The Messages Project is currently in
prisons in four states: Virginia,
Oklahoma, California, and Nebraska,
where the Department of Corrections
has mandated the Project for all
Nebraska prisons. Carolyn hopes to
soon expand the Project to Florida and
other states. Prisons are asked to offer
the Project three times a year: at
Christmas, Mother’s Day, and Father’s
Day. Carolyn has also developed an
interactive program to support parent/
child bonds. The first book, which
includes pages for children and their
parents to complete and send to each
other, will be released this fall.
What Does The Messages
Project Mean to Families?
Some families report that children
play their parent’s DVDs over and
over again. A grandmother, who is
the caregiver for her grandson, reported
the need to lower the DVD player
to enable her grandson to play the
DVD himself. Relationships between
parents and children have been maintained
or re-established. After viewing
her incarcerated mother’s DVD message
to her, a previously very angry
daughter renewed contact with her
mother after 13 years.
The Messages Project has also had
a profound effect on people it has
touched indirectly. Again, some
words from my colleague whose
brother was incarcerated:
I’m happy to say that my brother has
been home for almost two years now,
and he is closer to his children than
ever before. While they are still yet
too young to understand the circumstances
that kept them apart for so
long, I hope that someday I’ll be able
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The Messages Project is currently inprisons in four states: Virginia,Oklahoma, California, and Nebraska,where the Department of Correctionshas mandated the Project for allNebraska prisons. Carolyn hopes tosoon expand the Project to Florida andother states. Prisons are asked to offerthe Project three times a year: atChristmas, Mother’s Day, and Father’sDay. Carolyn has also developed aninteractive program to support parent/child bonds. The first book, whichincludes pages for children and theirparents to complete and send to eachother, will be released this fall.What Does The MessagesProject Mean to Families?Some families report that childrenplay their parent’s DVDs over andover again. A grandmother, who isthe caregiver for her grandson, reportedthe need to lower the DVD playerto enable her grandson to play theDVD himself. Relationships betweenparents and children have been maintainedor re-established. After viewingher incarcerated mother’s DVD messageto her, a previously very angrydaughter renewed contact with hermother after 13 years.The Messages Project has also hada profound effect on people it hastouched indirectly. Again, somewords from my colleague whosebrother was incarcerated:I’m happy to say that my brother hasbeen home for almost two years now,and he is closer to his children thanever before. While they are still yettoo young to understand the circumstancesthat kept them apart for soยาว หวังว่า สักวันหนึ่งฉันจะสามารถโครงการข้อความต่อหน้า 205อิเล็กทรอนิกส์
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