Our Partners

Amachi Pittsburgh
Amachi Pittsburgh raises awareness and delivers services to give children a fighting chance-- when the community is knowledgeable about the challenges that they face, children have the support they need to thrive.

The National Resource Center on Children and Families of the Incarcerated
The mission of the National Resource Center on Children and Families of the Incarcerated at Rutgers Camden is to raise awareness about the needs and concerns of the children of the incarcerated and their families.

Arizona State University Center for Child Well-Being
The mission of ASU’s Center for Child Well-Being is to advance child and family well-being. Drawing upon the expertise of faculty from across ASU's research enterprise, we work to increase resilience among families and to build safer and more vibrant communities for young people.

BAYCIPP
Bay Area of Children of Incarcerated Parents Partnership (BAYCIPP) is a regional coalition designed to leverage resources, relationships, programming, and talent to enhance awareness and advocacy for children with incarcerated parents.

Connecticut Children of Incarcerated Parents Initiative
The CIP Initiative seeks to improve the quality of supports for children with incarcerated parents by using the various data and knowledge it gains to inform public policy and practice.

The Dr. Muhammad Experience
For more than a decade, Dr. Muhammad has been conducting groundbreaking research on the children of incarcerated parents and the consequences of parental incarceration on children.

FWD.US
FWD.us is a bipartisan political organization that believes America’s families, communities, and economy thrive when more individuals are able to achieve their full potential.

KidsMates
KidsMates is a national non-profit organization that we co-founded to promote resilience in the face of childhood adversity.

Next 100
Next100 Is a Startup Think Tank for and by a New Generation of Policy Leaders. We are working to change the face and future of progressive policy, and to build a more inclusive, equal, democratic, and just America.

DC Project Connect
The mission of DC Project Connect (501 .c3) is to provide crisis intervention and information resources to families affected by incarceration; we support reentry initiatives that strengthen families. Our bibliotherapeutic children's books are designed to support caregivers and children during discussions about parental incarceration.

The Osborne Association
Osborne works to replace punitive systems with community-generated solutions that promote healing, equity, accountability, and justice.

Our Children's Place
Our Children’s Place of Coastal Horizons Center is a statewide program committed to the well-being of these children through advocacy, education, and outreach.

POPS The Club
POPS the Club cultivates an inclusive space for youth who have been stigmatized and silenced by their experiences with the carceral system.

US Dream Academy
The U.S. Dream Academy is helping our nation's children reach for their dreams. Through academic, social, and values enrichment, we empower those children most at risk of incarceration to believe in themselves and to succeed.

We Got Us Now
We Got Us Now is a nonprofit, nonpartisan advocacy organization amplifying the issues children and young adults with incarcerated parents face due to mass incarceration.

Hour Children
Hour Children supports families during a mother's incarceration and helps families get back on their feet upon release by providing housing, childcare, job training, and mental health services.