A National Nonprofit
Advocacy Organization
Built by, Led by and
About
Children with
Justice-Impacted Parents
WHO WE ARE
“The first of its kind.
We Got Us Now is the nation’s leading nonprofit (501c3) nonpartisan organization advocating for the wellbeing of children and young adults with incarcerated parents. ”
EBONY UNDERWOOD, FOUNDER & CEO OF WE GOT US NOW
This is not a monolithic issue.
“We Got Us Now was established to recognize ALL children and young adults who’ve experienced having a parent(s) in local jails, state prisons and federal correctional facilities to ensure that,”
We are the collective authors of our personal narratives.
We work to eliminate the trauma, stigma, shame of parental incarceration
We expose the carceral mechanisms that continue to harm children of incarcerated parents.
We seek justice and accountability for our marginalized population.
ABOUT THE 10 MILLION
“We represent an invisible population of children & young adults impacted by parental incarceration.
There are over 10M of us Nationwide.
We endure the Collateral Consequences of mass incarceration in the United States.
Our Stories are often Unknown & Untold, Our Traumas are Misdiagnosed & Overlooked,
Our Futures are often Misrepresented and Our Experiences are Unheard…
We will No Longer be Silenced by our Pain.
- Ebony Underwood, Founder & CEO of WE GOT US NOW
LEADERSHIP PROGRAM
2022 WE GOT US NOW ACTIONIST
WAYS TO HELP
“Mass Incarceration is a Tsunami that has ripped apart families & destroyed communities”
“MAKE AN IMPACT”
OUR MISSION
“We Got Us Now is a national nonpartisan advocacy organization built by, led by and about children and young adults impacted by parental incarceration with the mission to
ENGAGE, EDUCATE, ELEVATE & EMPOWER
our historically invisible population through the use of digital narratives, safe + inclusive spaces & advocacy led campaigns to ensure our voices are at the forefront of strategic initiatives, practices and policies that will help to keep our families connected, create fair sentencing and end mass incarceration.”