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INSPIRING HOPE: Changing Women’s Lives
Reentry has challenges:
Reunification with childrenOvercoming addictionDeveloping a healthy support systemObtaining a job, decent housing and
education
MISSION STATEMENT
Let’s Start, Inc., a non-profit organization led by and for formerly incarcerated women, aims to break the cycle of incarceration in families by using the personal experiences of its participants to support recovery, educate the community and inform policy.
Support for WomenWeekly group sessions with available
child careParenting sessionsMicro-lending Follow-up referralsProfessional counseling
Support for ChildrenBus trips to visit moms in prisonIndividual and group therapySchool-based group sessionsWeekly tutoring sessions
Community Education and AdvocacyTalks to school, church and community
groupsPerformances of “Stories of Hope”Visits with policy makers
DEMONSTRATED POSITIVE OUTCOMESParticipants will be leaders in the organization,
the community and the social/political system.Participants will have supportive family and/or
peer relationships that aid their integration into the community.
Participants will have improved relationships with their children.
Participants will have an impact on the attitudes of policy makers and targeted community groups.
Participants will have a lower rate of incarceration and/or re-incarceration than non-participants.
Vision for the FutureLet’s Start will continue to be a catalyst for change to break the cycle of incarceration and addiction.
Let’s Start will:Empower participants as they return to their
families as contributing, self confident womenSeek on-going creative interventions for
children of incarcerated parents.