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Youth & Family Resources<br />
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and their families. Visitors can browse a library of helpful materials,<br />
fact sheets, and research resources for service providers and<br />
families.<br />
CHILDREN OF PROMISE, NYC (CPNYC)<br />
54 MacDonough Street, Brooklyn, NY 11216<br />
Telephone: 718.483.9290<br />
www.cpnyc.org<br />
Children of Promise, NYC (CPNYC) is a nonprofit organization whose<br />
mission is to embrace children of incarcerated parents and empower<br />
them to break the cycle of intergenerational involvement in the<br />
criminal justice system. To meet the distinct needs of this forgotten<br />
population, CPNYC offers comprehensive services through its<br />
after-school program, summer day camp, mentoring initiative, and<br />
licensed mental health clinic. CPNYC serves children 6–18 years old.<br />
Appointments preferred; walk-in are welcomed. Spanish spoken.<br />
ABRAHAM HOUSE<br />
340 Willis Avenue, Bronx, NY 10454<br />
Telephone: 718.292.9321 A<br />
www.abrahamhouse.org<br />
The Abraham House works with incarcerated people, formerly incarcerated<br />
people, and their relatives to break the cycle of crime within<br />
families. Abraham House’s services include an alternative-to-incarceration<br />
residential program, a family center offering social services and<br />
a religious community of formerly incarcerated people, after-school<br />
programming for the children of incarcerated parents, college preparation,<br />
and mentoring. Spanish also spoken.<br />
OSBORNE ASSOCIATION N<br />
The Osborne Association assists people coping with the often<br />
traumatic changes that occur when a loved one is incarcerated,<br />
including negotiating the intricacies of the criminal justice system,<br />
maintaining contact with an incarcerated person, and addressing the<br />
challenges that occur during the period of reentry. Services include<br />
support groups, health care counseling, special events, and referrals.<br />
Children who are enrolled in an Osborne youth program can participate<br />
in day prison trips to visit their incarcerated parents. Osborne<br />
visits Bayview, Beacon, Bedford Hills, Eastern, Fishkill, Greenhaven,<br />
Sing Sing, Shawangunk, Sullivan, Taconic, Wallkill, and Woodbourne.<br />
The Osborne Association video visiting program allows children to<br />
video visit (similar to Skype) with their incarcerated parent from<br />
Osborne’s Brooklyn and Bronx offices. The child-friendly video visit<br />
rooms are designed to make children of all ages feel comfortable<br />
and are filled with books, games, and toys. Visits are approximately<br />
45 minutes and are free of charge.<br />
See the full listing for the Osborne Association on page 17.<br />
LIBRARY-BASED FAMILY VIDEO VISITATION<br />
The New York Public Library: Bronx, Manhattan, Staten Island<br />
Telephone: 646.397.7618<br />
www.nypl.org/corrections<br />
Brooklyn Public Library<br />
Telephone: 718.916.9408<br />
www.bklynlib.org/telestory<br />
Queens Library<br />
Telephone: 718.990.5104<br />
www.queenslibrary.org/services/video-visitation<br />
Families can connect with incarcerated loved ones through this free<br />
video visitation program offered at public libraries across the city.<br />
Video visitation connects a live video feed between 21 participating<br />
library locations across the five boroughs to New York City<br />
Department of Corrections facilities, allowing incarcerated New<br />
Yorkers to talk, read, and share stories together with their families.<br />
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