I’ll be co-hosting a monthly radio program starting next week that will feature guests who will address many of the questions and concerns people have when a loved one is in prison.
Makeba Lavan, a columnist for Lives in Focus, Family Life Behind Bars, will also be a host.
During each show we’ll cover topics like how do you deal with all the bills piling up when it’s just you earning for the whole family? how do you overcome the social stigma? The idea is to help those left behind when a family member or significant other is in prison.
The first show will be on Monday, March 16 at 6:30 pm EST. The show will feature the Founder and President of Children of Promise, NYC, Sharon B. Content.
CPNYC is a Brooklyn based organization committed to embracing and empowering children of incarcerated parents to break the cycle of intergenerational involvement in the criminal system. The organization offers counseling, mentoring, academic tutoring, recreation and more. Content will talk about the program and how this Bed-Stuy born organization has worked to change young lives.
People can listen live to the show on their phones or over the Internet. To listen to the show on your phone, dial (347) 326-9981. When you have a question, just press 1 on your phone. Keep in mind that the phone number is a New York number and your phone company will charge you for long distance calling.
If you are not in the area and don’t want to call long distance, you can listen to the show at: http://www.blogtalkradio.com/familylifebehindbars.
We hope you join us for the inaugural radio program. We’d also love your suggestions for guests and topics for future programs. Please share those in the comments section below.
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I recently received information about your new show regarding the familial impact of an imprisoned parent/caregiver and would love to discuss possibly having the Founder of our non-profit, Children of Promise, NYC(www.cpnyc.org), Sharon Content, as a future guest on your show speaking to the specific and unique needs of both the children and the caregivers left behind.
Children of Promise, NYC(CPNYC),a Brooklyn-based non-profit, embraces children of incarcerated parents and empowers them to break the cycle of intergenerational incarceratno. We also provide services to the caregivers left behind. We are launching several programs in the upcoming months including the first-of-its-kind after-school program focused on the specific and unique needs of the children, including academic, counseling and mentoring services.
My goal is to reach out to the community and to local media outlets, to ensure that these silent victims voices are being heard and that people are aware of the services available to them that will truly make a difference in both the present and the future of these children.
If you are interested, please feel free to contact me, and I can forward you some more information about our organization and recent Press Releases.
I look forward to hearing from you!
Regards,
Darren Green
dgreen@cpnyc.org
Marketing & Media Contact
Children of Promise, NYC
http://www.cpnyc.org
HOW LONG IS LONG ENOUGH?
For any man or woman convicted of a crime, successfully completing their sentence, along with any assigned parole or probation, is just the beginning. After their release from confinement, they are faced with re-integrating themselves back into their community – often in the same area and with the same influences that provided them opportunity to break the law in the first place.
Their search for employment is often stonewalled by the fact that they now have a conviction on their record. Employers performing a routine search find the negative information, and unless they are part of a progressive federal or state program, or willing to give the applicant a second chance, the applicant is put at the bottom of the list of candidates – if they remain on the list at all.
The goal of improving their own economic status and fighting the impulse to return to their former ways is complicated further by the fact that even advanced education – like a master’s degree – is often not enough to convince a potential employer to give them another chance.
Apartment leases, home mortgages, opening a bank account or a credit card, and many other processes that non-offenders take for granted are often closed to these individuals. This situation continues for as long as the conviction stays on their record, and with the advent of computers, the information is even easier to find.
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