Prevention Is Key was recently awarded a three year federal grant to provide mentoring services to children of incarcerated parents in the region of Hunterdon, Morris and Passaic county. The
Mentoring Children of Prisoners (MCP) Project is a collaborative effort between MCPIK, (as the lead agency), Hunterdon Prevention Resources, NORWESCAP and Empowerment Solutions. The Mentoring Children of Prisoners Program is funded through the US Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families. MCPIK competed nationally in a pool of nearly 1000 applicants to receive one of 84 individual awards to provide this much needed program to the regions most at risk youth. New staff members, Paul Halpern, M.Ed., MCP Program Coordinator and Kristin Vincent, Project Assistant have joined the agency and will be leading this effort along with staff from our collaborative partners.
To get more information about this new initiative or volunteer to be a mentor please contact Paul or Kristin at 973-625-1998 or via email at: PHalpern@mcpik.org or KVincint@mcpik.org.
