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.
Every overdose is somebody’s someone: a child, parent, sibling, friend or neighbor whose life mattered.
Please join Coastal Horizons’ Quick Response Team for our Fifth Annual International Overdose Awareness Day Event as we remember those we have lost, support the people who carry their loss and share resources that can help save lives.
📅 Monday, August 31
⏰ 5 to 7 p.m.
📍 Long Leaf Park, 314 Pine Grove Drive, Wilmington
💜 Free and open to the public
The evening will include live music, guest speakers, community resources, free naloxone and a memorial vigil. Attendees may also submit a photograph of a loved one lost to overdose to be included in our memorial display.
Together, we can honor every life, reduce stigma and remind those affected by substance use that they are not alone.
#InternationalOverdoseAwarenessDay #EveryOverdoseIsSomebodysSomeone #CoastalHorizons #WilmingtonNC #EndOverdose
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💜The Post Overdose Response Team with Coastal Horizons invites you to the 2nd Annual Overdose Awareness Break Stigma, Build Hope Community Event on Saturday, August 29, from 10 a.m.–1 p.m. at the CF Pope Elementary School Gymnasium in Burgaw.
Enjoy community resources, free Narcan, live music, children’s activities, food trucks, and more. Together, we can save lives.
#OverdoseAwareness #BreakStigmaBuildHope #CoastalHorizons #TogetherWeCanSaveLives
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"Why Me for OCP?" continues this week with this great piece by Brian Scott! We appreciate you writing about including children and family in the reentry conversation.
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