Hermanowski Family Foundation Initial Request Form<\/p>\n
Organization Name: Texas Defender Service
\nLegal Name (if Different):
\nAlso Known As:
\nMailing Address: P.O. Box 82236
\nCity: Austin
\nState: Texas
\nPostal Code: 78708
\nMain Phone: 512-320-8300
\nMain Fax: 512.477.2153
\nOrganization Website: www.texasdefender.org
\nEmployer ID Number: 76-0481649
\nOrganization Tax Status: 501(c)(3)<\/p>\n
Proposal Information<\/p>\n
Today’s Date: 3\/27\/24
\nRequested Amount: $10,000<\/p>\n
Project Title: Advocating for Second Chances for Incarcerated Parents
\nProject Description:<\/p>\n
\tTexas Defender Service (TDS) seeks support of its new program to advocate for qualified parents seeking parole and support their reentry, improving outcomes for formerly incarcerated individuals, their families, and society. Excessive incarceration hurts our State\u2019s children: Four out of five men and women in Texas prisons are parents of at least one minor child. Half a million Texas children have experienced a parent behind bars. Parents\u2019 incarceration causes severe and lasting damage for the children and families that they leave behind. A father\u2019s incarceration increases a family\u2019s chances of falling into poverty by 40 percent. Children of incarcerated parents are at a heightened risk of becoming justice-involved themselves, and are more likely to drop out of school, become unemployed, and have mental-health problems. Incarceration in Texas has a particularly significant impact on communities of color: Black children are six times as likely as white children to have a parent behind bars.<\/p>\n
Often, people serving long sentences aged out of crime long ago. They are ready to be released from prison to be reunited with their families and become caretakers, breadwinners, and community leaders who inspire others to avoid crime. <\/p>\n
\tGiven the painful impacts of incarceration, our State should prioritize reuniting people in prison with their families. But in Texas, our parole process does not prioritize either family reunification or second chances. The Texas parole board grants only roughly 35% of the parole applications it receives each year, including those labeled as nonviolent. This is because incarcerated people have no advocates to tell their stories. We know that having an advocate makes a difference: In Texas, parole representation has increased people\u2019s chance of being granted parole from 35% to 80%. <\/p>\n
\tOur program will advocate for qualified parents seeking parole, reuniting them with their children and families.\n<\/p>\n
Total Project Budget: Up to $350,000 (program size can vary based on available budget resources)<\/p>\n
Other Funding
\nSources For The Project (Committed & Potential): Committed (individual donor): $200,000; Expected (foundations): $100,00; Exploring (other sources): $50,000 <\/p>\n
Project Duration: Long term
\nGeographical Area Served: Texas
\nAge Group To Be Served: All ages <\/p>\n
Contact Information<\/p>\n
Contact Prefix (Mr,Mrs etc.): Ms
\nContact First Name: Burke
\nContact Last Name: Butler
\nContact Title: Executive Director
\nContact Phone: 6263729957
\nContact Email: bbutler@texasdefender.org<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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