A Richmond-based nonprofit founded by LeTeisha Gordon that supports children affected by a parent’s incarceration with a trauma-informed approach. It offers mentoring and after-school programs at the Southside Community Center with Richmond Parks and Recreation, trust-building activities like rock climbing and group bike rides, and a twice-monthly “straight talk” program for girls.
ServesChildren Affected By A Parent’s Incarceration
OffersMentoringAfter-School ProgramsTrauma-Informed Support
Richmond
A Richmond-based nonprofit, founded in 1978, that supports families and children affected by a loved one’s incarceration. It offers visitation support, family support, and children’s programs, plus video visits from visitor centers across Virginia and from home. A Visitation Assistance Fund subsidizes video visits, and the Virginia Department of Corrections video visit rate dropped to 12 cents per minute on July 1, 2025.
ServesFamilies And Children Affected By Incarceration
OffersVideo VisitsVisitation Assistance FundFamily SupportChildren’s Programs
Richmond
A 501(c)(3) nonprofit whose mission is to build stronger men for the Commonwealth of Virginia. It offers skills-based programs and events for fathers and couples on parenting, healthy relationships, and active fathering, with programs in Central Virginia, Hampton Roads, and the Blue Ridge. It began in Richmond and reports serving 3,000+ new dads.
ServesMen And FathersNew DadsCouples
OffersFatherhood ProgramsRelationship ProgramsCommunity Events
Virginia
A national prison ministry that builds faith among people in prison during incarceration and after release. It creates “satellite campuses” inside prisons with prayer teams, small groups, and membership classes. CBN reported that at least 130 people were baptized in a single week, including 90 women at a federal prison.
ServesPeople Who Are IncarceratedPeople Returning Home
OffersPrison CampusesPrayer TeamsSmall GroupsBaptisms
A national Christian nonprofit that serves people in prison, people returning home, and their families, with programs that include Angel Tree.
ServesPeople Who Are IncarceratedPeople Returning HomeFamilies
OffersChristian MinistryFamily Support
National
Church volunteers deliver Christmas gifts to children of incarcerated parents, presented as coming from the parent along with a note, to show children they are loved, offer comfort, and share the Gospel. A parent in prison signs up their child, and the church’s coordinator contacts the child’s caregiver.
ServesChildren Of Incarcerated ParentsCaregivers
OffersChristmas GiftsChurch Partnerships
National
A nonpartisan national advocacy group led by children and young adults affected by parental incarceration. Through digital storytelling, safe and inclusive spaces, and advocacy campaigns, it works to keep families connected and to promote fairer sentencing.
ServesChildren And Young Adults Affected By Parental Incarceration
OffersStorytellingAdvocacyCommunity
National
