Resources for families

 Annie E. Casey Foundation Baltimore, Maryland aecf.org The primary mission of the Annie E. Casey Foundation is to foster public policies, human service reforms, and community supports that meet the needs of today's vulnerable children and families.

 Assisting Families of Inmates Richmond, Virginia afoi.org The mission of AFOI is to provide opportunities for regular, meaningful visitation, referrals to community resources, and other services that help families cope with incarceration and prepare for release and reunification. AFOI is one of only a handful of such programs to provide these services in Virginia and across the United States.

 Children of Inmates Florida childrenofinmates.org Children of Inmates is a network of faith-based and professional organizations that reintroduces children to their incarcerated parents, creates positive memories and moments for the children, and facilitates rebuilding lasting bonds for a lifetime.

Foreverfamily Atlanta, Georgia foreverfam.org/ Foreverfamily also offers an intensive training geared to develop, strengthen and enhance efforts to meet the unique needs of children with incarcerated parents.

 Friends Outside Stockton, California friendsoutside.org Friends Outside only offers direct services in California but is a national leader in advocating for the rights of children of incarcerated parents.

 Girl Scouts Beyond Bars Baltimore, Maryland gscm.org/en/about-girl-scouts/our-program/ways-to-participate/communityprograms/BeyondBars.html Girl Scouts Beyond Bars (GSBB) is a program offered in 15 States that focuses on the daughters of incarcerated women. It aims to break the intergenerational cycle of incarceration by maintaining the mother-daughter bond, strengthening the self-esteem of both mothers and daughters, lessening the anxiety experienced by children of incarcerated parents, and providing these children with positive role models.

 KidsMates kidsmates.org KidsMates Inc.’s advocacy seeks to raise awareness about parental incarceration and its lifelong negative impacts to affected children. The organization implements initiatives aimed at improving outcomes, fostering resilience, and empowering children of incarcerated parents.

 Prison Fellowship Lansdowne, Virginia prisonfellowship.org Prison Fellowship trains correctional leaders, volunteers, and incarcerated men and women to make prisons more rehabilitative places. The Prison Fellowship advocates for a more restorative criminal justice system and collaborating with churches and local service providers to support former prisoners, their families, and their communities.

 Rainbows for All Children Evanston, Illinois rainbows.org Rainbows for All Children is dedicated to being the premier source of support for all youth as they navigate grief and heal from loss, whether from death, divorce, deployment of parents or other trauma.

 Save Kids of Incarcerated Parents (SKIP) Hope Hull, Alabama 36043 skipinc.org SKIP's mission is to provide support services to children of incarcerated parents and their families and to increase public awareness of the underlying challenges these children face through education, advocacy, and research.

 The Messages Project Norfolk, Virginia 23503 themessagesproject.org The Messages Project is a nonprofit organization that enables children of incarcerated parents to maintain and rebuild relationships with their mothers and fathers.

 The National Resource Center on Children and Families of the Incarcerated

NRCCFI at Rutgers -- Camden

Camden, New Jersey nrccfi.camden.rutgers.edu The mission of The National Resource Center on Children and Families of the Incarcerated (NRCCFI) is to show criminal justice system, other institutions, and society that families of prisoners are valued resources in supporting family empowerment, integrity, and selfdetermination.

The following list, (which is not comprehensive) includes resources from across the country, for families involved in the criminal justice system