The last three years have brought a dramatic shift in the field for those working with children and families of the incarcerated. The impact of parental incarceration on children has begun to influence federal, state and local policy as well as impacting programs and practices in schools, child welfare agencies and correctional facilities.
NRCCFI participates in many projects that focus on the intersection of policy and practice. Our goal is to examine policy and advocacy initiatives, promising programs and evidence based practices, to solicit feedback from those directly impacted by incarceration-children of the incarcerated, caregivers and incarcerated parents and to promote awareness of national resources and initiatives.
Program Spotlight: “What Will Happen to Me?”
Read about What Will Happen to Me, a remarkable photo-textual book about children of the incarcerated and their caregivers, with portraits by Howard Zehr and interviews with children conducted by Lorraine Stutzman Amstutz.
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Policy Forum
This section highlights policy initiatives and shares policy perspectives of service providers and family members, as well as policy makers and advocates.
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Bill of Rights for Children of the Incarcerated Technical Assistance Project
NRCCFI hosted Soros Fellow, Dee Ann Newell, in a project to provide technical assistance to 14 states pursuing improvement in policies and practices affecting children with incarcerated parents and their families. The National Bill of Rights Project, initiated as a pilot effort for a future and larger policy reform movement needed on behalf of children of incarcerated parents.
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Mentoring Children of Incarcerated Parents
NRCCFI has been providing training and technical assistance to Mentoring programs across the US for the last 6 years. This mentoring page will convey to visitors, lessons learned from mentoring agencies across the country.
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