The Christmas season is here. Getting ready to shop for a loved one?
Making a Christmas list?
Looking forward to that look of joy
in a child's eyes when s/he gets up early to tear open wrapped gifts?
Well, there are 1.7 million children
whose parents can't do that for them. There are 1.7 million children who will
not celebrate Christmas with a parent. Why?
Because the parent is serving time in
prison.
While the parent serves time, unfortunately so does the child.
They serve time waiting for a parent
to get released.
They serve time with feelings of
loneliness and depression.
In fact, the research shows
prisoners' kids are more likely to end up in prison themselves and there are 1.7
million children whose parents are in prison.
Should the child have to pay for a
parent's wrongdoing?
Should caring adults sit back and let
children walk down paths of destruction?
Angel
Tree doesn't think so. This organization steps in for the
incarcerated parents at Christmas and provides a gift to their children. They
also connect the children to local churches and the imprisoned parents with
bible study groups, so that the long process of healing can begin.
Put a gift under the tree of a child
whose parent is imprisoned, and put the parent in a position where s/he can
learn to live again.
Donate today.