Resources

ScholarCHIPS Resource List

Greetings! We have received your emails asking for additional resources in paying for college or broader support for families with incarcerated individuals. The following list will hopefully answer your questions or respond to your needs. We recognize that there are many other additional resources available and further believe that the combination of the following organizations working together will help to reverse the cycle of intergenerational incarceration and alleviate the financial burdens on families with incarcerated individuals. If you know of any resources we missed, please let us know so we may add them.

Extensive Resources for Children of Incarcerated Parents by Rutgers University - Includes additional scholarships!

• College and Children of Incarcerated Parents Information

Mentoring/Support for Children

• Amachi
• Angel Tree: Prison Fellowship
• Arkansas Voices for the Children left Behind
• Extended Family for Kids
• Hope House DC
• Our Children’s Place
• Sesame Street: Little Children, Big Challenges Toolkit
• The Prison Alphabet: An Educational Coloring Book for Children of Incarcerate Parents
• U.S. Dream Academy

Scholarships for College Students with Incarcerated Parents

• Ava’s Grace (St. Louis)
• Children of Promise (NYC)
• College Success Foundation (DC & WA)
• Creative Corrections Education Foundation (Texas)
• Forever Family (Atlanta)
• Pain of the Prison System (Los Angeles)
• The Scholarship Academy (Atlanta)
• Willy the Plumber Scholarship (Utah)

Scholarships for GED Students

• A List of GED Scholarships
• Crowder College
• Georgia’s HOPE GED Grant
• Kaplan GED Tests, Strategies, Practice and Review Book
• National Restaurant Association Educational Foundation GED Scholarship
• Southeast Missouri State University

Continuing Education After Prison

• Back to School Guide: A Guide to Continuing Your Education After Prison

Reentry Programs
Training and Support for Parents/Families

• Alameda County Children of Incarcerated Parents Partnership
• Extended Family: A Support System for Families of Prisoners
• Hour Children
• Living Stones International
• Oakland Housing Authority
• The National Resource Center on Children and Families of the Incarcerated (NRCCFI)

Advocacy/Legal Assistance

• Chicago Legal Advocacy for Incarcerated Mothers (CLAIM)
• Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency (CSOSA)
• Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Program (OJJDP)
• The Legal Action Center
• The Osborne Association

Nonprofits that Support Youth with Incarcerated Parents
• Thurman Perry Foundation (Louisiana)
• Daughters Beyond Incarceration (Louisiana)
Scholarships
• Thurman Perry Foundation Perry Second Chances Scholarship for Women and Girls Impacted by Mass Incarceration

Reading Guide

Articles/Reports
• Six Recommendations for Supporting Families Affected by Parental Incarceration
• Strengthening Families Impacted by Mass Incarceration

Books
• Anna’s Text
• Supporting Children of Incarcerated Parents in Schools: Foregrounding Youth Voices to Improve Educational Support


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501(c)3 Charitable Organization

ScholarCHIPS' United Way NCA #9738

ScholarCHIPS' Combined Federal Campaign #81760

scholarchipsfund@gmail.com

(202) 677-0897

ScholarCHIPS, Inc.
P.O. Box 29326
Washington, DC 20017