Safer Society Foundation’s New Circle Mentoring recently received a $5,000 grant from the Walter Cerf Fund at the Vermont Community Foundation. The grant will help to sustain and grow the operations and activities of the program.
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, …
America’s Other Family Separation Crisis
The fact that the U.S. has more incarcerated people per capita than any other nation on Earth has become a key political issue. About eight years, ago that rate finally …
An Innovative Approach to Mentoring High-Risk Children—A Safer Society Foundation Webinar
On September 26, 2018, Mary Falcon, Safer Society’s Executive Director, and Erika Linskey, Director of Safer Society’s New Circle Mentoring Program, presented a live one-hour webinar sponsored by the Global …
Ben & Jerry’s Foundation Vermont Community Action Team Supports Expansion of New Circle Mentoring
We are proud to announce that the Ben & Jerry’s Foundation Community Action Team has decided to continue supporting the New Circle Mentoring program by awarding Safer Society a second …
Safer Society Receives Grant from the Walter Cerf Community Fund of the Vermont Community Foundation
Safer Society Foundation recently received a $2,500 grant from the Walter Cerf Fund at the Vermont Community Foundation. The grant will help further Safer Society Foundation’s mission of mitigating the …
The Fight to Eliminate Cash Bail
Our cash bail system is a big reason why the United States incarcerates more people than any other country on earth. If you can pay bail, you walk free. If …
It’s not just at the border. The U.S. separates families all the time.
“Every day, we lock parents up for decades in our prisons regardless of how it will affect their children, and no one bats an eye. Those who are demanding that …
We Don’t Need a Mega-Prison in VT. We Need a Mega-Commitment To Keeping People Out Of Prison.
A Road Map to Reduction The Barre Times Argus — a well-established Vermont newspaper — has published an opinion piece drafted by Safer Society Executive Director Mary Falcon and board …
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 …
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