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Children of Incarcerated Parents Demonstration
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The goal of this program is to assist states and localities in developing or expanding services that meet the needs of incarcerated parents and their children. Programs proposed should aim to prevent violent crime, reduce recidivism, and protect the safety of law enforcement (correctional officers) within state and locally managed facilities or private facilities under contract with a state or locality. In addition to engaging incarcerated parents and their children, this program supports the delivery of transitional reentry services, including services to minor children, upon release to reduce recidivism and prevent violent crime. Objective for this program include: (1) develop a coordinated system for the provision of programs and services that support the needs of children of incarcerated parents, such as mental health issues, substance use issues, and trauma-related issues, to ensure minor children remain connected with their parents in a structured and supportive environment; (2) develop and implement programs and resources that equip parents with tools to identify and address problematic behaviors in their children, thus improving the parent’s ability to be involved; (3) develop strategies and approaches to strengthen the relationships between incarcerated parents and their children; (4) seek to reduce the incarcerated parent’s behavioral infractions during incarceration and recidivism post-release; (5) provide services that foster positive youth development for children of incarcerated parents; these services may include, but are not limited to, mentoring for these children; and (6) develop innovative approaches that will enhance child/parent communication, such as the use of tele-visiting, emailing, letter writing, audio recordings, and transportation assistance for in-person visits. The performance measures associated with these objectives are: PM 1: Percentage of eligible individuals served by a mental health treatment service PM 2: Percentage of eligible individuals served by a substance use disorder treatment service PM 3: Percentage of eligible individual’s case plans informed by parents/legal guardians PM 4: Percentage of parental visits where the child/children appropriately participated
This chart shows obligations for the program by fiscal year. All data for this chart was provided by the
administering agency and sourced from SAM.gov, USASpending.gov, and Treasury.gov.
For more information on each of these data sources, please see the
About the data page.
In FY 2016, funds supported the Second Chance Act Strengthening Relationships Between Young Fathers, Young Mothers, and Their Children Initiative to reduce recidivism, promote public safety, and improve outcomes for incarcerated young parents
In FY 2017, under the Second Chance Act Strengthening Relationships Between Young Fathers, Young Mothers, and Their Children program, 13 grants were awarded.
In FY 2018, up to ten grant awards will be made under the Second Chance Act Addressing the Needs of Incarcerated Parents with Minor Children program.
OJJDP funded 10 states and localities. The purpose of these awards is to provide a wide array of case-management services to incarcerated parents and their minor children. These services include mentoring and transitional reentry services, effective parenting skills development, and parent/child relationship engagement. States and localities served by the grant awards include New Jersey Department of Corrections; Oregon Department of Corrections; Ohio Department of Youth Services; City of Norfolk (VA); Allegheny County (PA); Maryland Governor’s Office of Crime Control and Prevention; Miami-Dade County (FL); Dorchester County Health Department (MD); Virginia Department of Corrections; and Los Angeles County (CA).
The Offce also awarded $9.7 million to support programs within correctional facilities that encourage family engagement between incarcerated parents and their minor children. The grants, awarded to 14 jurisdictions under the Second Chance Act: Addressing the Needs of Incarcerated Parents and Their Minor Children program, also fund reentry services for parents and programs that support the positive development of children with incarcerated parents.
Single Audit Applies (2 CFR Part 200 Subpart F):
For additional information on single audit requirements for this program, review the current Compliance Supplement.
OMB is working with the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) and agency offices of inspectors general to include links to relevant oversight reports. This section will be updated once this information is made available.
