A simple, age-appropriate story about a young teddy bear on visiting day helps young children overcome feelings of abandonment by helping them understand why people are in prison, giving them ways to stay connected with their parent, and assuring them that incarceration is not their fault.
This fact sheet includes a set of website links designed to assist individuals in mentoring efforts targeting children of prisoners. Links are provided for information on the Mentoring Children of Prisoners Initiative; general mentoring resources; and children of prisoners related resources, including links for information on partnerships, grants, faith-based programs, publications, legal advice, and training; and grant writing tutorials.