PlanOutside Caregiver
The Caregiver Weekly Check-In
Four questions to ask yourself before the week starts.
About 3 min read
The #FKLM Family Blueprint
Module 3
Caregiver Wellness & Support
Resources for the people carrying the everyday responsibilities of family life while someone they love is incarcerated.
Topics in this module
Caregiver Check-In
Stress, emotional overload, recognizing personal needs, asking for help, and identifying support.
Build Your Support Circle
Family, trusted friends, schools, community organizations, kinship resources, and other sources of support.
Household Stability
Transportation, childcare, food resources, school coordination, important documents, emergency planning, and everyday household needs.
Supporting the Child
Age-appropriate conversations about incarceration, maintaining routines, responding to emotions, identifying trusted adults, and recognizing when additional support may be needed.
Resources
Filter the full library- LearnOutside Caregiver
Recognizing Overload Before It Becomes a Crisis
Common early signals of caregiver overload, and lower-cost responses.
About 4 min read
- PlanOutside CaregiverWhole Family
Map Your Support Circle
A one-page exercise for naming who is actually available, and for what.
About 4 min read
- Find HelpOutside Caregiver
Kinship Care Supports
What relatives raising a child can ask about, from school enrollment to available assistance.
About 5 min read
- PlanOutside CaregiverWhole Family
Household Stability Checklist
Transportation, childcare, food, documents, and emergency planning in one place.
About 5 min read
- TalkOutside CaregiverWhole Family
Age-Appropriate Conversations About Incarceration
How to answer a child's questions honestly without handing them adult weight.
About 5 min read
- Find HelpOutside CaregiverWhole Family
The Caregiver's Safe Harbor Collection
MFGP's caregiver toolkit, workbook, and accompanying workshops — the deeper version of everything in this module.
About 3 min read
Table Talk
Name one thing you need this week out loud to someone you trust. Choose a prompt to add to your Blueprint so it’s ready for your next call, visit, or letter.
The High, Low & Hope
“Tell me one good thing that happened this week, one thing that was hard, and one thing you're hoping happens next.”
Teach Me Something
“What's something you learned, discovered, or got better at recently that you could teach me?”
Future Us
“If we could plan one ordinary day together in the future, what would we do from breakfast until bedtime?”
Choose one household task you can hand off, delay, or simplify.
Your action space
My Family Blueprint
Write down five short things and they stay on this device. No account is needed, and nothing you type is sent anywhere. Please leave out legal, medical, and personal details.
A topic to come back to.
A conversation topic for your next call or visit.
A scholarship, program, or future goal.
Something to research or ask a professional later.
One practical family action.
Saved resources
0 resources saved to your Blueprint.
Nothing saved yet. Use “Save to My Blueprint” on any resource card and it will appear here.
Prototype note: notes are stored only in this browser. A future version could sync them to a secure MFGP account so families can pick up where they left off across devices.