1 in every 28 children in the United States has an incarcerated parent.*
In North Carolina, more than 18,000 children have a parent in prison. According to The Annie E. Casey Foundation, an estimated 160,000 children in the state have experienced parental incarceration and the resulting consequences.
Our Children’s Place of Coastal Horizons Center is a statewide program committed to the well-being of these children through advocacy, education, and outreach.
In order to support children with an incarcerated parent and help them persevere through such a challenging experience, Sesame Workshop launched the Little Children, Big Challenges: Incarceration initiative. The bi-lingual (English/Spanish) resources include videos and a storybook for children to help support and comfort them, videos and guides for parents and caregivers to help them find the language to talk about incarceration with their children, and a resource for the incarcerated parent that highlights the importance of communication.
For more information, visit the Little Children, Big Challenges: Incarceration website or contact Our Children's Place.
A Bill of Rights for the Children of Incarcerated Parents
The San Francisco Children of Incarcerated Parents Partnership (SFCIPP) created this downloadable bill of rights. Click either link below to download your copy.
Thanks to Reaching Out From Within for inviting Our Children's Place to be on the Family Support Panel at their symposium last week! We received a warm welcome, met so many great people, and left with much to think about, including this Power of Kindness button!
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Healing and recovery are hard.
But a lifetime at war with yourself is harder.
Choosing to take that first step may feel overwhelming, but it is also the beginning of something better. You are not alone, and you do not have to keep fighting by yourself.
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Our Children's Place is kicking off the week in an great way . . . presenting to child protection and child welfare staff with New Hanover County Health & Human Services! We appreciate the opportunity!
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