One of the most moving stories of the summer was about Camp Reunite, a weeklong camp that reunites locked-up mothers with their kids.

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More than 5.1 million kids have had a parent in jail or prison in the United States, including 88,000 in Wisconsin, according to research published by the Annie E. Casey Foundation. Parent incarceration can have short and long-term effects on a child, and it disproportionately affects children of color.

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Bridget is a community engagement intern at NNS and a senior in the Diederich College of Communication at Marquette University. You can email her or call the newsroom at (414) 604-6397. 

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NNS Video: ‘I am not going to lose this opportunity’: Locked-up mothers bond with their kids at camp

by Bridget Fogarty, Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service
August 22, 2019

<h1>NNS Video: ‘I am not going to lose this opportunity’: Locked-up mothers bond with their kids at camp</h1>
<p class="byline">by Bridget Fogarty, Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service <br />August 22, 2019</p>

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<p>One of the most&nbsp;<a href="https://milwaukeenns.org/2019/07/11/exclusive-im-not-the-only-one-who-has-a-mom-in-jail-camp-reunites-locked-up-mothers-with-their-kids/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">moving stories</a>&nbsp;of the summer was about Camp Reunite, a weeklong camp that&nbsp;reunites locked-up mothers with their kids.&nbsp;</p>
<p>We thought it would be great to recirculate the video. And we hope you agree.&nbsp;</p>
<p>More than 5.1 million kids have had a parent in jail or prison in the United States, including 88,000 in Wisconsin, according to research published by the Annie E. Casey Foundation. Parent incarceration can have short and long-term effects on a child, and it disproportionately affects children of color.&nbsp;</p>
<p><strong>About Bridget Fogarty</strong> &nbsp;</p>
<p>Bridget is a <a href="https://milwaukeenns.org/?s=bridget+fogarty" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">community engagement intern</a> at NNS and a senior in the Diederich College of Communication at Marquette University. <em>You can </em><a href="mailto:bridget.fogarty@marquette.edu" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"><em>email her</em></a><em> or call the newsroom at (414) 604-6397.</em> &nbsp;</p>
<p><strong>Your neighborhood. Your news. Our community.</strong>&nbsp;</p>
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