The Family Bound program focuses on ideas that pertain to keeping families united and children directed away from bad behavior that may later lead to criminal acts, substance abuse, and violence.  It is our intent to analyze ways of strengthening families and promoting positive development for young people that may, in fact, require rethinking the norms of our modern society.

As we look at family relationships, we have partnered with others to sponsor programs like an annual Family Bound Weekend event and our ongoing Family & Youth Defense Fund.

In developing our full Family Bound program with the intent of establishing meaningful collaboratives that spur much needed work in the area, we have started a national Task Force on Innovative Prevention and Prisoner Reentry - Family Assistance to Improve Reintegration and Unification. One project that is in the planning stages for a task force work group is Let’s Read, Let’s Talk – Building the Forever Story.