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Families & Children
Note: Related materials are at Mentoring & Volunteering and Adolescents & Youths. Also see Veterans / Service Men & Women, & consult Services & Resources at #5. "FB" = "faith-based organization." Also, check out a great blog: Prison Ministry Reflections.
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Contents
1. Standards & Actions for the Nation
2. Mentoring Children of Prisoners - Local
2A. Resources and training from the Children's Institute, Rochester
3. Mentoring Children of Prisoners - National
4. National & International Perspectives
5. Family Reconciliation , including Fathering & Parenting
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1. Standards and Actions for the Nation
Search Institute. Independent nonprofit organization provides leadership, knowledge, & resources promoting healthy children, youth, & communities. Generates & communicates knowledge; brings together leaders. Work focuses on 40 Developmental Assets. [Contents]
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2. Mentoring Children of Prisoners - Local
Children of Prisoners Embraced, COPE/HOPE Initiatives, CDC "FB". 506 W. Broad St., Rochester, NY 14608. Peter Shaw, Program Dir., 585-325-5325 x14. pshaw@bethelcf.com. Children 4-15 years of age, w/incarcerated parent may obtain mentors. Support available to families.
Compeer, Mentoring Children of Promise program brochure, 259 Monroe Ave., Rochester, NY 14607. 585-546-8280.
Genesis House, a facility of the Salvation Army, "FB". Rochester, NY. Shelter for homeless & runaway children ages 16-20. 585-235-2660.
Mentoring Children of Prisoners (CFC), 259 Monroe Ave., Rochester, NY 14607. 585-546-8280. Mentors for children 4-15 w/incarcerated parents. Enriching experience, friendship for youngsters, Support to family members include referrals for mental health services, food & clothing, daycare.
Milestones, a Pilot Program of ABC's Youth Intervention Services: Comprehensive youth intervention program dedicated to improving ability of youths (ages 7-21) involved in or at risk or becoming involved in street gangs / street culture & help them become productive members of society via transitional services. Action for a Better Community, 49 Stone St., Rochester, NY 14604; Paul McFadden, 585-325-5116, 585-325-9180 (fax), & pmcfadden@abcinfo.org.
Successful Pathways Residential Center. 8 units for pregnant, parenting, & at-risk youths ages 17-21. LaShunda Echols-Smith, Exec. Dir., Successful Pathways, Inc., 228 S. Plymouth Ave., Rochester, NY 14608; 585-235-3248 & 585-235-0765 (fax).
Wesley’s Mothers Group, "FB". of Spiritus Christi Prison Outreach, 121 N. Fitzhugh St., Rochester 14614. Donna: 585-563-7802; Eileen: 585-489-5559. Support group for mothers of incarcerated children, Tuesdays 2:30 - 4:00 pm. [Contents]
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2A. Resources & training from the Children's Institute, Rochester
The Children's Institute, 274 N. Goodman St., Suite D103, Rochester, NY 14607, offers expert training re: children w/incarcerated parents. Connie Rodriguez, M.S.Ed., Early Child & Education Specialist, 585-295-1000.
In addition to local data, resources utilized in this training include Parents in Prison and Their Minor Children, Bureau of Justice Statistice Special Report, Aug. 2007 (pp. 25); Families Left Behind: The Hidden Costs of Incarceration and Reentry, Urban Institute, Oct. 2003, rev. June 2005 (pp. 12); and Broken Bonds: Understanding and Addressing the Needs of Children with Incarcerated Parents, Urgan Institute, Feb. 2008 (pp. 21). [Contents]
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3. Mentoring Children of Prisoners - National
Amachi: "FB". people of faith" mentor children, Philadelphia, Headed by former mayor Rev. W. Wilson Goode, acclaimed; programs elsewhere.
America’s Promise Alliance. Nation’s largest collaborative dedicated to the well-being of children & youths. Partners use the Five Promises framework. Alliance partners work on National Action Strategies.
Mentoring children of prisoners: services, model programs, help.
Recruiting Mentors: A Guide to Finding Volunteers to Work with Youth
(2001). 42-pp. Publication of the National Mentoring Center at Northwest Regional Educational Laboratory. Two documents: [one][two]. [Contents]
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4. National & International Perspectives
The Children's Defense Fund's important 2007 report, both summary & entire document, on American children prone to abuse, violence, ill health, inadequate education, & arrest. The US ranks near the bottom compared to other wealthy countries in birthweight, mortality, & poverty. The U.S. surpasses all in number of incarcerated persons. Marion Wright Edelman writes about relationships in "Young, Black and Locked Up," one of a series of Child Watch® Columns on America's Cradle to Prison Pipeline® Crisis. See America's Cradle to Prison Pipeline, Children's Defense Fund.
Child Abuse, Re: involvement in criminal justice system, mental health, incarceration, & reentry. Link to the "Child Abuse" website of National Institute of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, U.S. Department of Justice.
"Juvenile detention 'a revolving door," Rochester Democrat and Chronicle, 11/02/07, p. 5B, led us to Fight Crime: Invest in Kids New York, a 11/01/07 press release, a support organization, The New York State Association of Chiefs of Police, Inc., & "Getting Juvenile Justice Right in New York: Proven Interventions Will Cut Crime and Save Money," a 32 page report.[Contents]
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5. Family Reconciliation:
The Abraham Project, Fatherhood Program of Monroe County Reentry at the Catholic Family Center, 1645 St. Paul St., Rochester, NY 14621. Donald Hardaway, Jr., BS, LSSBB, Parent Trainer. 585--546-7220 x4504, dhardaway@cfcrochester.org. Criteria & Enrollment.
Family Survival Guide: Information, Resources and Personal Stories for Families with Incarcerated Loved Ones (FREE! Families Rally for Emancipaton and Empowerment, 2010). A magnificent effort to construct a comprehensive help, in print & *.PDF form, for everyone. Numerous help essays, contacts information for all state prisons & more, & poignant testimony. It's available here (click above). Families Rally is at PO Box 90, Syracuse, NY 13201; 718-300-9576; freefamiliesinc@gmail.com; & the web. Thank you, Good People. We're glad to see your important work & hope you'll be including us in the Rochester/Monroe County area soon. It's such a good resource, we'll place this information on several other pages on this website.
New York State Department of Correctional Services. See "Coming Home, A Family's Guide to Reunification," in Spanish and English.
Partners in Restorative Justice, at 111 Hillside Ave., Rochester, NY 14610; 585-473-0970; Fax 585-473-4868. Special program for reconciling incarcerated individuals & reentrants with their families. [Contents]
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