Alternative to Incarceration

"Creating access to assist fathers in need"

If a father is going to have any chance of connecting or reconnecting with his children, an alternative to incarceration strategy is needed for those fathers seeking to do the right thing. Alternative to incarceration programs provide the court system and the fathers an alternative to incarceration for non-payment of child support. The focus is not to have the father avoid his financial responsibility to his children, but to assist in creating an environment that enables him to do so.

As such, the premise is two fold: one, to connect potential incarcerated fathers with fatherhood programs designed to overcome barriers to appropriate financial and emotional support; and second, to save the state of South Carolina and taxpayers millions of dollars annually by not incarcerating the fathers who seek to reconnect with their families, but instead working with them on issues related to child support, legal issues, visitation and skill training. 

Outcome Strategy

The Alternative to Incarceration Initiative provides  fathers that would otherwise be incarcerated critical access to their children as well as the opportunity to gain meaningful employment.