Last month, Erika Linksey (Program Director of ChIPs Mentoring and Circle of Support) had the chance to sit down and hold a short interview with Beatrice Lozada of Prison Families Anonymous …
Meet our ChIPs Mentoring & Circle of Support Program Director, Erika Linskey!
The Fay Honey Knopp Institute (part of the Safer Society Foundation) is proud to introduce Erika Linskey as the Program Director of the ChIPs Mentoring and Circles of Support program. Erika has …
Jill Levenson During the Trauma-Informed Practice Workshop
On Monday, July 31, the Fay Honey Knopp Institute hosted a workshop with presenter Dr. Jill Levenson. The focus of the workshop was trauma-informed practice when working with children, especially …
Trauma-Informed Practice Workshop
Thank you to the 40 mentoring and school-related volunteers and professionals who attended and contributed to the success of our workshop on Trauma-Informed Practice, presented by Dr. Jill Levenson, at …
Mother’s Day – When Seeing Your Mother Means A Trip To Prison
Mother’s Day is probably the saddest day of the year for the children of incarcerated mothers. “Mother’s Day is a celebration of motherhood and the influence that mothers have …
Executive Director Mary Falcon Discusses Trauma-Informed Mentoring at the Vermont Mentoring Symposium
Safer Society Foundation’s Executive Director, Mary Falcon, was invited to hold a workshop on Trauma-Informed Mentoring at the 2017 Vermont Mentoring Symposium (hosted by Mobius, Vermont’s Mentoring Partnership), an event in which …
Advocating to Abolish Private Prisons
Approximately 6 percent of state prisoners and 16 percent of federal prisoners are incarcerated in for-profit prisons. The evidence that governments can save money through privatization is mixed at best—in …
Chasing After Parents in Police Cars
Picture an 11-year-old child running down the street after a police car screaming and begging the officer to let her father stay home. Meryam Bouadjemi recalls the somber quiet of …
“Children of Incarcerated Parents Also Serve Time”
From the age of five Adriana spent most of her childhood weekends and holidays in prison visiting her father. She felt that “It was the only place and time in …
A Nice Story About Fathers Who Are in Jail and Their Daughters
I trust my father and I trust that he’s going to keep trying. That’s what one daughter said to CNN’s Lisa Ling about her father who is locked up in …