There is a new organization in McHenry County, set up to serve family members of persons who are incarcerated. Participants include employees from Family Services, FamiliesETC, AmeriCorps, Family CARE and others. The group is called KIF (Kids with Incarcerated Family Members) Support Group.
KIF organizers would like you to know about a Restorative Justice Event being planned for March 27, 2010, by the Joliet Diocese Peace and Social Justice Ministry and the Restorative Justice Committee.
The subject for the event will be CHILDREN: How They Are Affected by the Criminal Justice System.
Initial details are
Date: Saturday, March 27, 2010
Registration: 9:00AM
Program: 9:30AM until 2:30PM
Lunch included
Location: Sacred Heart Parish Hall, 337 S. Ottawa St., Joliet, IL 60436
The program will feature a panel of speakers, break-out sessions, and will include lunch. Suggested donation is $15 for adults. $10 for students. All teachers, catechists, youth ministers, those working with prisoners, advocates for restorative justice, family members of people incarcerated, persons formerly incarcerated, and those interested in learning more, are invited.
RSVP deadline: March 18, 2010
by phone: 815-834-4028
by e-mail: jenruh@dioceseofjoliet.org
by mail: Peace & Social Justice Ministry, Diocese of Joliet, 402 S. Independence Blvd., Romeoville, IL 60446-2264
You never know who is interested…
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