Audio Recording: Children with Incarcerated Mothers
The February 14 Thursday's Child public policy forum in Washington, DC, explored the needs of children whose mothers are in prison. Current estimates indicate that on
any given day, more than 150,000 children have a mother in prison.
Chapin Hall senior researcher Amy Dworsky discussed research that found most children with incarcerated mothers are cared for by relatives. Of the few children who are in
foster care, most were placed there before their mother's incarceration, indicating prior problems in the home.
Other panelists discussed how having an incarcerated mother affects a child differently than having an incarcerated father, programs that serve this population of children, and how Maryland's corrections department changed its policies to address the needs of incarcerated mothers and their children.
Listen
to the audio recording.
Efforts to Improve After-School Program Quality
To strengthen the quality of local after-school programs, the Prime Time Initiative in Palm Beach County, Florida, launched a quality improvement project in 38
after-school programs serving elementary and middle-school students. This Chapin Hall report evaluates the project and discusses its third-year challenges and successes.
Read the report, Palm Beach County's Prime Time Initiative: Improving the Quality of After-School Programs, by Julie Spielberger and Tracey Lockaby.
Expert in Community Reinvestment and Economic Development Joins Chapin Hall
Chapin Hall welcomes Malcolm Bush as a new research fellow. Dr. Bush is a nationally recognized expert in community reinvestment and economic development, particularly in low- and moderate-income communities. He previously served as president of the Woodstock Institute, a nonprofit research center in Chicago.
Read more about Malcolm Bush.
Win a Gift by Taking Chapin Hall Website Survey
Chapin Hall seeks your input on features and content that you would like to see on our revised website. Respondents completing our 3-minute survey will be entered into a raffle for gift cards from GiftCertificates.com. First prize is a $150 gift card; second prize is a $100 gift card; and third prize is a $50 gift card.
Take the survey and enter the raffle.
For more information contact:
Jelene Britten
Public Affairs Associate
Chapin Hall Center for Children
1313 East 60th Street
Chicago, IL 60637
Phone: 773.256.5138
jbritten@chapinhall.org
