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Chicago Legal Advocacy for Incarcerated Mothers |
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Children of Promise: A Catalyst Experience
 On March 2, 2005,
the member organizations of the Illinois Task Force for Children of Prisoners Children of Promise, including CLAIM, hosted
an amazing event at Three internationally
recognized presenters led an extremely diverse group of correctional administrators and staff, child welfare workers and administration,
community-based service providers, children’s caregivers, formerly incarcerated parents and family members of prisoners. Presenters Emani Davis
led the children’s panel at the 2003 national videocast sponsored by the National Institute of Corrections and the Child
Welfare League of America. She has spoken nationally and organized children of
prisoners through the Osborne Association and Centerforce. Her father has been
incarcerated for most of her life. Ann Adalist
Estrin is a therapist who has worked for 25 years with children of incarcerated parents for public schools, medical
schools, corrections, and community agencies. She is the lead trainer for Family
and Corrections Network and the head of the agency Bridges. David Lewis,
a formerly incarcerated father, trains incarcerated parents and program staff who work with incarcerated parents nationwide. He designed the brilliantly effective Breaking Barriers program, was awarded the 1995
California Peace Prize for reducing violence in Co-sponsors National
Cook County Sheriff/Department
of Women’s Justice Services DWJS/Women of Power Alumni
Association We Care Dental &
Health Services The Lutheran
Social Services of Woodard & Associates St. James Hospital &
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