Children of Incarcerated Adults Grant (CHiA)

Children of Incarcerated Adults Grant (CHiA) is sponsored by Children's Literacy Foundation (CLiF). The CHiA program helps incarcerated adults maintain meaningful connections with their children through literacy. It provides storytelling presentations, book giveaways, parent literacy seminars, and read-aloud audio recordings in participating correctional facilities.

CHiA Grant | Books for Incarcerated Families Children of Incarcerated Adults Community Literacy Conference Grant Application Guidelines Children of Incarcerated Adults Grant (CHiA) Connecting Incarcerated Parents and Children Through Books The CHiA program helps incarcerated adults maintain meaningful connections with their children through literacy.

By building confidence around reading and sharing stories, CLiF supports families in staying emotionally connected despite physical separation and encourages the practice of reading together—at home and from afar.

Participating facilities receive a range of literacy-focused supports, including: Storytelling presentations for incarcerated adults and their children during visiting programs Book giveaways , allowing parents to select new books to send home as gifts and children to choose books during visits Parent literacy seminars that offer practical strategies for reading with children and why reading together is important Read-aloud audio recordings , enabling parents and children to share stories even when visits are not possible Current Correctional Facility Partners CLiF currently works in multi-year partnership with the following facilities: Chittenden Regional Correctional Facility (Women’s), South Burlington, VT Marble Valley Correctional Facility, Rutland, VT Northern New Hampshire Correctional Facility, Berlin, NH New Hampshire State Prison for Men, Concord, NH New Hampshire State Prison for Women, Concord, NH CLiF supports storybook programs by donating children’s books that incarcerated parents can send home to their children, along with audio recordings of themselves reading the stories aloud.

These programs provide a powerful way for families to share moments of connection and routine, even across distance. Research shows that participation in storybook programs helps strengthen family bonds and is associated with improved reentry outcomes, including increased likelihood that parents remain at home following release.

For questions about eligibility, the application process, or technical support, please contact CLiF Program Manager Jane Brown at jana@clifonline. org .