1 in every 28 children in the United States has an incarcerated parent.*
In North Carolina, more than 18,000 children have a parent in prison. According to The Annie E. Casey Foundation, an estimated 160,000 children in the state have experienced parental incarceration and the resulting consequences.
Our Children’s Place of Coastal Horizons Center is a statewide program committed to the well-being of these children through advocacy, education, and outreach.
In order to support children with an incarcerated parent and help them persevere through such a challenging experience, Sesame Workshop launched the Little Children, Big Challenges: Incarceration initiative. The bi-lingual (English/Spanish) resources include videos and a storybook for children to help support and comfort them, videos and guides for parents and caregivers to help them find the language to talk about incarceration with their children, and a resource for the incarcerated parent that highlights the importance of communication.
For more information, visit the Little Children, Big Challenges: Incarceration website or contact Our Children's Place.
A Bill of Rights for the Children of Incarcerated Parents
The San Francisco Children of Incarcerated Parents Partnership (SFCIPP) created this downloadable bill of rights. Click either link below to download your copy.
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Our Children's Place kicks off the second month of their "Why Me for OCP?" campaign with this wonderful, "food for thought" piece written by Monica!
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Every person lost to overdose was somebody’s someone. Every person still struggling deserves the opportunity to live another day.
On Monday, August 31, Coastal Horizons’ Quick Response Team brought our community together at Long Leaf Park in Wilmington for International Overdose Awareness Day. The event honored lives lost, connected people with resources and reminded everyone that treatment and recovery are available.
As Coastal Horizons’ Jason Black shared, “No stigma, no barriers, we’re here to make sure people survive.”
Watch the full story at the link below to hear directly from someone in recovery who shares his experience with substance use, devastating loss, finding recovery and using naloxone to save the lives of others.
We remember those we have lost. We stand with their families. And we will continue working to ensure that hope, help and recovery remain possible.
www.wect.com/2026/09/01/wilmington-event-honors-overdose-victims-offers-resources-recovery/
#InternationalOverdoseAwarenessDay #CoastalHorizons #OverdoseAwareness #RecoveryIsPossible #CarryNaloxone #EndTheStigma
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