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As More Mothers Fill Prisons, Children Suffer ‘A Primal Wound’

Since 1980, the number of incarcerated women in the U.S. has grown by more than 750%—at a rate twice that of men. And as the prison population has risen, so, …

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A Word from the Program Director – July 2019

Listen to Erika discuss New Circle Mentoring’s recent mentor gathering!

How Does Toxic Stress Affect Low-Income and Black Children?

Toxic stress from frightening or threatening experiences can impede children’s learning and health.  “…children with a family income of $20,000 or less—are more likely to encounter threatening experiences and the …

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SSF04: A Conversation with Parental Incarceration Expert Katelen Fortunati

Katelen Fortunati, DSW, LCSW, is the author of Safer Society’s ChIPs Storybooks and an expert on the impact of parental incarceration on child development. She received her Doctorate of Social …

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When a family member serves time, students also pay a price

Parental incarceration of is one of the 10 Adverse childhood experiences and it affects more than 5 million school-aged children in America today. “Schools are becoming more aware of the …

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New Circle Mentoring Program Director Discusses ACEs

Parental incarceration is ranked among the ten most serious “adverse childhood experiences” (ACEs) which are statistically linked to health and social problems in adult life. (Resilience Beyond Incarceration Fact Sheet) …

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SSF02: A Conversation with the New Circle Mentoring Program Clinical Director Dottie Neuberger

Dottie has six decades of experience as a high school, middle school, and elementary school counselor (through the Counseling Service of Addison County) and a community activist in Addison County.  …

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Celebrating National Mentoring Month – A Note from our Program Director

To help spread awareness of mentoring, January has been recognized as “National Mentoring Month” by the United States Senate. On January 23rd, mentoring organizations from across Vermont gathered together at …

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Safer Society Receives Grant from Vermont Community Foundation to Support New Circle Mentoring

Safer Society Foundation recently received a $3,000 grant from the Vermont Community Foundation’s Spark! Connecting Community grant program. This grant will go toward expanding Safer Society’s New Circle Mentoring Program …

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SSF01: A Conversation with Director Erika Linskey about the New Circle Mentoring Program

Erika Linskey earned her Master’s Degree in Educational Psychology from the University of Colorado, taught elementary school in Colorado, and has maintained a life-long career in teaching and child advocacy. …

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