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| CDCR Co-sponsors Conference on Children of Incarcerated Parents |
| By California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation |
| Published: 10/05/2010 |
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Sacramento – Friends Care, a nonprofit organization, the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR), and members of the judiciary are hosting a first-of-its-kind conference for children of incarcerated parents, “My Future Starts with Me,” today in Sacramento. “CDCR cares about these kids,” said Debra Herndon, Associate Director of CDCR’s Female Offender Programs and Services. “We have even received monetary donations from inmates at the California Institution for Women, Valley State Prison for Women, Central California Women’s Facility, and Kern Valley State Prison to help with this event.” “The goal of the conference is to give young people, between 12 and 16 years of age, whose parents are in prison or jail, the help they need to lead a bright and positive future free of crimes and drugs,” Herndon added. Children have been chosen to attend from Sacramento, San Joaquin, and Yolo counties. “This all started with a dream to reach out a hand to children whose parents are incarcerated so they can pursue their dreams,” said Dorothy Montgomery, Executive Director of Friends Care. “Because of the support Friends Care has received from CDCR, the judiciary, law enforcement and other community leaders, the dream is becoming a reality.” Workshops include: “Choices have Consequences,” led by Folsom State Prison Warden Rick Hill; “Vision, Hope and Success,” a discussion with San Joaquin County Superior Court Judge William Murray and Sacramento Superior Court Judge Troy Nunley; and “Overcoming Adversity,” an interactive exchange with Eric Nicholls, Sacramento County Office of Education, Sgt. Mike Castaneda of the Yolo County Sheriff’s Department and young people from Peacekeeper Girls in Transition from San Joaquin County. Carrie Thomson, who overcame a difficult childhood in East Los Angeles to become a successful adult, will be a featured speaker along with the Honorable Gary Ransom, a retired Sacramento County Superior Court judge. Friends Care has been working with children of incarcerated parents for more than 22 years. For more information visit: http://www.friends-care.com/3201.html |
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