The LOHM × REFORM Alliance
Visit
Mama
Reuniting 50 mothers with their children this Mother's Day.
This Mother's Day, The LOHM, REFORM Alliance, and Kim Kardashian we are reuniting 50 mothers with their children.
Why This Matters
Motherhood doesn't end at a prison door.
But one visit is not enough. Families need continued connection, stability, and support.
Join us to sustain visits year-round and provide the wraparound services that turn moments of connection into lasting healing.
Text LOHMMAMA to 41444
Today, more than 186,000 women are incarcerated across the United States, a number that has grown over 600% since 1980. The majority of them are mothers. In state and federal prisons, 58% of women are parents of minor children. In local jails, that number rises to 80%. On any given day, there are more than 112,000 mothers behind bars in prisons and jails combined. Before their incarceration, these women were more than twice as likely as fathers to be the sole caretaker of their children.
Sources: The Sentencing Project, Incarcerated Women and Girls, 2024; Bureau of Justice Statistics, Parents in Prison and Their Minor Children, 2021 (Survey of Prison Inmates, 2016); Vera Institute of Justice; Prison Policy Initiative, 2022; Council on Criminal Justice, Women's Justice, 2024
In the federal system, the average person is incarcerated 500 miles from home, a 14-hour roundtrip by car. A 2024 Inspector General audit found that 41% of all federal inmates and 51% of women specifically are housed more than 500 driving miles from home. The cost of travel, lodging, and time off work makes visits impossible for most families. Two-thirds of incarcerated parents with minor children have never received a single visit from them.
Sources: Urban Institute; U.S. Department of Justice Office of the Inspector General, 2024; Bureau of Justice Statistics; Prison Policy Initiative
Research consistently shows that family visitation during incarceration is linked to reduced recidivism. A landmark Florida study of 7,000 formerly incarcerated people found that each additional visit lowered the odds of reconviction by nearly 4%. A Minnesota study found that those who received visits had 13% fewer felony reconvictions. Maintaining the bond between mother and child doesn't just heal families, it breaks the cycle.
Sources: Bales & Mears, 2008 (Florida study); Duwe & Clark, 2013 (Minnesota study); Prison Policy Initiative research roundup, 2021
Mamas, You are not Forgotten.
When a mother is incarcerated, an entire family serves the sentence. This Mother's Day, we're closing that distance and bringing children home to the only arms that ever held them first.
-Dr. Topeka K. Sam, The LOHM Founder
Tavia — FMC Lexington
"I dream of holding and hugging my children. I see myself falling to the floor with them and rolling around in joy and sorrow. Sobbing and thanking God for them. They are completely different humans from the children I left."
Cloretha — FCI Tallahassee
"My mother has lost two of her children inthe time I've been away. It's good to know we are not forgotten."
Aryanna — FCI Greenville Satellite Camp
"I have never been in the same room with all three of my children at the same time. They all know and have been around each other but without me in their life."
Angeledith — FCI Waseca
"The last time I saw my children was 13 years ago through a piece of bulletproof glass. They were 5 and 6. I speak with them every day on the phone but I long for them constantly. To hug them and see their faces up close would mean the world to me."
Brittany — FCIHazelton
"The last time I saw her in person she was 1 years old. It would mean the world for me to see her. Although I have been away from her for 7 years, not a day passes that I don't miss her dearly."
Jessica — FMC Carswell
"A mother, wherever she is, is always a mother, and my children also need my hug and to know that I'm okay, to see me. I long with all my heart to hold my children close and see them."
Julissa — FCI Waseca
"I have never seen my kids in person the whole 7 almost 8 years I've been down! It would mean the world to me to get to hold them in my arms just for that second!"
Roberta — FCI Waseca
"To meet my granddaughters in real life would mean the world to me. The 9 year old just asked my daughter why she doesn't bail me out, since she works. The day I meet them could be my last day and it would be one of the best days of my life."
Chang — FCI Hazelton SFF
"My son lives in Northern Mariana Island. He last saw me in person since I lost the trial in 2013. It would mean everything to see my son again after so very, very long."
Their Story
How It Works
Bringing families together, one grant at a time.
Apply
Women currently in the Federal Bureau of Prisons submit a short application sharing their story and family details.
Receive
50 mothers receive a one-time $1,500 grant to cover travel, lodging, and expenses for their children's visit.
Reunite
Children travel to see their mothers for Mother's Day, some for the first time in years.
Honor a Mama
Your gift brings a
family back together.
This Mother's Day, honor the mama who shaped you by helping a mama who's still fighting to hold her children.
$25
Helps cover meals and essentials during a family visit
$50
Helps cover meals and essentials during a family visit
$100
Helps cover meals and essentials during a family visit
$250
Helps cover meals and essentials during a family visit
Grant Application
Apply for a Mother's Day
Visitation Grant
The Ladies of Hope Ministries, with support of a donor, will provide a one-time $1,500 grant to 50 women in the Federal Bureau of Prisons to help support family visits around Mother's Day.
Grants are administered on a first-come, first-served basis while funds are available.
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