About Wings for L.I.F.E.

(Life-skills Imparted to Families through Education)
Discussion, Mentoring, Empowerment, and Support for Inmate Family Members & Former Inmates

 
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Wings for L.I.F.E. Vision Statement:

Life-skills Imparted to Families through Education.
 

Wings for L.I.F.E. Mission Statement:

Building relationships with families, probationers, and former prisoners through discussion, mentoring, empowerment, and support by:

  • Teaching life-skills and addressing unique needs of family members.
  • Strengthening families by building Search Institute’s ® 40 Developmental Assets .®
  • Mobilizing and networking community stakeholders to identify and reach families in need. Stakeholders include Congregations, Corrections, School Systems, the Justice System, and community programs such as Big Brothers Big Sisters and Boys & Girls Clubs.

Why this is important—

In our society where children are all at risk in one way or another, children whose parent(s) are in prison face even more challenges.

  • Children of incarcerated family members are 10 times more likely to end up in prison.
  • Over 50% of the children who have a parent in prison NEVER visit their parent in prison.
  • 1 in 10 American children has a parent under penal supervision.
  • 1 in 33 American children overall and 1 in 8 African American children has a parent behind bars today!
  • If current trends continue, 1 in 15 Americans will spend time in a State or Federal Prison
  • In California, 50% of all boys who have a parent in jail or prison will also wind up serving time behind bars.

2008 Statistics

Comments about Wings for L.I.F.E.

I like it because:

  • It's always so informative & people are really nice.
  • It is FUN! We support each other.
  • It saves families and gives hope.
  • I wanted to be around people that are going through the same thing.

Some of the things I have learned are:

  • We are more alike than different.
  • We all need friends no matter what our lives are like.
  • There is a need to keep families with someone incarcerated in a family-friendly environment.
  • Every step makes a difference.

 

Wings for L.I.F.E. is open to all. Wings for L.I.F.E. does not advocate, support, or practice discrimination based on age, ethnicity, gender, national origin, disability, race, size, religion, sexual orientation, or socioeconomic background. Wings for L.I.F.E does not propagate a belief in a specific faith.

The following are registered trademarks of Search Institute: Search Institute® and Developmental Assets®

 

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Wings for L.I.F.E is a secular education and support program of Wings Ministry, a tax-exempt 501(c)3 non-profit non-denominational Christian program that is supported by your donations.