Mutter-Kind-Heim Preungesheim

Founded in 1969, Mutter-Kind-Heim Preungesheim is a non-profit association based in Kriftel, Germany working on children & youth, justice & legal aid.

Mutter-Kind-Heim Preungesheim e.V. is a registered association based in Frankfurt am Main that supports women imprisoned or recently released from prison in Hesse and their children. It runs and supports the mother-and-child home at the Frankfurt III justice prison (JVA Frankfurt III, Preungesheim), which includes an open-regime home outside the prison grounds and a closed-regime unit for remand prisoners. The association's work aims to keep mother-child relationships intact during imprisonment, improve living conditions for mothers and children, prepare women for life after release, and support their parenting capacity. It funds equipment and travel and phone costs for family contact, and runs an annual Christmas stamp campaign for prisoners. Founded in 1969 as Verein Kinderheim Preungesheim e.V., it is funded by membership fees, donations and court fines, and its members work on a volunteer basis. It is recognised as charitable (gemeinnützig) and promotes public awareness of the needs of imprisoned and released women.