.......because Mom or Dad is in CDC (California Department of Corrections) custody.  Think it doesn't affect you?  Think again.  The chances that your child or grandchild goes to school with one of these kids is about 1 in 10.  A minimum of 9% of California's children have a parent in prison and no one knows how many have a grandparent in prison.  The inmate population grows older each year and increases each year as California continues to lead the world in numbers of people behind bars. 

It gets worse...  1 in 5 kids in California lives in extreme poverty.  There are almost 10 million children in this state and about 20% live in poverty, with about 9% orphaned by the prison system.  By any standards that is a lot of children in crisis.  For in depth records and statistics visit our E-Tour pages.  The plight of all these children affects us all and is critical to the future of California.  The numbers are too big to be ignored and the social implications too profound to walk away from.