Black is the new black – and I’m only wearing it until they invent something darker. I keep trying to come up with good ideas, but all I get is all these light bulbs.
Instead I’ve got a plan.
More than 2 million children had a parent incarcerated in a state or federal prison in the United States last year, an increase of over 80% since 1991. The following groups could benefit greatly from the myamericanbenefits.com website, Information USA’s data, and Matthew Lesko’s insights on finding funding and free services from the government.. What other groups could use our database of government programs? Post a link in my comment box.
Below is a partial list of contacts and resource points. If anyone can add more, please let me know. Together We Can Help.
Children of Prisoners Library
http://www.fcnetwork.org/cpl/cplindex.html
“When Your Grandchild’s Parent is in Prison,” AARP
http://www.aarp.org/families/grandparents/raising_grandchild/a2004-09-07-granparents-prison.html
Women in Prison & Children of Imprisoned Mothers: Recent Developments in the United Nations Human Rights System, Laurel Townhead, Quaker United Nations Office, 2006
http://www.whrnet.org/docs/WiP-Recent-UN-developments-200603.pdf
“Women, Prison and Children,” NOW, PBS
http://www.pbs.org/now/society/womenprisoners.html
“Dignity for Women Prisoners Campaign,” California Prison Focus
http://www.prisons.org/dignity/
Action Committee for Women in Prison
http://www.acwip.net/
All of Us or None
http://www.allofusornone.org/
