UP In the Streets works outside of prison walls to provide books and resource materials to those in homeless shelters. Often the step before prison is homelessness, unemployment, and poverty.
UP in the Streets
The facts about homeless women and families are too stark to ignore.
54% of homeless report experiencing one or more types of incarceration and of homeless who have been incarcerated:
79% showed symptoms indicating drug or alcohol abuse or dependence
75% showed symptoms indicating the presence of a mental illness
31% have been physically or sexually abused
Among homeless families in shelters, women comprise 77.9% of adults
26.2% of all sheltered persons who were homeless had a severe mental illness
34.7% of all sheltered adults who were homeless had chronic substance use issues
About 200,000 children are members of homeless families, and among these children, 42% under six years old.
What your gift can do
$20 pledge supplies one homeless person a copy of Prison Baby, along with the discussion guidebook and a personal journal for goal setting.
$100 pledge supplies five homeless people each with a copy of Prison Baby, along with the discussion guidebook and a personal journal for goal setting.
$200 pledge supplies ten homeless people each with a copy of Prison Baby, along with the discussion guide and a personal journal for goal setting.
$500 pledge supplies 25 homeless people each with a copy of Prison Baby, along with the discussion guide and a personal journal for goal setting.
$1000 pledge supplies 40 homeless people each with a copy of Prison Baby, along with the discussion guide and a personal journal for goal setting.