‘Game with Mum & Dad’ goes to Poland!

On Saturday June 17, COPE member Probacja hosted the first ‘Game with Mum & Dad‘ event to take place in Poland. Children were invited to see their imprisoned mothers and fathers in an environment that looked starkly different from the usual prison visiting facilities – on a football pitch! Families gathered on the grounds of a … Lire plus

First Game takes place in Catalonia!

The first of five events organised by the Generalitat de Catalunya (Department of Justice) took place on June 17, as part of ‘Game with Mum and Dad’. Sixty-seven participants (parents in prison and their children) enjoyed an afternoon of play and sports within the grounds of the Quatre Camins prison, La Roca del Vallès.  Simple in concept … Lire plus

Il Fatto Quotidiano: the Italian idea exported across Europe

A game to come out of the shadows. A kick at a ball to remind the world that if you are a child you have the right to play with your parents. Even if they are in prison. The Game with Mum and Dad is back, a day when prisoners can play sport with their … Lire plus

Eurochild: Football campaign launched

Eurochild member Children of Prisoners Europe (COPE) is launching Game with Mum & Dad, a Europe-wide event where children with a parent in prison get to play a game of football with a father, mother or caregiver behind prison walls. Children of Prisoners Europe (COPE) is a pan-European network working with and on behalf of children … Lire plus

Child Hub: COPE launches campaign

Eurochild member Children of Prisoners Europe (COPE) is launching Game with Mum & Dad, a Europe-wide event where children with a parent in prison get to play a game of football with a father, mother or caregiver behind prison walls. Children of Prisoners Europe (COPE) is a pan-European network working with and on behalf of children … Lire plus