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Divided States of Incarceration-Women are the fastest growing prison population...watch this important video.
Art Gallery show being planned for the work of incarcerated women at Taycheedah
The Demeter Foundation in partnership with Madeline Grace Martin, MFA at UW-Milwaukee has put out a call to incarcerated women at Taycheedah to submit artwork for a gallery showing in Milwaukee and Madison. This showing will honor the creativity of women surviving the challenges of the Wisconsin Women's Correctional System. The letter and flyer were also provided to TCI Social Workers to provide to women. We are accepting all forms of art including poetry, painting, crochet, etc. The project overview will also be presented at the UW Women's Studies Conference April 12 and 13th in Madison as part of a co-facilitated workshop. If you know of a woman at Taycheedah that would like to share her artwork please let us know and we will personally send her a letter. Contact us for information.
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Welcome Home Kits pass the 400 mark...Our Welcome Home Kits are provided to women in 68 of Wisconsin's 72 Counties within 30 days of release. The kits contain personal essentials such as feminine hygiene products, socks, toothbrush/paste and other items. A woman can apply to receive a kit by requesting an application or her social worker or parole officer can request one. There is a significant number of women who are homeless upon release or are placed in temporary living placement (TLP) or a hotel. Women in rural areas are particularly vulnerable to no housing, no employment and no health care. We also provide resource information for women with disabilities. Thank you to all of our supporters who donate items so that we can continue to provide this service.
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