by Catie Talarski – I wanted to pass on this information for anyone interested in mentoring youth who have a parent in prison. On the show today Trevor Johnson mentioned that mentoring won’t solve this complex problem – but it certainly can help fill the void left by an absent parent.
Trevor Johnson and Sue Quinlan in our WWL studios, photo by Chion Wolf
From our caller today:
Mentoring Futures Together is an collaborative effort to reach children of incarcerated parents.
It is a partnership with the UConn Health Center; Judah House, a transitional housing facility for women in Hartford; and, the African Caribbean American Parents of Children with Disabilities (AFCAMP), a family advocacy group serving Hartford residents.
Mentoring Futures Together is currently looking for volunteer mentors.
Mentoring Futures Together
263 Farmington Ave.
MC 1410
Farmington, CT 06030-1410
860 679 3241
mft@uchc.edu
You can also contact Big Brothers/Big Sisters.
For more information on the issue of children of the incarcerated – see the Family and Corrections Network and Families in Crisis, Inc.
Central Connecticut State University is conducting a Conference: “Children with Incarcerated Parents” on February 1st. More information here.
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