Mentoring Children of Prisoners

Articles, Excerpts, Tips & More
People of Faith Mentoring Children of Promise: A Model Partnership Based on Service and Community: This is the “how-to” manual for starting and operating an “Amachi” mentoring program, which matches church volunteers with children of prisoners.
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Recommended Books
Amachi: Mentoring the Children of Prisoners in Philadelphia: This book on the early years of the Amachi program (how it was set up, its operation and maintenance) will be helpful to practitioners and public administrators interested in launching an Amachi program in their own communities.
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Working with Children with Parents in Prison/Understanding Parents in Prison: This newsletter edition, written for North Carolina’s child welfare workers, introduces its employees to the challenges of working with the children of incarcerated parents and provides resources and information to enhance the employees’ work.
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Mentor Guide For People Working With Children of Promise: This practical tool provides guidelines for mentors that help equip them to develop trust with their mentee, assist the children in facing problems from peers, and manage expectations for the mentor-mentee relationship.
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Stories and Activities for Children of Promise: This comic book format workbook includes short stories about children of prisoners dealing with various typical challenges and issues, and provides activity ideas for youth to complete with a mentor.
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Recommended Links
Children of Prisoners Library: The Children of Prisoners Library, created by the Family and Corrections Network, is an Internet-based resource that provides free information sheets designed for people serving children of prisoners and their caregivers.
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Federal Resource Center for Children of Prisoners: An initiative of the Child Welfare League of America, the Center conducts research and evaluation, collects and disseminates information, provides training and technical assistance, and increases awareness among the many disciplines and service systems that come in contact with families separated by incarceration.
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Center for Children of Incarcerated Parents: This is the website of a California-based nonprofit agency founded in 1989 whose mission is to prevent intergenerational crime and incarceration.
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