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Collaborative Effort to Reach Children of Incarcerated Parents

FARMINGTON, CONN. – The University of Connecticut Health Center and its community partners are marking the anniversary of the birth of Martin Luther King Jr., the national King Day of Service, and National Mentoring Month by unveiling a mentoring program for Hartford-area children whose parents are incarcerated.

What: "We Have a Dream Celebration" to introduce the Mentoring Futures Together program, including:

• A song and step performance by the Milner School Talented Teen Program.
• A hymn in honor of Martin Luther King Jr. sung by the Rev. Persephone Hall of Liberty Christian Center International.
• A violin performance from Nicole Stacey, a student at the Hartt School of Music.

When: Friday, January 15, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Where: State Capitol, Room 310

Who:

• UConn Health Center
• Judah House, a transitional housing facility for women in Hartford
• African Caribbean American Parents of Children with Disabilities (AFCAMP), a family advocacy group serving Hartford residents

Scheduled speakers:

• Josephine Hawke, assistant professor, UConn Health Center Department of Psychiatry
• Corendis Dawson-Bonner, executive director, Judah House
• Merva Jackson, executive director, AFCAMP
• Jeanne Milstein, state child advocate
• Roland Harmon, Governor’s Prevention Partnership
• Eva Bunnell, field representative for youth and families for U.S. Rep. John Larson (D-1st)
• Tammy Sneed, program director of girls services, Department of Children and Families

The University of Connecticut Health Center includes the schools of medicine and dental medicine, the UConn Medical Group, University Dentists, and John Dempsey Hospital. Founded in 1961, the Health Center pursues a mission of providing outstanding health care education in an environment of exemplary patient care, research and public service. More information about the UConn Health Center is available at www.uchc.edu.

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