Contact: Caroline Medlin
615-686-3250
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Oct. 6, 2020
Mission Statement
Jonah’s Journey, which joined Palmer Home Family Care in 2014, provides nurturing care to infants of incarcerated mothers with the goal of reunification. Informed by the Whole Child Initiative, caregivers support mothers during their time in prison and after their release. Through their partnership with Family Care, birth mothers experience growth both as parents and as individuals.
Impact
- 19 children reunified
- 47 moms served
- 74 hours visiting birth families
- 49 foster homes
- 7 professions of faith and baptisms
- 280 volunteers serving 20 thousand hours
Areas Served in Tennessee
- Wilson
- Sumner
- Rutherford
- Robertson
- Davidson
- Cheatham
Ways to help
- Pray. Pray for the mothers, babies, caregiver families and staff.
- Volunteer. There’s always a need for full-time volunteers and respite caregiver families.
- Support. Your support through monetary donations are imperative to continue serving these families.
- Advocate. Host a Jonah’s Journey informational meeting in your home or church.
Legal Status
Jonah’s Journey, a service of Palmer Home for Children, is a Tennessee and Mississippi nonprofit corporation; it is tax-exempt under Internal Revenue Code section 501(c)(3).
CEO Statement
“Our mission is to help children in need, and, of course, that involves a lot of different scenarios,” says Drake Bassett, president and CEO. “We’ve been looking for the right opportunity to extend our mission, and Jonah’s Journey is going right to the source of one of the biggest challenges many of these children face: abandonment due to circumstances beyond their control.”
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Jonah’s Journey began in 2008 after one family felt the call and provided a caring, loving home for baby Jonah, whose mother gave birth to him while incarcerated at the Tennessee Prison for Women. The organization made it possible for Jonah to eventually reunite with his birth mother and also began Jonah’s Journey, an alternative to state foster care for mothers who are incarcerated. What makes Jonah’s Journey unique is the ongoing relationship between the caregiver family and the birth mother. For more information, contact 615-686-3250 or visit jonahsjourney.org.
