This letter exemplifies one of the more than 100,000 Georgia children struggling to maintain a relationship with their mother who is incarcerated. Did you know that the average sentence for a woman in Georgia is 6 years and 8 months? More than 90% of these women are mothers, leaving behind children, most of who are between the ages of 8 and 10 when she leaves home. On average, these mothers are incarcerated more than 100 miles from their children's home.
For the past 24 years, Foreverfamily has been providing more than a safe space for these children to learn and grow in and more than a monthly visit encouragement and compassion, ensuring every child knows they are beautiful, important, capable, smart, wonderful, and most importantly, loved.
This year there are more children separated from their parent(s) than ever before. Due to the economy and budget cuts, Foreverfamily needs your help more than ever to reach the goal that will allow us to continue changing lives. Please make a generous pledge, not for charity, but for change. 80 cents out of every dollar you give goes directly to programs for Foreverfamily children and families. Children with an incarcerated parent have been left behind, but you have the power to make all the difference in their lives, to give them a chance to succeed, a chance we believe, every child deserves.
Thank you for your commitment to change,
Beth Wettlin
Program Director
Foreverfamily Atlanta
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