For Youth
For ages 12–24, including justice-impacted youth: age-appropriate stories, mentorship, creative expression, school support, and safe spaces.
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The MFGP Hub: resources that meet families where they are.
The MFGP Hub is where we keep every resource, guide, toolkit, and lesson we share with families. It connects youth ages 12–24 including justice-impacted youth, caregivers, returning parents, partners, and funders to trusted organizations, tools, and guidance — with every outside source credited to the organization that produced it.
Search the Hub or choose an audience to find matching guides and resources.
- Curated & trusted
- Community-informed
- Updated regularly
For Caregivers
Communication, emotional safety, family stability, school awareness, and resource navigation.
Explore resourcesFor Returning Parents
Reentry planning, employment, family connection, and rebuilding trust and stability.
Explore resourcesFor Partners & Funders
Collaboration pathways, ready-to-share materials, organization requests, and funding opportunities.
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Most searched family questions
Start with the questions families are asking most.
These free guides answer some of the highest-intent questions bringing families to MFGP from search.
Financial help & benefitsBenefits and financial-support programs to check when a parent is incarcerated.Read the guide Talking with a child about incarcerationAge-aware guidance for explaining jail or prison without adding fear or shame.Read the guide Scholarships & college fundingA starting point for scholarships, financial aid, and education opportunities.Read the guide Kinship care & caregiver supportWhere grandparents, relatives, and kinship caregivers can begin finding help.Read the guide
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New: Navigating Incarceration — a guide for families
A practical, step-by-step guide for families of incarcerated loved ones: locating someone inside, first visits and calls, telling and supporting children, school and money supports, and where to get help.
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The #FKLM Family Blueprint
An interactive portal for families on both sides: education and scholarship pathways, co-parenting and communication, caregiver wellness, and legal literacy — plus a private space to plan one family next step.
Open the Family BlueprintFeatured Organizations
Organizations to highlight in the MFGP Hub.
Curated organizations and resource connections relevant to MFGP's mission and the families we serve.
Aventiv Technologies
Featured organization supporting opportunity, access, and community engagement.
View organizationOsborne Association
Featured organization serving individuals and families impacted by incarceration.
View organizationProject Avary
Featured organization supporting children and families impacted by incarceration.
View organizationThe LAGRANT Foundation
Featured organization creating education and career opportunities for diverse talent.
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Featured Voice
Anyé Young
Featured-story module for youth voice, lived experience, opportunities, and MFGP news.
Youth voice and lived experience can help families feel seen, informed, and connected.
MFGP-Created Resources
Tools and stories made for our community.
Practical guides, workshop tools, and storytelling resources developed to inform, empower, and inspire action.
Explore all resourcesFree Youth & Caregiver Guides
GuideFree
Read free, plain-language guides online about kinship care, staying connected during incarceration, scholarships, family visits, and reentry.
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The Caregiver's Safe Harbor Collection
ToolkitFree + purchase
Find the companion guide and workbook collection, plus accessible resource materials. Some downloads are free; books and expanded products are available separately.
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Workshop Materials
WorkshopFree
Facilitation guides, activities, and slides to support learning in schools, programs, and community settings.
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Storytelling Resources
ToolkitFree
Tools for youth and families to share stories safely and creatively through writing, video, and art.
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Upcoming Hub Materials
GuideFree
New resources in development — from financial literacy to mental wellness. See what's coming next.
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How we source our resources
How we source our resources: MFGP curates and links to the organizations and agencies that produce the underlying information, and credits each one with the date we last verified it. Anything MFGP wrote is labeled as MFGP-authored. We never present another organization's research as our own.
This is general information and practice guidance — not legal advice, mental-health treatment, or a statement of any court, agency, or facility's rules. Policies differ by state, county, facility, school, and program, so always confirm details with the office involved.
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