The organization Children of Incarcerated Parents Partnership was founded a number of years ago to help a special group of children in Frederick County, Maryland. Started by one person, it quickly grew to be an organization supported by ‘mid managers’ from a variety of non-profit agencies in Frederick, Maryland. Our belief is that children of incarcerated parents are a group of children who lack a voice of their own. Our work and our mission is to give them such a voice in the community, in the schools, and in their family. We are proud to say that we have been an official non-profit organization since 2011.

Activities have included, but are not limited to, the following for the children as well as their caregivers and the parents in jail:

• Weekend children’s activities
• Resource fairs for jail visitors
• Distribution of quality children’s books
• Recordable bears for the children
• Scholarships for caregivers, parents released from jail, and children who were impacted by incarceration
• Caregiver respite meetings
• Emergency gift cards
• Parenting classes at the jail

• Caregiver workshops

For the community, our work has included:

• Symposiums
• Presentations at churches, synagogues and community gatherings

• Participation in community workshops

It is important to note that all of this has been accomplished through the volunteer efforts and hard work of a few committed people and the support of their many friends.