy.
Wisconsin Community Services, Inc. Telephone: 414-271-2512 Address: 230 W. Wells Street, Suite 500 Milwaukee, WI 53203 E-mail: sswigart@wiscs.org Web site: www.wiscs.org Contact: Stephen B. Swigart, Executive Director Area Served: Southeast Wisconsin Established: 1912 Publications: Specialized Database Sales for Mental Health Case Management and Employment Case Management; DVD on Mental Health and Full Service; One-Stop Outpatient Mental Health Clinic.
Provides family reunification support, counseling, activities for parents and youth, gifts for children and support groups. Provides case management, counseling, family therapy, parent education, public information and advocacy, re-entry support, information and referrals.
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