Children of Incarcerated Parents
MISSION STATEMENT
Our mission is to help promote a healthy relationship between children and their incarcerated parents.
WHAT WE DO
If you are in jail or prison, and worried about your child, we can help with:
- family visits;
- emergency housing;
- government assistance;
- urgent childcare;
- family court hearings;
- child support payments;
- job/vocational training;
- counseling;
- other urgent needs of the child and family.
CHILDREN OF INCARCERATED PARENTS BILL OF RIGHTS*
1. I have the right to be kept safe and informed at the time of my parent’s arrest.
2. I have the right to be heard when decisions are made about me.
3. I have the right to be considered when decisions are made about my parent.
4. I have the right to be well cared for in my parent’s absence.
5. I have the right to speak with, see and touch my parent.
6. I have the right to support, as I struggle with my parent’s incarceration.
7. I have the right not to be judged, blamed or labeled because of my parent’s incarceration.
8. I have the right to a lifelong relationship with my parent.
* By San Francisco Children of Incarcerated Parents Partnership
Children of Incarcerated Parents - Bill of Rights (PDF)
Hijos De Padres Encarcelados - Declaración de Derechos (PDF)
Supported by the Zellerbach Family Foundation
Revised, Summer 2005
FOR MORE INFORMATION
Ask your Public Defender about the CIP Program or contact us at:
Children of Incarcerated Parents Program
OFFICE OF THE PUBLIC DEFENDER
555 7th Street, San Francisco
(415) 553-1671
Children of Incarcerated Parents Brochure - PDF version of this information