Growing up as the eldest daughter with an incarcerated father
I grew up as a daughter of a habitual offender. As the eldest sibling of 4, it was hard every single time to watch my father go in and out
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Emotional support and resources for families divided by the justice system.
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Stabilize families, rehabilitate and build confidence.
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Prevention of general incarceration.
The “Healing Hearts” program is FREE for eligible Families that have been divided by Incarceration.
The “Healing Hearts” program offers 12-16 weeks of individual and family therapy alongside child-care assistance for the participant’s minor children.
The “300 Heroes” is a FREE support group that provides caretakers with a space to process their experience, understand their new roles, develop skills and build connections while their loved one is incarcerated. These are the HEROES of 300 Letters and the backbone of families.The caretakers who stepped up and saved the family unit by deciding to not only care for themselves but also for the children in their family.
Nearly 2.7 Million children under 18 have an incarcerated parent in the U.S.A.
Parental incarceration is the silent epidemic of our country. 4.2 million children in America have asthma BUT 5 million children in America have experienced parental incarceration. It is a public health crisis!
About 300,000 children in Florida alone have a parent incarcerated in a jail or prison.
Mass incarceration has divided so many families, over 90% of incarcerated men are fathers and over 60% of incarcerated women are mothers. Parental incarceration is considered an adverse childhood effect (ACE) and has the same effect as the death of a parent.
300 Letters has served over 200 families that have been divided by incarceration.
300 Letters was founded by Legend and Amanda Tarver, who were both incarcerated at the same time leaving behind their
eldest son and learning a new son was on the way 2 weeks into their sentence.
300 Letters is focused on creating and maintaining the bond between recently released parents and their children. We wish to help families recover from the trauma of incarceration so they are not defined by their experience, but rather the way they managed it.
We aim to be POWERFUL partners for the families returning to their communities because we understand what it takes.
300 Letters was founded by Legend and Amanda Tarver, who were both incarcerated at the same time leaving behind their
eldest son and learning a new son was on the way 2 weeks into their sentence.
300 Letters is focused on creating and maintaining the bond between recently released parents and their children. We wish to help families recover from the trauma of incarceration so they are not defined by their experience, but rather the way they managed it.
We aim to be POWERFUL partners for the families returning to their communities because we understand what it takes.
Our mission at 300 Letters is to treat incarceration as a family affair by providing emotional support, financial relief, resources and confidence to the families that have been impacted by the criminal justice system.
By creating a community of resources, our goal is to break the generational curse of incarceration and prevent children from becoming another statistic.
300 Letters envisions a positive future for families recovering from incarceration experiences. Mass incarceration in the United States is a pervasive problem that affects many families and communities.
Nearly half of U.S. adults have an immediate family member who has been to prison. We believe we can normalize and humanize this experience and reduce the stigma associated with incarceration which ultimately affects the life prospects of those impacted, including their families.
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300 Letters is dedicated to treating incarceration as a family affair.
Contributions to 300 Letters, a registered 501(c)3 non-profit organization are tax deductible to the fullest extent of the law
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