Bringing Christmas to
Children of Parents in Incarceration
View our Santa on the Inside pictures
here.
We all know that incarceration is designed to be
punishment for past deeds. Many of us do not recognize or understand the
punishment imposed on the families of inmates, especially the children who
miss their parents during the holiday season.
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Working with the Fort Bend County Sheriff's
Department, Navidad en el Barrio holds an event that brings
families together with trustees, inmates whose good behavior has earned
them special privileges and trust. Children who have only seen their
parent through glass visitation booths for years receive presents from
their parent and are able to hold, kiss and talk on-on-one with the person
they miss most.
It all started with one telephone call to Navidad
en el Barrio. A young girl asked for just one thing at Christmas: "To
be able to kiss my daddy." They had visited their father in
the Fort Bend County Jail many times, but they were separated by glass
in the visitation booths. Volunteers contacted the Fort Bend County
Sheriff's Department and the event was organized.
The little girl got her wish and more. Her father
met her with presents, they enjoyed pizza and lots of visitation, even
a special visit with Santa Claus. For the first time in years, she
held her daddy and spoke to him like other children.
Much is always learned by all:
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