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Who are the least of these? - Coggle Diagram
Who are the least of these?
3 million kids with parents in jail, this comes to about 1/28 kids.
10 million children in the U.S have experienced parental incarceration at some point in time in their life.
One in 9 African American kids 11.4%, one in 28 hispanic kids 3.5%, and 1 and 57white kids in U.S have an incarcerated parent
A misperception exist that children of incarcerated parents are more likely to be incarcerated than their peers, and are predisposed to criminal activity. There is no basis for this in existing research
Parental incarceration is now considered an adverse childhood experience. Combination of trauma, shame and stigma
These are considered the silent victims or invisible victims of the criminal justice system
Broken, starving to be loved, heartache, they want love that reaches deep into the heart
Nationally there are more than 120,00 incarcerated mothers in jail, and 1.1 million fathers who are parents of minor children ages 0-17
Domestic violence
60% suffered trauma
70% of moms and dads are children of prisoners
92% of people in jail are male, 8% female
44-55% of dads had at least 1 minor child living with them before incarceration i
64-84% of mothers had at least 1 minor child living with them before incarceration.
Drug use
Ministry programs like "one day with God" a help bring kids and parents together for one day
years of parenting in one day.
Intimate moment without the bars
Parents who are striving to do better
Forgiveness ministry- they believe the best way to the spiritual need is to provide the physical need
Outreach materials like hygiene products
Show the importance of ministry in prisons