For Kids Like Me
A storytelling initiative and docuseries capturing the voices of youth with lived experience.
- Marketing campaign
- Awareness building
- Community traction
- Docuseries in development
Welcome to MyFairyGodParents.org
Our work turns stories into support.
MFGP amplifies the voices of youth ages 12–24 impacted by parental incarceration and justice-impacted youth, supports caregivers, educates the public, and builds pathways for justice-impacted families. Together, we move from awareness to action—and from action to lasting change.
For Kids Like Me
Docuseries in Development
Real stories. Real impact.
Video transcript (English)
Youth voice: “I used to think I was the only one.”
Youth voice: “But here, we can just be ourselves.”
[Gentle music plays as youth and families appear on screen.]
Start with what you need
Practical answers families are searching for right now.
Money, school, caregiving, and college questions can become urgent when a parent is incarcerated. These free MFGP guides are designed to help families find a useful next step without having to explain their circumstances first.
Explore all MFGP guidesFinancial Benefits & Assistance
Which benefits a child with an incarcerated parent may qualify for — child-only TANF, SNAP, Medicaid or CHIP, Social Security, childcare subsidies, school meals, and utility help — and the order to apply in.
Read the guideTelling a Child the Truth
Age-appropriate language for telling a child their parent is incarcerated, what not to say, how to answer the hardest questions, and how to handle school, peers, and the weeks that follow.
Read the guideScholarships & Education Support
Where students impacted by incarceration and foster care can find scholarships, how eligibility usually works, an application timeline, and how to write about lived experience safely.
Read the guideKinship Care Navigator
A plain-language guide to kinship care: what it is, how to find your state kinship navigator program, what benefits relative caregivers can ask about, and where to get support.
Read the guideStart here: caregiver guides
Partner access
Have an MFGP access code?
If a school, nonprofit, reentry program, or community partner gave you a code for a free copy of The Caregiver's Safe Harbor Workbook & Action Guide, start your redemption here.
Our Programs & Reentry Resources
Empower Justice
Empowering youth and families through resources, workshops, mentorships, and advocacy.
- Youth awareness resources
- Mentorship & leadership
- Workshops & learning
- Family-centered advocacy
Crafters Workshop
Arts-based programming that nurtures creativity, self-expression, and healing.
- Creative expression
- Healing through art
- Youth-led projects
- Exhibitions & showcases
MFGP Hub
The trusted starting point for justice-impacted families, caregivers, and community partners. Resources, tools, and partner connections all live here.
- Central hub & navigation
- Resource pathways & tools
- Partner directory
- Programs & opportunities
- Stories that create change
- Connections that matter
FOX45
ANYÉ YOUNG
Author of Teen Guide to Living With Incarcerated Parents
2026 Osborne Fellowship announcement →New in the MFGP Hub
Caregiver guides that cut through the noise.
Plain-language help for the questions families ask first: school paperwork, finding someone inside, dress codes, visits, and telling a child the truth.
Caregiver Authorization Affidavit
What a caregiver authorization affidavit does, what it does not do, how relatives use it to enroll a child in school and approve routine medical care, and how the form is named state by state.
Read guideFind Your Kinship Navigator
What a kinship navigator program does, how to find your state's program, exactly what to ask for on the first call, and what to do when the program has a waitlist or does not exist near you.
Read guideFinding an Incarcerated Loved One
Step-by-step help locating an incarcerated family member: federal, state, and county searches, what information you need first, why searches come back empty, and what to do next.
Read guideDress Code & What to Bring
A practical checklist of typical prison and jail visitation dress codes, what visitors can usually bring, what gets families turned away at the door, and how to confirm your facility's rules.
Read guideTelling a Child the Truth
Age-appropriate language for telling a child their parent is incarcerated, what not to say, how to answer the hardest questions, and how to handle school, peers, and the weeks that follow.
Read guideSetting the Foundation
Early support.
Real momentum.
Aventiv's seed support helped establish the framework, activate ASU partnerships, and build the infrastructure that powers MFGP's next phase of growth.
See Our ImpactAventiv seed support
Helped establish the initiative and its vision.
ASU activation
Built partnerships and launched public momentum.
Program development
Stories, workshops, resources, and advocacy took shape.
Built for growth
Positioned MFGP for long-term impact and systemic change.
Featured Organizations & Ecosystem Connections
We highlight organizations, institutions, and ecosystem connections that share our commitment to supporting families, advancing justice, and creating opportunities.
Impact & Accountability
Every story matters.
Every step creates change.
We are committed to transparency.
Seed support from Aventiv helped launch the foundation of the MFGP Hub.
ASU collaboration accelerated our work and public partnerships.
Program development brings workshops, tools, and youth-led initiatives.
Campaign storytelling drives ongoing care and awareness.