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| Children with incarcerated parents often suffer in silence |
| By triblive.com- Madasyn Czebiniak |
| Published: 09/20/2016 |
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Kayla Bowyer was 3 months old when her mother went to jail. Her 45-year-old grandmother took care of her, and Bowyer lived with “Grams” until she was 18. Bowyer's mom, Rose Bowyer, was a crack cocaine addict. She was locked up multiple times during her daughter's childhood. Kayla Bowyer had a hard time with her mom's absence. “My grandmother told me that I would sit and cry, just stare out of the window and cry for hours whenever she would leave,” said Bowyer, 27. “It was really hard because every time I saw her leave, I never knew when she was coming back.” When Bowyer was 14, her aunt introduced her to Amachi Pittsburgh, a nonprofit that provides mentors to children with incarcerated parents. Bowyer's mentor of three years was a woman named Yolanda. Read More. |
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