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AFOI's Milk and Cookies Children's Program (2)

“The goal of the MAC program is to provide assistance and support to these children and their caregivers by improving families’ access to much needed resources and encouraging their children’s school success. Our goal is accomplished through strategies that address both the needs of the children and their caregivers. A core strategy includes support groups in the school that help children better understand and cope with the parent’s incarceration. Groups are organized by age and meet regularly for eight weeks and then decelerate to biweekly meetings for the remainder of the school year.

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