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The purpose of the COMET Project in Hartford, CT is to assist a population of special, at-risk children of incarcerated parents with mentoring services in a coalition partnership involving the non-profit, state agencies and the interdenominational faith communities. Hartford, Connecticut has one of the highest per capita rates of incarceration among young men in the nation. From the 19,216 incarcerated adults in the state of Connecticut, more than 4,400 children of prisoners live in greater Hartford. (United Way Capitol Area: Community Report, 2001)
COMET Project will launch an effective mentoring and family support program that will break the negative cycle of generational incarceration. Providing positive, caring mentoring relationships for 300 children of prisoners in FY 2004 and support for the offenders’ families, the COMET Project will lead a new initiative that will begin to change the devastating social statistics that affect children of incarcerated parents.
The partners of the COMET Project bring a new level of energy and commitment
that will enlist cooperation and services from state social service agencies,
departments of correction and justice, multi-denominational faith communities
and leading non-profit support agencies. Nutmeg Big Brothers Big Sisters (NBBBS)
has been the premier mentoring agency in Connecticut for 39 years. Using nationally
recognized service and evaluation models, this agency serves more than 1,780
at-risk children with screened, trained and supported volunteer adult mentors.
Families in Crisis, Inc. (FIC) is the only agency in the State of Connecticut,
and one of the few nationwide, dedicated to serving the needs of offender
families. The FIC family contacts and work alongside state agencies will advance
identification process of children for this program. The Interdenominational
Ministerial Alliance (IMA) is a statewide group of churches with a focus of
social justice and family support. With enthusiastic leadership from the 45
ministers of IMA churches and other religious groups in greater Hartford,
qualified adult mentors will be recruited, screened, trained and matched with
children of prisoners in this project.
Contact:
Gloria Talbot
Vice-President of Programs and Operations
860 525-5437, ext. 112
gtalbot@bbbsnutmeg.org
