| There is assistance for for female inmates, who are willing to get back on their feet |
| Women’s Prison Association 110 Second Ave. New York, NY 10003 Phone: (212) 674-1163 Fax: (212) 677-1981 Executive Director Phone: (212) 674-1163, ext. 17 |
521 Gladfelter Hall Department of Criminal Justice Temple University 1115 W. Berks St. Philadelphia PA 19122 Phone: (215) 204-5163 Fax: (215) 204-3872 E-mail: inout@temple.edu |
Family and Corrections Network (FCN)
FCN is an organization for and about families of prisoners. It offers information, training and technical assistance on children of prisoners, parenting programs for prisoners, prison visiting, incarcerated fathers and mothers, hospitality programs, keeping in touch, returning to the community, the impact of the justice system on families, and prison marriage. www.fcnetwork.org
National Mentoring Center
The National Mentoring Center is one of the preeminent national training and technical assistance providers for mentoring programs across the United States. Created and funded primarily by the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP), the National Mentoring Center provides a range of services including training, program consulting, electronic information resources, and projects. www.nwrel.org/mentoring
Center for Children of Incarcerated Parents
The mission of the Center for Children of Incarcerated Parents is the prevention of intergenerational crime and incarceration. Their goals are the production of high quality documentation on and the development of model services for children of criminal offenders and their families. www.e-ccip.org
Legal Services for Prisoners with Children (LSPC)
LSPC advocates for the human rights and empowerment of incarcerated parents, children, family members and people at risk for incarceration. We respond to requests for information, trainings, technical assistance, litigation, community activism and the development of more advocates. Our focus is on women prisoners and their families, and we emphasize that issues of race are central to any discussion of incarceration. www.prisonerswithchildren.org
Resource Center. www.urban.org