Support and Reunify

Motherhood Beyond Bars supports infants born to incarcerated parents and reunifies families.

Women in prison spend a lot of time worrying about the same thing that mothers all around the world worry about: the health and wellbeing of their children. Incarcerated mothers can't reach out to console their crying infant or carefully mix the next bottle for a midnight feeding. They tell us that the "not knowing" is the worst part. Are their babies growing okay? Are the diapers running out? Will they make it to their first pediatrician visit? These are the questions that keep them up at night.

When we asked women in prison what Motherhood Beyond Bars should be doing during the time we couldn't join them for classes and support groups, the answer was clear:

Help take care of our babies when we can't be with them. And then, help us be the best mothers we can be when we come home.

And that's exactly what we've done. Since June we've welcomed every infant born to a woman in Georgia prisons into our Infant and Caregiver Support Program. We've also launched a reentry and reunification program designed with the unique needs of formerly incarcerated parents in mind.

Watch this space for more stories about this groundbreaking effort in Georgia. If you haven't followed @motherhoodbeyondbars yet, or encouraged your friends and family to follow us, now is a good time to click that follow button and share our updates. We're on Instagram and Twitter too.