Family Connections of Wisconsin, Inc. (FCW) is a non-profit agency based in Madison providing opportunities to maintain and strengthen family relationships affected by incarceration.

Our goals include:
* Helping the child and parent meet with greater success in life by preventing the vulnerable child from following into a life of criminal activity
* Helping the mother work towards her earliest release without recidivism
* Working with both mother and child to build their reading and literacy skills
* Improving their opportunities in the community, now for the children and for the mothers after their release
* Supporting the Caretakers through the effective use of Community Resources

The third Saturday of each month children from Dane County are taken to visit their incarcerated mothers at Taycheedah Correctional Institution and Burke Correctional Center. The children ride together with screened and trained volunteers and staff who share books, games, snacks, pillows, blankets, and companionship with the children.

Our Reading Connections program allows mothers who do not see their children on a regular basis, or at all, to record themselves reading a book for their children. The book, their tape or dvd, and a personal message, written and verbal, are sent to their child, sustaining the relationship while they are apart.

Contact:
Art Besse, President of the Board
Family Connections of Wisconsin, Inc.
P.O. Box 259533
Madison, WI 53725
Phone: 608-831-8129
Email: artbesse@netzero.net


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