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Increasing Visibility and
Support for Children
of Incarcerated Parents
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Resources for Families

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Information for Non-Parent Caregivers of Children with Incarcerated Parents

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Resources for Children of Incarcerated Parents

Resources for youth in NYC and tips for locating an incarcerated parent.

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Support Groups for Youth

Collection of support resources for Children and Youth

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Prison Families Alliance

Online support for families and children affected by incarceration. Groups offered in Spanish and English.

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Caregiver Check-In from MFGP

Stress, emotional overload, recognizing personal needs, asking for help, and identifying support.

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My Fairy Godparents (MFGP) is a resource hub for parents and caregivers of children with incarcerated parents. 

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Kinship Care Supports from MFGP

What relatives raising a child can ask about, from school enrollment to available assistance. 

 

My Fairy Godparents (MFGP) is a resource hub for parents and caregivers of children with incarcerated parents. 

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Talking to Children About Incarceration

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Books For and About Children of Incarcerated Parents 

Helpful reading

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Hard Conversations: How to Talk to Kids About an Incarcerated Loved One

EveryMom Blog

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Sesame Street- What is Incarceration?

In this short video, Alex talks about his dad's incarceration and Sofia explains what "incarceration" means.

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Sesame Street: Coping with Incarceration

Resources for Parents and Caregivers of children with incarcerated parents.

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Visiting a Prison or Jail

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Tip Sheet for Incarcerated Parents: Planning for a Visit from Your Child/Children

Share with incarcerated moms and dads to help them prepare for visits.

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Five Reasons to Support Visiting

Learn about why it is important to visit and join us in using humanizing language by saying "visits" rather than "visitation." 

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Maintaining and Strengthening Family Ties

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Specific Information about visting a prison or jail in New York State
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Video Visiting in NY Prisons, Brooklyn Public Library

Do you have a loved one who is incarcerated in a New York State prison? Brooklyn Public Library’s TeleStory program makes it easier to stay in touch.

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Video Visiting in NY Prisons

The Osborne Association hosts Video Visits for family members of those incarcerated in select prisons at their offices in NYC, Buffalo, and Newburgh.  

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New York State DOCCS’ Visiting Schedule by Facility

Find the visiting schedule and address for each prison facility in New York State 

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New York State DOCCS' Resources

Information about visiting and communicating with someone incarcerated in a New York State prison. 

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How Incarceration Affects Children

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Impacts of Incarceration

Pathfinder Network

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Stronger Together:

The Experiences of Children of Incarcerated Parents

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