Story of Leaves
Hamed Farmand, COIPI’s president, volunteered as a mentor at All God’s Children Camp for the third consecutive year in 2018. This summer camp, supported by the United Methodist Church in Virginia, is designed for children with…
Category: Community Engagement
Feel the Bars, Fill the Gap
We conducted an interactive storytelling project that invited participants to step into the lives of children with incarcerated parents. Through semi-true stories, they imagined themselves in key roles—such as a child’s teacher, neighbor, or another influential…
Advocating for Children with Incarcerated Parents
Speech for the Criminal Community Justice Board (CCJB) meeting Hamed Farmand, president of Children of Imprisoned Parents International Thank you so much for having me. It is my honor to talk with you about one of…