SKIP, Inc.

SKIP's mission is to provide support services to children of incarcerated parents and their families and to increase public awareness of the underlying problems of these children as victims through education, advocacy and research.

The purpose of SKIP programs is to help children of incarcerated parents and their families better cope with separation due to incarceration, to maintain family ties, and to break the cycle of incarceration by: 

• Informing the community at large of the underlying problems of children with incarcerated parents and the necessity of community support
• Increasing family awareness of community services and support that are available to them

SKIP programs help "Skippers" to become self-reliant and responsible adults by giving them hope and options for the future; thus, enabling them to become productive citizens.