15th September 2004 The September issue of Time magazine (Europe) ran an article about recent trends in philanthropy and how, with many countries facing shrinking government budgets, companies in Europe are increasingly stepping in to back charity projects. Marie-France Blanco and Relais Enfants Parents (REP) of France were featured in the piece, as was the … Read More
Year: 2004
Steering committee
15th August 2004 During a recent meeting in Bonn organized by the Bundesarbeitsgemeinschaft für Straffälligenhilfe, a federal association regrouping associations in Germany working on behalf of people dealing with the justice system, a steering committee focusing on working with prisoners’ families explored a series of issues. Criminologist Anne-Marie Klopp* presented the European network EUROCHIPS and … Read More
NFPI promotes a more “family-friendly” UK
15th August 2004 As part of the runup to this year’s tenth anniversary of the UN International Year of the Family, the National Family & Parenting Institute (NFPI) has been promoting a more “family-friendly” UK and working with a number of other voluntary sector organisations and Department of Education and Skills (DfES) to drive this … Read More
BAT (Book and Tape) Club launched
7th August 2004 The BAT Club (Book and Tape Club), launched in June 2004 at Maghaberry Prison by the Northern Ireland Prison Service in partnership with the South Eastern Education and Library Board and Bright Books, aims to promote literacy among imprisoned fathers serving a life sentence and their children and allows fathers in custody … Read More
National Training Institute
24th July 2004 The Center for Children of Incarcerated Parents is holding its fourth National Training Institute on July 21-24, 2004 at the Western Justice Center in Pasadena , California . The training program will focus on recruitment, selection, screening, training and supervision of people who work with children of criminal offenders, including staff workers, … Read More
Solrosen joins Eurochips
21st July 2004 The Göteborg-based association Solrosen (Sunflower) has become a member of EUROCHIPS. Solrosen is an independent association launched in 2000 to offer support for children and adolescents of parents who are participating in programs of the Swedish Prison and Probation Service, as well as for their relatives. Through its counseling groups, which draw … Read More
International Conference on the Family
18th July 2004 The Parent Child 2004-International Conference on the Family, marking the tenth anniversary of the UN International Year of the Family, is taking place in Westminster , London , on June 17-18, 2004. Organized by the National Family and Parenting Institute, the Parenting Education and Support Forum, the National Council for One Parent … Read More
The Fonds Houtman funding twelve various initiatives
16th July 2004 The Fonds Houtman, a Belgian-based foundation specializing in early childhood issues, is funding twelve various initiatives to help children with imprisoned parents. The actions, to be piloted in nine prisons in French-speaking Belgium , were either prison establishment initiatives or joint initiatives between the latter and the Fonds Houtman. A university research … Read More
Workshops for imprisoned fathers
15th July 2004 Relais Enfants-Parents (REP) is piloting workshops for imprisoned fathers at the Centre National d’Observation (CNO), located at Fresnes prison, in May. The CNO houses inmates sentenced to over 10 years for a six-week period to determine how and where the sentence will be executed. According to REP staff member Emmanuel Gallaud, the … Read More
“Festa dell’affettività” (Family Ties Days)
28th June 2004 Milan-based Bambinisenzasbarre, a EUROCHIPS member, organized two “Festa dell’affettività” (Family Ties Days) on June 12 and 26 for children and imprisoned mothers and fathers at San Vittore Prison. The event, organized in collaboration with City Angels (social exclusion support group); Telefono Azzurro and Cooperativa Alice (a social services co-op), took place in … Read More