Get On The Bus
Mom and Dads
Mother’s Day:
Father’s Day:
- Get On The Bus: Father’s Day at San Quentin:- Click here to view.
- Get On The Bus: Father’s Day SQ/SF Chronicle:- Click here to view.
- Get On The Bus:San Quentin Father’s Day, The Marin Journal:- Click here to view.
- Get On The Bus: SQ Father’s Day Bay Area News:- Click here to view.
- Get On The Bus: Fox 2 News:-Click here to view.
- Get On The Bus: Father’s Day at SQ/KSBY:- Click here to view.
- Get On The Bus: Sacramento Catholic Herald:- Click here to view.
Mother’s Day:
- Get On The Bus: a Labor of Love for Volunteers:- Click here to view.
- Taking Children to See Incarcerated Parents: Click here to view.
- Mothers Day for Prisoners: Click here to view.
- Incarcerated Mothers in Chowchilla receive early Mothers Day gift: Click here to view.
Mother’s Day:
- BAY AREA PEOPLE: Resources to help kids visit parents in prison. Click here to view.
- Students at St. Mary Los Gatos help with Get on the Bus. Click here to view.
- Reuters: A Special Fathers Day in California Mens Colony. Click here to view.
- Kids Celebrate Fathers Day with Dads at California Mens Colony. Click here to view.
- Kids Get on the Bus To San Quentin for Fathers Day. Click here to view.
- KIon News: Fathers Day Prison Visits. Click here to view.
- Salinas Californian: Inmates Raise Thousands. Click here to view.
Mother’s Day:
- Children Reunite With Incarcerated Moms Near Mother’s Day – Huffington Post: Click here to view.
- “Get on the Bus for Mothers Day” click here to view.
- Kids Visit Incarcerated Parents With Help From GOTB – KTLA: Click here to view.
- Get On The Bus on FOX 11: Click here to view.
- Get On The Bus Connects Families at CDCR Facilities- Inside CDCR News: Click here to view.
- Buses Bring Mother’s Day to Women’s Prisons – OC Register: Click here to view.
Father’s Day:
- Get On The Bus Reunites Children with Fathers in Prison – KSBY: Click here to view.
- It’s Father’s Day at San Quentin – SF Gate: Click here to view.
- Salinas Californian: A Valued Bus Ride to Prison – Click here to view.
- Monterey Herald: Father’s Day Special for Families – Click here to view.
- KION News: Father’s Day at Soledad Prison – Click here to view.
- Daily Mail Online: Visit from kids cures Folsom prisoners’ blues – Click here to view.
Mother’s Day:
- Get On The Bus Comes to the Federal Bureau of Prisons: Click here to view
- 45 Mothers in Dublin Federal Prison See Their Children: click here to view.
- NBC Los Angeles: Click here to view.
- Daily Breeze: Click here to view.
- Press Telegram Photos: Click here to view.
- The Tidings: Click here to view.
Mother’s Day:
- Santa Maria Sun: Click here to view.
- UC Berkeley News Center: Click here to view.
- KSBW: Click here to view.
- Central Coast News Kion Right Now: Click here to view.
MSNBC Photo Slideshow: Click here to view
- Television New Zealand
A bittersweet Mother’s Day for those behind bars…
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Annual Mother’s Day Event…
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CMC inmates celebrate Father’s Day…
Click here to read more - The Salinas Californian
Family links behind prison walls…
Click here to read more - San Quentin State Prison Photo Slideshow
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NBC LA: Family Bonding Time in Prison
- “Get on the Bus” is a program designed by the state’s Center for Restorative Justice. Donations keep the buses moving so kids can visit for Mother’s Day at women’s prisons around the state and for Father’s Day for the men’s detention centers. Click here to read more…
KCTV 5 News: Father’s Day Not So Lonely For Kids With Dads In Prison
- One of 11 children in California has a parent in prison, jail or on parole or probation, the group said. That amounts to about 856,000 children — 297,000 of whom have a mom or dad in state prison or local jail, the organization said. Click here to read more…
CNN: Nonprofit gives kids of imprisoned parents a lift
- Every May and June, a California nonprofit devoted to improving the criminal justice system takes busloads of youngsters to visit mom or dad behind bars. Click here to read more…
Sacramento Bee: Folsom Prison inmates get a joyful early Father’s Day
- Beaming smiles, tears of joy and the sound of children’s laughter were prevalent Saturday at Folsom State Prison Click here to read more…
Fox Reno: Kids Visit Bay Area Prisons in Honor of Father’s Day
- Children from across California were bused to Bay Area prisons Saturday to visit their dad in honor of Father’s Day, according to the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation. Click here to read more…
Patch Network: Folsom Prison Blues? Not on a Saturday Thanks to NoHo Nonprofit
- The Center for Restorative Justice in North Hollywood made it a happy early Father’s Day for many incarcerated fathers in Folsom State Prison on Saturday. Click here to read more…
Fox Reno: Kids Visit Bay Area Prisons in Honor of Father’s Day
- Children from across California were bused to Bay Area prisons Saturday to visit their dad in honor of Father’s Day, according to the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation. Click here to read more…
KSBY: Kids “Get On The Bus” to visit Dads at CMC
- It was a special day for hundreds of children and their fathers in San Luis Obispo today. Click here to read more…
The Adobe Press: Kids to visit Dads at Men’s Colony
- More than 450 children will be bused to the California Men’s Colony to visit with their incarcerated dads Saturday in celebration of Father’s Day Click here to read more…
KSBW: Get On The Bus Visits Soledad Prisons
- Hundreds of California kids from the “Get On The Bus” program spent their Saturday reuniting with their dads who have been incarcerated in Soledad Prison Click here to read more…
KTUV San Francisco: Kids Visit Bay Area Prisons In Honor of Father’s Day
- More than 1,000 kids participated in the corrections department’s 12th annual “Get On the Bus” event in conjunction with the Center for Restorative Justice Works. Click here to read more…