F.R.E.E. Project

FREE aims to transform child dependency court procedures by enabling families and community members to engage in the defense process on behalf of their loved ones. 

Biweekly FREE Hub meetings offer a new approach to child dependency court procedures, making the process more open and accessible for families and communities and to improve outcomes for foster youth family reunification. 

At FREE Hubs, family members of those who have criminal convictions can create social biographies - compiled letters, videos, certificates, etc. that offer a holistic picture of the person facing criminal convictions. Through this model, families, and communities humanize the defendant, which assists defense counsel in case preparation and increases visible family presence in the child dependency court process.

We have chapters in California, Tennessee, Kentucky, and Texas.