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Hour Children

Hour Children

Long Island City, New York

Our Mission

Hour Children® was named to acknowledge the important hours that shape the life of a child with an incarcerated mother – the hour of their mother’s arrest, the hour of their visit, and the hour of her release. Founded more than 25 years ago, we strive to end the cycle of intergenerational incarceration, reunite families, and avoid recidivism.

Who We Are

Hour Children is a non-sectarian, not-for-profit agency located in Long Island City (Queens County) that has been solely focused, throughout our 25-year history, on providing practical, comprehensive services to incarcerated and formerly incarcerated women and their families. Founded in 1986 and incorporated in 1992, Hour Children has evolved from its modest beginnings as a program that provided care to children of women incarcerated at Bedford Hills and Taconic Correctional Facilities, to a leading provider of prison- and community-based programs that support these fragile women and their families as they work to transform their lives and achieve self-sufficiency. Community-based programs include: transitional and permanent supportive housing; a comprehensive employment training and placement program; case management and therapeutic services; pre- and post-release adult mentoring; mentoring for children with incarcerated parents; child care that includes a fully-licensed daycare center and an after-school program that free women so that they can go to work or school, three thrift shops; and a community food pantry. In-prison programming (varies by locale) include: transportation and visitation services; parenting education; mental health support for women, children and families; a Teen Program; advocacy; and a residential Nursery unit. Hour Children's recidivism rate is 3.5%, significantly lower than the 39.9% published by NYS

Connect With Us

Get in Touch

Website

www.hourchildren.org

Email

robz@hourchildren.org

Phone

(718) 433-4724

Tax-Exempt ID (EIN)

13-3647412

Location

Hour Children, 36-11 12th Street, Long Island City, New York, 11106, United States of America

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