“Those children have now become adults, and there are still things hurting them, causing real anxiety or depression,” she said. Some of the issues these adults face could be that they’ve discovered they were born in prison and are struggling with what it means to be born “inside”. “Maybe their parents aren’t around anymore to answer those questions,” Newell said. Arkansas Voices will host a support group for these adults, age 21 and over, to help them work through these
issues with their peers, but Newell hopes the group can also help the latest generation of kids with parents in prison. “I hope [the adults] can potentially find some healing by becoming mentors to the kids,” she said. “Those kids [who came of age during the mass incarceration period in the 1990s] … maybe it’s the right time for them to step forward.” For more information about the adult children of incarcerated parents support group or to volunteer,
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Wolfe Street Foundation The mission of the WSF is to provide facilities [The Wolfe Street Center] for support groups faithful to the original 12 steps of recovery. The foundation also seeks to develop and maintain programs aimed toward education, prevention and pathways to recovery for individuals and their families suffering from addictions as they relate to alcoholism. While the American Medical Association & American Society of Addiction Medicine both recognize alcoholism as a disease, the stigma associated with alcohol addiction and recovery remains. The WSF strives to inform the public, while encouraging those who need help to step forward. Every year, over 100,000 individuals seeking help walk through the doors of The Wolfe Street Center, free of charge. Located in downtown Little Rock at 1015 Louisiana St., the WSC offers a safe haven for recovery in a deeply caring, non-judgmental envi-
ronment. Newcomers and old timers gather to share with one another how the path to hope and recovery works. For all willing to work for it, the 12-step recovery process evolves into a new way of life filled with joy, peace and gratitude. County and city judges send DWI cases to the WSC to work off fines with community service and to learn about recovery. Corporations seek counsel from the foundation as they develop programs aimed at the recovery of their employees. To be of maximum service to the recovery community remains the pillar of the Wolfe Street Foundation’s philosophy. Lights, Camera, Action—Little Rock! is the Wolfe Street Foundation’s biggest fundraiser. This Academy Awards Viewing Gala is to be held on March 2nd, 2014 at the Chenal Country Club. Contact Information: Markey Ford Brisbin, Executive Director Wolfe Street Foundation, Inc 1015 Louisiana, PO Box 3708 Little Rock AR, 72203 (501) 372-5662 www.wolfestreet.org
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