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2018
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2016
12.16 Oklahoma Organization Delivers Special Christmas Messages to Children of Inmates – Oklahoma Gazette
12.22 For A Child’s Holiday, A Gift From Prison – Oklahoma Watch
7.13 Oklahoma Messages Project connects parents, children through literacy – KFOR TV
3.30 Messages of Hope – The Coalition For Public Safety / Medium
4.16 Best of Books and OK Messages Project Partner to Create Book-A-Palooza – The Edmond Sun
2015
10.9 Fathers Behind Bars Send Messages Home – The Californian
11.30 Messages from Incarcerated Parents Give Children Hope This Holiday Season – News OK
2014
12.12 All Saints Students Package Gifts for Children of Incarcerated Parents – The Norman Transcript
12.09 Local Woman, Vet Aid Kids of Incarcerated Parents – The Edmond Sun
11.27 Messages Project Helping Children of Incarcerated Parents – KOKH FOX 25 News
08.28 Silent Victims: When a Parent Goes to Prison, Children Serve a Sentence of Their Own – Adventist Review
08.13 Hearing an Incarcerated Parent’s Voice Reduces Depression in Children – NationSwell
08.02 Survey Results Show Oklahoma Messages May Help Fight the Cycle of Incarceration – NewsOK
07.26 Wrecked and Redeemed – Shelly Duffer’s Blog
02.26 Messages – Shelly Duffer’s Blog
2013
12.24 The Messages Project is Aiding Families Torn Apart by a Parent’s Mistakes – CorrectionsOne
12.23 ‘Messages Project’ to Aid Families – The Edmond Sun
12.20 The Top 10 Heroes: Taking the Next Step – CNN
09.25 A Quiet Hero Helps a Forgotten Group – Every Girl’s Dream
08.26 Making a Difference in Kids’ Lives – Redeeming the Family
07.10 CNN Heroes Helping Malawi Five Years Later – Time Warner Blog
07.02 CNN Heroes Partner to Support Children of Incarcerated Parents in Malawi – PR Newswire
05.22 Redeeming the Family – Vicki Davis’s Blog
05.18 Redeeming the Family: Blessing Children of Incarcerated Parents – Wesley A. Fryer’s Blog
05.18 Blessing Children of Incarcerated Parents – Redeeming the Family
04.14 Big Brothers Big Sisters Oklahoma Partnership – Redeeming the Family
04.13 Messages Project at Hillside Community Corrections Center – Redeeming the Family
04.04 Volunteer Organization of the Year for Oklahoma – Redeeming the Family
02.08 Carolyn LeCroy: The Messages Project – Canadian Centre for Bio-Ethical Reform
02.11 The Art Of Doing Nothing: Where Passion Meets Action – Philanthropy News Digest
2012
12.06 OK Non-Profit Gives Incarcerated Parents, Children a Chance at Christmas – Oklahoma’s Own News9
08.01 The Messages Project: Maintaining the Child/Parent Bond During Parental Incarceration – Pediatric Nursing
05.18 Ministry Helps Inmates Record Video Messages for Their Children – Tulsa World
04.26 The Messages Project – Michael’s Daughter
04.20 CNN Heroes — Helping Prisoners’ Kids – ABC News10
04.19 Program Helps Imprisoned Parents Stay Connected to Kids – CNN
01.16 Partnering with The Messages Project: National Program Has a Message for Incarcerated Parents and Their Children – Corrections Corporation of America
2011
12.26 Oklahoma Inmates Send Holiday Messages of Love to Their Families – Redeeming the Family
12.22 Redeeming the Family’s Oklahoma Messages Project – Redeeming the Family
12.12 Video Ministry Breaks Down Bars Between Parents in Prison and Their Children – The Christian Post
12.05 Oklahoma Incarcerated Parents Connect with Kids Through Video Project – Oklahoma’s Own NewsOn6
11.05 Sending Mom and Dad Home for Christmas – Redeeming the Family
05.07 Program Helps Moms in Prison Send Messages for Mother’s Day – KOCO5 Oklahoma City
05.05 The Oklahoma Messages Project: May 2011 Impact Report – Redeeming the Family
2010
11.01 Carolyn LeCroy and The Messages Project – BlogTalkRadio
06.01 The Messages Project – Tion Terrell’s Blog
04.24 Carolyn LeCroy & The Messages Project – Women Are Saving The World Now
2009
12.14 Messages Project Connects Ex-Offenders with Families – WHSV-TV3
01.19 Helping the Children Heroes: Connecting Through Film and Determination – The Corrections Connection
2008
12.29 Community Heroes — Carolyn LeCroy – The My Hero Project
11.27 CNN Heroes: Bigger is Better – Huffington Post
11.13 Local Woman Could be CNN’s Hero of the Year – The Virginian-Pilot
11.12 Woman’s Compassion for Inmates Earns CNN’s Attention – The Virginian-Pilot
06.14 Hero of the Week: Carolyn LeCroy – Nick Hecht’s Blog
06.13 Ex-Con’s Videos Keep Inmates, Kids in Touch – CNN
Championing Children: Carolyn LeCroy – CNN
2007
12.04 Scenes of Love – The Roanoke Times
2005
03.21 Family Ties, Through Prison Walls – SparkAction
2002
11.20 DOC Inmates Send Holiday Messages Home to Family — Fourth Year of Program in Five Facilities Across the State – Virginia Department of Corrections
2000
05.14 Mothers in Prison Send Love Home, Via Video – The Virginian-Pilot