Formerly known as Family Services Advocates, this program minimizes the impact on the whole family when a parent is in prison.
Case Management
Families Forward team members connect parents and caregivers with resources such as food, clothing, and guardianship. We also provide support and education to encourage healthy parent-child relationships.
Parenting Inside Out
We offer Parenting Inside Out classes in Lancaster County Prison to strengthen family bonds and teach parents to handle some of the common challenges of parenting.
Contact Visits
Team members facilitate hour-long visits between an incarcerated parent and their child(ren). This allows them to read together, play games, or just talk and connect without any barriers separating them.
Team members visit both the child & caregiver in their home, as well as the incarcerated parent at Lancaster County Prison.
Eligibility
Children ages zero through 17 who live in Lancaster County are eligible for our services if they have a parent in Lancaster County Prison.
Documents
Families Forward, a program of Compass Mark, is grateful for support & assistance from:
- Ambassadors for Hope
- Lancaster County Prison
- Millersville University