Project Iron Kids Initiative Works to Increase Books for Children of the Incarcerated and Helps End Silence with Educational Books
With over 2.3 million individuals incarcerated in the United States, more than 2.7 million children in the country have a parent in the prison population. Children of the incarcerated often do not speak of their parents’ imprisonment, and may even be unaware of their parent’s location. It’s during these crucial years that literacy is so important for both child and parent. A new initiative, Project Iron Kids, recognizes the unique needs children of the incarcerated and formerly-incarcerated have in literacy...
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