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Moms Living Clean
Advocating for justice, dignity and
reform for vulnerable families.
This feature documentary-in-progress
reveals the transformative effect an innovative residential substance
abuse treatment program has on six mothers and their young children interwoven
with drug policies that impact pregnant and parenting mothers.
"I was living
out of a car with my kids, warrants for my arrest and no place to go..."
RACHEL
Moms Living Clean sheds light on the issues and individuals exploring
opposing ways of dealing with substance abuse ~ treatment vs
incarceration. The film chronicles six mothers
in a women and children’s residential treatment program over three
years, from entry through transition, where they learn recovery and good
parenting skills, and attempt to become self-sufficient. There is
Rachel, a victim of abuse, who wrestles with expressing her truth. Lisa S recently in
prison for using and selling drugs develops a sense of responsibility for her daughter.
Leslie struggles to forgive herself for her past prostitution and gain a feeling of
pride. These intimate stories are
told against the backdrop of America’s war on drugs and its impact on
pregnant and parenting mothers with substance abuse problems.
You can help us combat
the stigma and stereotypes
impacting these vulnerable moms and kids.
Your generous donation now will help us complete the film for launch in
2009. Moms Living Clean
will inspire women and men in recovery, and promote whole-family
treatment, where mother and children stay together,
as an
alternative to sentencing mothers to prison and their children to foster
care.
Click on the Donate button to make a credit card donation in any amount
through safe/secure PayPal. With a $100 donation your name, or someone you
designate, will be in the
credits of the film. You will receive a Thank You letter in
the mail from the filmmaker, Sheila Ganz.
For information on how to make your donation tax-deductible click here
.
Thank you for your generous support!
America’s war on drugs, has had little affect on supply and
demand. However, since the 1986 mandatory sentencing laws, incarceration
of women has skyrocketed 400% and 800% for African American women.
- 66% of incarcerated women have minor children
- 80% of women in prison have substance abuse problems
“Being a parent is one of the hardest jobs in the world
and being a parent in recovery is ten thousand times harder. You’re going
to be dealing with all of the regular dynamics and a lot of wreckage
issues. I caused those issues. They didn’t have to be there.”
LISA R
If you are seeking help with
substance abuse issues call the Federal Substance Abuse and Mental Health
Treatment Referral Hotline:
1-800-662-HELP or 1-800-662-4357
To be on the mailing list for future events email:
momslivingclean@att.net
To read about the people in the film click
on their photo.
"Thank you for making the documentary Moms
Living Clean and for including the Center Point women and
children in this extremely important project. We are hopeful that it will bring
attention to the issues which our clients deal with everyday and that the film will help
this program and others like it to continue for many years to come."
Dr.
Sushma D. Taylor, Chief Executive Officer
Center
Point, Inc.
Filmmaker, Sheila Ganz is a recipient of the 2006 Congressional Coalition on
Adoption Institute's Angels in Adoption™ Award for her documentary Unlocking the Heart of Adoption
and activism for openness and honesty in adoption. Press Release
Please contact us at: 415.564.3691 or
momslivingclean@att.net
if you or your group would like to host a fundraising screening. To make a
tax-deductible donation to help with production of this film click here. Thank you!
Funded in part by: Pacific Pioneer Fund, Lucius and Eva Eastman Fund, Open Meadows
Foundation, Inc. and Individual Donors. Non-profit
fiscal sponsor: San Francisco Film Society.
(c) 2008 Sheila Ganz
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