Bringing Hope & Healing to Families Across California
CRJW is a non-profit that provides free family reunification and support services to children of incarcerated parents. We invite you to join our mission to build stronger families and communities.
GIVING WITH IMPACT
Your support leads to hugs and kisses, loving embraces, hand-written letters, and the chance to say, “I LOVE YOU”
Keeping Families
Connected During the
Pandemic
Your support means that families can stay connected during the pandemic and beyond!
Children who maintain contact with their incarcerated parent are less likely to drop out of school and experience behavioral problems. Continued child/parent connection has a positive impact on a child’s wellbeing, including better self esteem, and more parental involvement after release.
Uniting children, families, and communities.
For nearly 20 years, CRJW programs have connected children with incarcerated parents, bringing hope and healing to thousands of families.
A little giving can have a
BIG IMPACT
$5
lets a family send a personalized postcard with their picture on it to loved ones on the inside.
$15
gives the gift of a 12-month Stay Connected Kit to one family, so that children can write letters to a mother or father in prison.
$100
makes it possible for
a child to visit a mother or
father in prison.
Why It Makes a
BIG Difference
- Every child should have the right to communicate with a mother or father in prison.
- Keeping families connected while a parent is incarcerated has been shown to reduce recidivism and build stronger communities.
- When a parent is incarcerated the whole family experiences the impact of incarceration.
- Many families with incarcerated parents struggle financially, and children often need to live with extended family or enter the foster care system.
- Some children go weeks or months without being able to say “I love you” to their mothers and fathers because they lack resources.
Program Updates
- Covid-19 Update – CDCR visiting has been on hold since March 16, 2020. CRJW programs are following Covid-19 guidelines. All GOTB and Family Express in-person events are currently postponed. a mother or father in prison.
- CRJW is working actively with our partners to schedule safe events as soon as possible. CRJW programs make a life-altering impact on thousands of California families. Learn more about our programs by clicking the link below.
There are many ways to support our mission to help renew, rebuild, and strengthen critical parent/child bonds for children with a parent in prison.
Thank you for opening your hearts and making a difference in our communities!
