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"....the crowning glory of it all!!!! was your parenting class, the exposure you and the women who assisted you, gave me the ability to connect again to my deep love of being a mother. i come from a very very large family and i had a mother, 4 sisters, a brother, two children, 2 grand babys, in-laws, nieces and nephews that fought desperately to get me back from the very deep."
 Above is an excerpt from an email received from a former inmate recently released from the California Institution for Women, who also talked about the positive impact of the other programs at the prison. She remembered our emphasis on reading with children and our commitment to send books to the released inmates' children. She asked for and we sent her 5 books for her grandchildren.
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It just happened without a plan. Well, maybe there was one, but not really, this just plain 'ol emerged because the mothers in our class at the prison were so excited about the idea of reading books to their kids. Greta Pruitt brought books for her presentation and then she donated them to the prison library. Then Barbara Mc brought books from the public library for her presentation and then..... Now we have people donating books for the children of recently released moms. Join the club. Clean your kids' bookshelves like Peggy Lewis did, send 'em to us. We'll pay the postage and we'll get them into the hands of our former class participants, and some we'll donate to the prison library. As quiet as it's kept, our moms love reading kids' books! Desmond Tuttu's book on forgiveness was a big hit when Greta read to the class.
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The tighter the economy gets the more our workshop, Your Kids Your Money, is being asked for. Look for upcoming dates at Glendale Community College.
That expression, "Be careful what you ask for....." has certainly played out at CIW. Our wait list continues to have over 100 incarcerated mothers wanting to take our parenting classes. Word has spread on the yard, I'm told, that our class is a no-nonsense-accept-responsibility program.
We have a "unique" approach. No question about that. Our presenters include: Pasadena Police Chief, Phillip Sanchez; Pasadena Unified School District Board of Education President, Renatta Cooper; Pomona Valley NAMI Education Specialist, Lora Illic; Caltech Librarian, Barbara Mckenzie Slater; Retired Educator, Greta Pruitt; Family Law Attorney, Robert Howell; Family Therapist, Mercedes Borrayo; former inmate, Gloria Barrios and her daughter, Lorene Fleming; Benefit Specialist, Michael Van Essen.
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| Yer Kids Yer Money |
| When: Saturday, March 29, 2014, 10:00am-12:00 noon
Where: Pasadena City College
Class Description/ Registration:
Click here for details
Fee: $39 |
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The Parent Puzzle Benefit Event held Oct. 27 at Hillsides in Pasadena is now on video and can be seen on the following cable television stations:
The Event video and additional clips will soon be available on our YouTube Channel.
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Volunteer Spotlight
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Board member, Ivan Light, Ph.D., was acknowledged in Forbes Magazine for path-breaking work on business ownership and entrepreneurship among immigrants and ethnic minorities. Click here to read more.
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Brooke Petersen, former Guest Coordinator for Talk About Parenting with Shirlee Smith "LIVE", is now producing and hosting her own show quite appropriately named "Sweet Life". Click here to view her youtube channel. |
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Thanks to recent donors
Michael D Antonovich (Los Angeles County Supervisor)
Phil Argento
Adelaide Hixon
Peggy Lewis
Greta Pruitt
Phillip Sanchez (Chief, Pasadena Police Dept.)
AT&T Employee Giving
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Times are tough and WE know that. We are grateful for donations, whatever the size. Donate online through PayPal or send a check to P.O. Box 40547, Pasadena, CA 91114.
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