Acknowledgments Many people and organizations have made vital contributions to Amachi.The Pew Charitable Trusts and Luis E. Lugo, director <strong>of</strong> the Religion Program, provided generous support and guidance throughout the project’s planning and implementation. Additional support was provided by the City <strong>of</strong> Philadelphia;The William E. Simon Foundation; and the Mid-Atlantic Network <strong>of</strong> Youth & Family Services and the Corporation for National Service. John J. DiIulio, Jr., former Public/Private Ventures (P/PV) Senior Advisor and board member, was the initial force behind Amachi; and Judy Vredenburg, Douglas Powell, Marlene Olshan, and Cheryl Thomas, all <strong>of</strong> Big Brothers Big Sisters, have provided strong leadership for the program. We also thank Tim Merrill, who was director <strong>of</strong> Amachi during its planning phase. A number <strong>of</strong> people played key roles in the field during the formative stages <strong>of</strong> the project. They include Community Impact Directors, Gayle Washington, John Coger, Ruben Ortiz, and Larry Watson, Sr.; and Mentor Support Coordinators,Yvonne Addison, Richard Warner, Corey Kirby, Robin Blake, Dennis Green, and Higuemota Asson. We also want to thank many people at P/PV for their contributions to Amachi and to this report. Joseph P.Tierney, former head <strong>of</strong> P/PV’s Greater Philadelphia Initiatives, and Terry Cooper provided early leadership for the project.W.Wilson Goode, Sr., Senior Advisor on Faith-Based Initiatives and director <strong>of</strong> Amachi, worked tirelessly to implement the program. Jodina Hicks provided invaluable support during the initial years <strong>of</strong> the project; and Wendy McClanahan, Shawn Bauldry, and Chrissy Labs expertly handled the data collection and analysis. Others at P/PV also contributed their ideas and insights to the report. Jean Grossman provided guidance in interpreting the data, and Pat Meller provided help in understanding program costs. Former P/PV staffer Bill Hangley, Jr., conducted early interviews with pastors. Gary Walker and David Racine read previous versions <strong>of</strong> the report and <strong>of</strong>fered valuable feedback. A special thanks goes to Arlene F. Lee, director <strong>of</strong> the Federal Resource Center for <strong>Children</strong> <strong>of</strong> Prisoners at the Child Welfare League <strong>of</strong> America, for taking the time to discuss current research on children <strong>of</strong> incarcerated parents.Thanks, also, to Penelope Malish, <strong>of</strong> Malish & Pagonis, who designed the report, and to Maxine Sherman, who copyedited it. Most important, we want to acknowledge the pastors and Church Volunteer Coordinators (CVCs) for their commitment and contributions to Amachi. Although space does not allow us to acknowledge them each by name, we want to thank Herbert Lusk for his early leadership and passion for the program. In addition, a number <strong>of</strong> pastors and CVCs contributed directly to this report by providing information about their experiences with Amachi and insights into the program.They include Robert J. Lovett, Joe Darrow, James Robinson, Steve Avinger, Sr., Joel Van Dyke, Gerardo Colon, Sam Slaffey, Clifford Cutter,Willie Graves, Carlton Rodgers, James Lovett, Larry Tucker, Sr., Chalon Tiedeken, Linda Dunston, Harry Robinson, and Phyllis Taylor. (See the Appendix for a list <strong>of</strong> churches partnering in Amachi.) And, finally, we thank the 482 volunteers who have given more than 50,000 hours to mentoring children <strong>of</strong> prisoners. MENTORING CHILDREN OF PRISONERS IN PHILADELPHIA
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