FACILITATION TIPS – Reaching Parent Who are Distanced
by Janet Shepard, Director
A commitment to building relationships with parents means reaching out to all parents no matter where they may be or their station in life. Not only does PPP promote this belief but we try to support you in taking action. This summer ParentLink invited us to be a partner in the Prison Parenting Corners project by providing literature.
Several years ago PPP wrote a publication for schools on reaching out to distanced parents and a companion publication for parents who are distanced. While we have shared copies in our resource lending kit (click on resources) on Supporting Incarcerated Parents and Their Families, we have not printed or shared these publications widely.
The publication for parents will be shared in the Prison Parenting Corners in each of Missouri’s correctional facilities. It is also posted on our website under downloadable publications as is the publication for schools. We are encouraging organizations which support families in incarceration to link to these publications, too. We hope you find these publications useful.
