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Policy Issues Confronting Children of Incarcerated Parents

Please go to www.sfcipp.org and read the Bill of Rights for Children of Incarcerated Parents for a policy framework to improve the security and well-being of these children and families. 

These rights are derived directly from interviews with the children and indicate the direction policy-makers should be considering when legislation concerning corrections and children, TANF programs for relative caregivers, law enforcement protocols and training, support for the children, ranging from light-weight interventions to full interventions to prevent further traumatizing of these children by ill-conceived policies. 

Current Legislative Initiative of Arkansas Voices for the Children Left Behind for the 2017 General Assembly follow: 

*Legislation to clarify the responsibilities of the DHS Division of Children and Family Services of Arkansas Human Services to incarcerated parent with children in foster care: HB 2104 pending before being voted in the House and Senate. Sponsored by Rep. Vivian Flowers (D-Pine Bluff)

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Donations:
Arkansas Voices has developed "promising" practices to insure quality and cost effectiveness in our services. We primarily rely on grant funding and donations. Many of our current programs are operating with very small grant funding or entirely as volunteer projects without paid staff.

We need the support of the Friends of Children Left Behind to sustain our multiple interventions.

If you prefer to use a credit card, we provide these services. To mail a contribution, please send to:
Arkansas Voices
1818 N. Taylor St., #140
Little Rock, AR 72207
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