Contents
1. Childcare Resources
2. Clothing Resources
3. Community Shelter Resources
4. Counseling and Support Groups
5. Education and Job Services for Adults
6. Food Pantries and Resources
7. Hotlines
8. Housing Support
9. Mentorship for Adults
10. Mentorship for Children
11. Reentry Programs
12. Recovery Resources
13. Resources for Baby Items
Do
you have a loved one in prison? (Revised June 7, 2023)
Contacting Inmates Inmate Digital Mail: All personal inmate mail will be scanned and sent digitally to the kiosks/tablets on the housing units.
Commitment, Intake and Classification Information
Promising Practices for Strengthening Families Affected by Parental Incarceration
Van Jones: How Prisons Hurt Communities
Children of Prisoners Library
The CPL provides free information sheets designed for people
serving children of prisoners and their caregivers. Topics
include Facts & Issues, Materials for Caregivers, and Materials
for Health Care Providers.
Sesame Street Videos and Activities for
Kids
Little Children, Big Challenge provides much-needed resources
for families with young children as they encounter the
difficult changes and transitions that come with a parent's
incarceration.
Search the
Pennsylvania 2-1-1 Database
Have a need and can't figure out where to get help? Call 2-1-1
or search the online database for Lancaster County.
Children of
Incarcerated Parents: A Bill of Rights
Ambassadors for Hope believes all children have these rights
and advocate for these rights. Created by the San Francisco
Children of Incarcerated Parents Partnership.
National Resource Center of Children and Families of
the Incarcerated
The mission of the National Resource Center on Children and
Families of the Incarcerated at Rutgers Camden is to raise
awareness about the needs and concerns of the children of the
incarcerated and their families