SKIP Community Resource Services, Inc. mission is to provide support services to children of incarcerated parents and their families, and to increase public awareness of the underlying problems of these children as victims through research education and advocacy.The purpose of SKIP programs is to help children ("Skippers") of incarcerated parents and their families better cope with separation due to incarceration; to maintain family ties, and to break the cycle of incarceration by:
Informing the community at large of the underlying problems of children with incarcerated parents and the necessity of community support.
Increasing family awareness of community services and support that are available to them.
SKIP program is to help "skippers" in becoming self sufficient and responsible adults by giving them a sense of hope and options for the future; therefore, enabling them to become productive citizens. Learn more...