General Info:
Compassion In Action is a faith based organization with a holistic approach toward family restoration for persons incarcerated, through a successful transition process. Rebuilding the Family CIA recruits and trains volunteers to embrace the children and their caregivers to help bring healing and eventual reconciliation with the incarcerated parent upon release from prison. The Volunteer support families interact with the children during mom's absence from home. They include them in family activities, outings and attend school functions and special events on behalf of the incarcerated parent. Breaking the Cycle .The CIA All the Way Transitional Home provides continued reentry and transitional support services that will assist participants with a successful reentry back into the community. The complete transition process ranges from 3 to 6 years before support services are determined completed. Volunteer Family entire family agree together to embrace the children of a CIA participant and interact with them in support of their caregiver during the absence of mom. Transport children to regular visits with Mom ; periodic visits to school or participation in school projects ; include CIA children in family recreation and activities ; write mom to keep her informed of interaction w/children ; provide respite for guardian. Sister-To-Sister Leadership Program interact with young girls from the ages of 8-18 in an after school program and participant in STS activities and special events. Assist in developing the spiritual development educational material and provide resources for arts/crafts, social activities and church events. Child Mentor Volunteer to interact with a child or family whose mother is incarcerated, on a regular basis as a friend or spiritual tutor. Involve them with your home church activities etc. Adult Mentor Support a CIA participant during transition from prison by keeping periodic contact with them and determine areas of specific needs. Assist with new community involvement and environment. Pen Pals Write to CIA participants on a regular basis for spiritual, emotional and mental support and encouragement. Connect them with literature that would be spiritually beneficial.