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Janie\u2019s Angels has partnered with the NBA Foundation and the Dallas Mavericks to continue supporting incarcerated mothers.<\/p>\n
Janie\u2019s Angels<\/a> aims to give incarcerated mothers a second chance to reclaim their families and to reenter their communities successfully after release.<\/p>\n Founded by Angelica Zaragoza to disrupt the cycle of maternal incarceration, Janie\u2019s Angels seeks to reshape the narrative surrounding incarcerated mothers and the changes they can make for themselves and their children during and after prison in partnership with the NBA Foundation and the Dallas Mavericks.<\/p>\n Creating safe spaces for healing and growth<\/p>\n Since 2021, Janie\u2019s Angels has hosted annual summer camps and other events designed to provide children with a safe and supportive space.<\/p>\n The camps have focused on fostering joy and healing through activities such as horseback riding, canoeing, team-building workshops and arts-and-crafts sessions, while helping children navigate the challenges they face outside of their relationships with their mothers.<\/p>\n The NBA Foundation\u2019s grant to Janie\u2019s Angels has helped expand the organization\u2019s summer camps and future programming efforts. The organization hopes to grow its reach and impact beyond Texas and onto a national stage, inspiring others to pursue personal change and transformation.<\/p>\n \u201cThe Dallas Mavericks are proud to support Janie\u2019s Angels alongside the NBA Foundation,\u201d said Sean Reed, Senior Director of Corporate Social Responsibility, Dallas Mavericks.<\/p>\n \u201cJanie\u2019s Angels is creating a meaningful impact by supporting children and mothers impacted by incarceration and helping families build pathways toward healing and long-term success. We are grateful to partner with them on initiatives like the Welcome Home Dinner and the recent Second Chance Summit<\/a> co-hosted with the National Basketball Association Social Justice Coalition to uplift returning citizens and strengthen our community.\u201d<\/p>\n From incarceration to inspiration Angelica Zaragoza (left) was inspired by her own journey to create Janie\u2019s Angels in 2024.<\/p>\n Zaragoza found inspiration for founding Janie\u2019s Angels through her own journey as a formerly incarcerated mother.<\/p>\n After being arrested for the final time in 2014, she discovered the Girls Embracing Mothers program, an experience that sparked her personal growth and later inspired the organization she would go on to create nearly a decade later.<\/p>\n \u201cJust my own experience with my daughter. She was hurt, and it was justified. Angry and just totally mad at me and the world,\u201d Zaragoza said.<\/p>\n \u201cThrough these visits, communication opened up and allowed us to spend time alone together. When they came through the program, it was just volunteers \u2014 no guardians or family members around \u2014 just mother and child.\u201d<\/p>\n Upon her release, she created the organization after experiencing the transformative impact of programs that helped reconnect her with her daughter. She now focuses on instituting \u201chope, trust and belonging\u201d in incarcerated mothers and their families in Texas.<\/p>\n Restoring hope for mothers and children<\/p>\n During one of the most difficult periods in the lives of incarcerated mothers, Janie\u2019s Angels aims to serve as a shining light for families searching for hope and healing.<\/p>\n Helping rebuild and empower mothers is one of the most important ways to be there for their families while incarcerated and once they return home and rejoin their communities.<\/p>\n \u201cWhen you\u2019re incarcerated and struggling with addiction and everything that comes with it, you lose hope,\u201d Zaragoza said. \u201cWhen your children are taken away, you lose even more of that hope. That\u2019s what Janie\u2019s Angels tries to restore \u2014 hope in a dark place for both the mother and the child. That\u2019s what I needed most: connection and hope.\u201d<\/p>\n Volunteers are needed for the 2026 Janie\u2019s Angels summer camp at Camp Grady Spruce in Graford, Texas, with specific, active requests for male mentors and volunteers to support children impacted by trauma and incarceration. Interested individuals should visit janiesangels.org<\/a> to fill out the volunteer application.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Janie\u2019s Angels has partnered with the NBA Foundation and the Dallas Mavericks to continue supporting incarcerated mothers. 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