Blogs about: Children Of Incarcerated Parents

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Ending the School Year

kalipr wrote 3 weeks ago: “I want to finish the year with a big bang!” We applaud mentors who want to plan a speci … more →

Tags: mentoring, Children with Parents in Prison, Site-Based Mentoring, Mentoring Children of Prisoners, mentoring at-risk children, Mentoring, summer, Holidays, mentoring children of the incarcerated

Mentoring Children of Poverty

kalipr wrote 1 month ago: We become mentors for a variety of reasons, but at the core is the desire to reach out and connect w … more →

Tags: mentoring, Children with Parents in Prison, Site-Based Mentoring, children in poverty, Mentoring Children of Prisoners, mentoring at-risk children, Mentoring, Seedling's Promise, Make a Difference

Celebrating the Mentoring Relationship

kalipr wrote 2 months ago: A wonderful gift we can give to our mentees and to ourselves is having frequent acts of celebration … more →

Tags: mentoring, Children with Parents in Prison, Site-Based Mentoring, Mentoring Children of Prisoners, mentoring at-risk children, Mentoring, boundaries, mentoring children of the incarcerated, Children with a Parent in Prison

Seedling and Amplify Austin

kalipr wrote 3 months ago: Amplify Austin is coming…Save the Date: March 4th, 7pm! Austin is known for being warm and fri … more →

Tags: mentoring, Children with Parents in Prison, Site-Based Mentoring, Mentoring Children of Prisoners, mentoring at-risk children, Mentoring, Seedling's Promise, mentoring children of the incarcerated, Children with a Parent in Prison

Of Mentoring and Marathons

kalipr wrote 4 months ago: The thought of running a marathon to some feels overwhelming and impossible, while others are energi … more →

Tags: mentoring, Children with Parents in Prison, Site-Based Mentoring, Mentoring Children of Prisoners, mentoring at-risk children, Mentoring, Seedling's Promise, supportive training, boundaries

College Sophomore Honored for Her Work With Children Whose Parents Are in Prison

goodblacknews wrote 4 months ago: Olivia Stinson, a sophomore at Winston-Salem State University in North Carolina was recognized as a … more →

Tags: Education, Community, Family, Children, Teens, Commemorations, awards/honors, philanthropy, Charlotte

Close the gap: Evening Reporting Center is an alternative to incarcerating youth

julialandau wrote 5 months ago: A brief but powerful story of a boy from South San Francisco, this video from Youth Uprising illustr … more →

Tags: Video, youth uprising, drugs, Immigration, School, Justice, incarceration, dropout rates, Restorative Justice

Letter From Christina at College

kalipr wrote 5 months ago: Children who have a parent in prison can face limited options for their future.  Economic impact and … more →

Tags: mentoring, Children with Parents in Prison, Mentoring Children of Prisoners, mentoring at-risk children, Mentoring, Seedling College Scholarships, Seedling's Promise, Children with a Parent in Prison, children with parents in prison

Video Visits: For Children Whose Parents are Incarcerated - Best Interests vs. Special Interests

inowds wrote 6 months ago: In a White Paper article written by Susan D Phillips, Ph.D., research analyst at The Sentencing Proj … more →

Tags: Children, incarcerated parents, video visitation

Apply to ScholarChips

tjms1023 wrote 6 months ago: Scholarchips is a scholarship program for children of incarcerated parents co founded by Yasmine Arr … more →

Tags: Local, Scholarchips, Yasmine Arrington, Girls Rock!

Orlando Magic’s Arron Afflalo Joins the U.S. Dream Academy to Help Local Youth Change Lives

HotSpotOrlando-AboutUS wrote 7 months ago: Orlando Magic’s Arron Afflalo Joins the U.S. Dream Academy to Help Local Youth Change Lives By John … more →

Tags: Orlando, Orlando Community, NBA, Basketball, united states, Sports, Orlando Magic, Entertainment, Politics

The Unforgiving power of a Social Worker

bleppke wrote 8 months ago: First let us remember that the only way a business stays in business is to make money, and DCFS is a … more →

Tags: dependency system, Parents And Their Children

Mom's in jail6 comments

Marybeth wrote 8 months ago: First Day of School by Steve Wilhelm I settled my son into his 4th grade classroom this morning, as … more →

Tags: Commentary, first day of school, Back to School, Lund, Kids-A-Part program, inarcerated parent, childhood trauma, Vermont DOC Facts and Figures

Will Justice ever prevail1 comment

bleppke wrote 9 months ago: In my life these days there are many trials and tribulations that have brought about my involement w … more →

Tags: dependency system, DCFS

Miss America 2012 Promotes Mentoring for Incarcerated Children2 comments

bbbsdesussex wrote 9 months ago: Miss America 2012 Laura Kaeppeler Miss America 2012 Laura Kaeppeler recently announced that the Miss … more →

Tags: Inspiration, Mentoring, Service, News, mentoring, miss america, Big Brothers Big Sisters of America, Miss America 2012, Laura Kaeppeler

Hunting the Ghost in your Closet

bleppke wrote 9 months ago: When we were children we were told of the boogey man or that there were ghosts that hid under our be … more →

Tags: Parents And Their Children, DCFS

Music Frees the Spirit and the Children | by Guest Blogger Maria Thompson Corley

Linda Brendle wrote 10 months ago: I believe in the healing power of music, and I also believe it is our responsibility to care for “th … more →

Tags: guest blog, social activism, Linda Brendle, Music, Maria Thompson Corley, Diana Vuolo, Swan, Fighting Crime, music lessons

Miss America Speaks Out for Seedling

kalipr wrote 1 year ago: Every once in a great while, two things you don’t usually think of in the same sentence simply … more →

Tags: mentoring, Children with Parents in Prison, Site-Based Mentoring, Mentoring, Education, Miss America 2012, Laura Kaeppeler, Sponsorships, mentor children

Invisible consequences7 comments

Mario Koran wrote 1 year ago: Marcus Fudge Most articles I write come quickly to me.  I see the story, I meet and talk, I mentally … more →

Tags: Criminal Justice, Wisconsin, poverty, Crime, felons


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