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Mothers in Crisis Turn to Temporary ?Parents?

By Real Cost of Prisons Project (The Sentencing Project)

Mothers in Crisis Turn to Temporary ?Parents? By ERIK ECKHOLM Published: May 6, 2009- NY Times INDIANAPOLIS ? After resolving to leave her longtime but violent partner in March, Janai Parahams, 25 and jobless, wanted to make a fresh start. But she felt trapped: she was tending four small children with no family support or child care. She could scarcely leave her house, let alone find a job and a new place to live. Safe Families, a nonprofit group, allowed Janai Parahams to leave a violent domestic situation without having to worry about what would happen to her children. ?I needed stability so I wouldn?t go back into an abusive relationship,? she said of those first days of confusion and fear. A social worker told Ms. Parahams about a nonprofit group, Safe Families for Children, that places the children of parents in crisis with volunteer families, on a temporary basis ? from a day to a year or more...continue to full post

Full post as published by The Real Cost of Prisons Weblog on May 07, 2009 (boomark / email).