Tag: incarceration
“Back Home and Building Bonds:” A Lighthouse for Reconnecting Fathers
This isn’t just a guide, but a beacon for all fathers who’ve been distanced from their families due to incarceration and are now eager to rebuild the bonds that time and circumstances might have weakened.
Celebrating Second Chances and Embracing New Beginnings with Fathers Incorporated
In the spirit of Second Chance Month, we want to acknowledge the graduates of our Gentle Warriors Academy. These dedicated fathers have come to understand the crucial role they play in the lives of their children, even after making mistakes.
Parental Incarceration and the Transition to Adulthood
The United States has the highest imprisonment rate in the world. Although the rates of incarceration have essentially leveled off since around 2002, the United States lead the world in imprisonment: 2.2 million people were incarcerated in 2015.
Greater Resources Needed for Incarcerated Families
Written by Frederick A. Davie, M.Div. As a relatively young program officer at the Ford Foundation early in my career I made a visit to Sing Sing I […]
Fatherhood, Incarceration, Reentry, Children with Incarcerated Parents
On any given day in America, it is estimated that more than 1.7 million children under 18 years old have a parent incarcerated in a state (52%) or federal prison (63%)—91% of all incarcerated parents are fathers.