The Obama Administration Looks Closely at Children of Incarcerated Parents

In June 2013, the White House held a Champions of Change event honoring 12 individuals who have devoted their careers to helping children of incarcerated parents and their families, including NRCCFI Director Ann Adalist-Estrin. Announced at the event were several other Federal government initiatives focused on providing support to children with parents in prison or jail and their … Continue reading The Obama Administration Looks Closely at Children of Incarcerated Parents

Updates on Federal Initiatives

The Practitioner-Researcher Partnership Mentoring Children of Incarcerated Parents Demonstration Grant from the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention was awarded to the Mid Atlantic Network of Youth and Family Services and the University of Massachusetts Boston. The Second Chance Act – Strengthening Relationships Between Young Fathers and Their Children: A Reentry Mentoring Project awarded … Continue reading Updates on Federal Initiatives

The Federal Interagency Working Group on Children of Incarcerated Parents

The Federal Interagency Working Group on Children of Incarcerated Parents has also developed a number of resources for service providers working with children who have parents in the criminal justice system including, Myth Busters, a framing paper, a toolkit for working with the child welfare system, and more.

Cooperative Agreement – Children of Incarcerated Parents: Arrest Through Pre-Adjudication

The National Institute of Corrections has funded a cooperative agreement with The Urban Institute to assess the needs of children of incarcerated parents from the arrest through pre-adjudication phases of the criminal justice system. The project will identify and highlight innovations and promising practices that have been shown to affect children of incarcerated parents positively.

Archived Project: Bill of Rights for Children of the Incarcerated Project

In 2003, the San Francisco Children of Incarcerated Parents Partnership distilled 8 rights from children’s experiences that would ensure their safety and well-being, with clear objectives of a policy reform framework. The rights were published and quickly became the guide for policy-makers and practitioners concerned about these children. These distinctive rights are not copyrighted, and are available to all who are seeking improvements in the lives of the children, a beautiful gift for us all.