Family & Corrections Network

     

Program Resources 

 

Many people contact Family and Corrections Network (FCN) for information and advice on providing services to families of prisoners. The following is a quick overview of ways FCN can help.

1. Web resources

  • Directory of Programs - over 200 listings. Look for programs near you or similar to what you want to do
     
  • E-mail list - announcements of funding opportunities and other resources
     
  • The Children of Prisoners Library - free pamphlets you can download and distribute
     
  • Link to your web site - when you open a web site, let us know so we can link to you
     
  • Reading Room - with extensive research and background materials for proposals
     
  • Search FCN - finds materials inside the FCN website that match key words you provide
     

2. Member services

  • Low-income membership includes
    • Three editions a year of FCN Report - the only national publication on families of prisoners
    • Mailings on important events and funding opportunities
    • Discounts on FCN conferences and video
  • Members paying $35 a year also receive:
    • A printed copy of Directory of Programs - more convenient than going on-line
  • Members paying $50 a year receive the benefits of lower priced membership, plus:
    • A program database search - printout and/or MS Word file of programs serving families of adult offenders matching your search specifications
  • Members paying $75 a year receive the benefits of lower priced membership, plus:
    • A web page posted on FCN's web site. You provide the text in MS Word format. We post it here at www.fcnetwork.org. Gets you on the web, quickly and painlessly.

FCN Membership application form
 

3. Publications/Video
 

4. Affiliated Consultants Service. Services tailored specifically to your needs. Fees according to scope of work.

  • Planning
     
  • Design
     
  • Publications
     
  • Training
     
  • Evaluation

For more information, see our brochure or contact FCN at 32 Oak Grove Road, Palmyra, VA 22963, 434/589-3036, fax 434/589-6520 or fcn@fcnetwork.org.