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We
can be reached at 93 Old York Road
Suite 1#510, Jenkintown, PA 19046. 215 576-1110 phone, 215
576-1815 fax. and e-mail:
fcn@fcnetwork.org. Our web site is www.fcnetwork.org.
Since 1983
Family and Corrections Network has provided ways for those concerned
with families of prisoners to share information and experiences in
an atmosphere of mutual respect. We have done this through
publishing, sponsoring conferences, liaison with other agencies,
presentations, and consultation. We have published information on
children of prisoners, parenting programs for prisoners, prison
visiting, incarcerated fathers, hospitality programs and a variety
of other topics. Our mission is to uphold the
value of families of prisoners.
We are
proud of our history as the first
national organization in the United States focused on families of
prisoners. This new web site, fcnetwork.org, is Family and
Corrections Network's latest effort to inform, support and empower
families of prisoners and their supporters.
We invite
you to join FCN and receive our acclaimed publication, FCN REPORT. Our
subscription fee is on a sliding scale. If you subscribe as a
Sponsoring Organization you receive a web page on our site at no additional cost.
Our
Board of Directors:
Carol Burton, Brooklyn,
NY; Cecily J. Coleman, Slingerlands, NY; Kirk Harris,
Chicago, IL; Vivian Gadsden, Philadelphia, PA; Liz Gaynes,
New York, NY; Jacki McKinney, Philadelphia, PA; James Rodriquez, Phoenix, AZ; Mark
Scott, Boston, MA; and Gail Smith, Chicago, IL.
Listen
to
A Look at the Field: A telephone
conference call with FCN’s Board of Directors recorded March 13, 2006.
Our
Advisors: Eric Brenner, Richard Kordesh, Johanna Schuchert and
Jay Worrall.
FCN Mission Statement
The
mission of Family and Corrections Network (FCN) is to uphold
families of prisoners as a valued resource to themselves and their
communities in order that the criminal justice system, other
institutions and society become supportive of family empowerment,
integrity, and self-determination.
FCN works
alongside families of prisoners, program providers, policy makers,
researchers, educators, correctional personnel and the public by:
1)
convening national meetings for mutually respectful learning,
interaction and dialogue;
2)
distributing information through FCN's publications, web site, and
speakers' bureau;
3)
designing and supplying technical materials, tools and services;
4)
advocating criminal justice policy reform that upholds the value of
families;
5)
encouraging networking among families of prisoners for mutual
support and cooperative action; and
6)
creating opportunities for linking with and learning from families
of prisoners.
Mission Approved by the Board of Directors April 15, 1997
Family and Corrections Network
1983 - Founded Organization
1984
- Began publishing FCN Working Papers
1985
- Edited Directory of Programs Serving Families of Adult Offenders,
June 1985 (Published by the National Institute of Corrections)
1986
- Organized First National Leadership Conference on Families of
Adult Offenders. Edited Proceedings of the Conference:
Policy Recommendations on Families of Adult Offenders (Published
by the National Institute of Corrections)
Incorporated in Virginia. 501 c 3 tax exempt status approved by
Internal Revenue Service.
1987
- Published FCN Anthology (selections from previously published
Working Papers
1988
- Organized First National Conference on the Family and Corrections
in Sacramento, California
Began
publishing FCN Network News. Began membership subscription program.
1989
- Began using office in Batesville, Virginia
Organized
Second North American Conference on the Family and Corrections in
Albany, New York
Released
video, the Prisoner's Family - a community concern
Published
Proceedings of the First National Conference on the Family and
Corrections
Edited
Directory of Programs Serving Families of Adult Offenders, September
1989 (Published by the National Institute of Corrections)
1990
- Held FCN Strategic Planning Meeting in Nashville, Tennessee
1991
- Organized Third North American Conference on the Family and
Corrections in Topeka, Kansas
1992
- Edited Directory of Programs Serving Families of Adult Offenders,
October 1992 (Published by the National Institute of Corrections)
1993
- In partnership with Canadian Families and Corrections Network,
organized the Fourth North American Conference on the Family and Corrections
in Quebec, Canada
1994
- Established office in Palmyra, Virginia
Began
publishing FCN REPORT
1995
- Edited The Directory of Programs Serving Families of Adult Offenders
(1995). (Published by the National Institute of Corrections). A
listing of over 300 programs in the U.S. and Canada.
1997
- Established web site, fcnetwork.org
1998
- Organized the Fifth North American Conference on the Family and Corrections
in Bethesda, Maryland.
Edited the Directory of Programs Serving Families of Adult Offenders (1998).
(Published by the National Institute of Corrections). A listing of
programs in the U.S. and Canada.
2000
- With the National Practitioners Network for Fathers and Families,
co-presented the North American Conference on Fathers Behind Bars and on the
Street held in Durham, North Carolina, September 13-15, 2000.
2001
- Edited the Directory of Programs Serving Families of Adult Offenders (2001)
for the National Institute of Corrections). A listing of programs in
the U.S. with a link to programs in Canada.
2002
- Published the Incarcerated Fathers Library an internet resource for dads
behind bars and those working with them
Presented
(with NPNFF)
the
Second North American Conference on the Fathers Behind Bars and on
the Street, November 6-8, 2002, St. Louis, Missouri.
2003
- Began offering Affiliated
Consulting Service
Began offering the
Children of Prisoners Library
2006 -
Began hosting Children’s Bill of Rights Project
Annual
Report: Our annual financial report, Form 990 - Return of
Organization Exempt from Income Tax, is available for public
inspection during business hours at our office at
93 Old York Road Suite 1#510, Jenkintown, PA
19046
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