It Takes A Village with Sadie Masai

Sadie Masai is an ambitious and passionate author on a mission to educate parents and guardians of Children of Incarcerated Parents (C.I.P). She focuses on the importance of supporting a child through their experience and how to provide a safe space emotionally and mentally for their well-being. Sadie Masai LLC"s mission is to bring awareness to the rampant plague across the entire world to improve the social, emotional, and mental stability of children who feel unseen and unheard while experiencing a parent or parents that are incarcerated!In this episode, VanKe’via and Sadie explore Sadie’s journey as an advocate for children of incarcerated parents and the importance of a concrete village. Sadie discussed the challenges, successes, gaps of advocating for C.I.P. She also introduced and provided insight into her newly launched book, “My Concrete Village.” Tune into our conversation to learn more about advocacy and how to advocate for C.I.P. Interested in purchasing “My Concrete Village” by Sadie Masai, use following link: My Concrete Village Book My Concrete Village Book - AmazonInterested in learning more about Sadie Masai and her advocacy:Sadie MasaiInstagram: @sadiemasai_ , Facebook: Sadie Masai, & TikTok: @sadiemasaiNeed more information on parental incarceration or supporting C.I.P: Parents Behind Bars: What Happens to Their Children (Murphey & Cooper, 2015)Children of the Incarcerated VideoThe National Resource Center on Children and Families of the IncarceratedTop 10 Things You Should KnowList of 36 Resources from the Annie E. Casey FoundationThe Children of Incarcerated Parents Bill of RightsFollow More Life: The Reentry Podcast on InstagramWant to send us topic ideas or reach out to us? Complete the form: Topic Ideas FormAre you formerly incarcerated and want to share your story? Complete this form: Resilient Reentrants FormPlease listen, rate, and review. Thank you, More Life!Host: VanKe’via Garner, M. S.https://uppbeat.io/t/hartzmann/good-feelingsLicense code: WWUKNN1ALHEZYUNF