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, …
MENTOR Vermont Grant for New Circle Mentoring
The Safer Society Foundation is pleased to announce that it has been awarded a $4,000 grant from MENTOR Vermont (formerly known as Mobius, Vermont’s Mentoring Partnership), which will help continue …
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 …
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 …
ChIPs Mentors and Mentees visit the Middlebury College Museum of Art
On Wednesday, June 13th, the ChIPs mentors and mentees got together as a group for the very first time since the program began in January! This group mentoring activity was …
Disrupted Attachments and the Global Health Implications of Parental Incarceration on the Child
Congratulations to Katelen Fortunati, LCSW, author of the Safer Society ChIPs storybook series and Institute workshop presenter, for receiving her doctoral degree in clinical social work from Rutgers University this …
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 …