Mentoring Children of Prisoners

Under this initiative, FirstPic, Inc. provided assistance to the Navajo Nation for their Mentoring Children of Prisoners Program. This program specifically addressed the issue of Native American children with parent(s) incarcerated in tribal, state or federal prisons. FirstPic, Inc. support included:

  • Program implementation facilitation in select Native American Boys & Girls Clubs.
  • Technical program assistance to Club staff.
  • Implementation of an annual training for mentoring coordinators.
  • Information and outreach to the local prison facilities, and to state and federal prisons in each of the targeted states.
  • Monitoring and evaluation of the progress of each Club site, including site visits.