Moms Living Clean Advocating for justice, dignity and
reform for vulnerable families.
Over three years six women attempt to
transform their lives in an innovative substance abuse treatment program.
Their compelling stories challenge drug laws that dehumanize mothers and
remove their children and will inspire others that they can do it too.
We are pleased to announce that Moms Living Clean
is a recipient of a generous Penny Harvest Roundtable grant from the 4th
and 5th graders of P.S. 14 in Bronx, New York. Thank you!
If you would like to help us
complete this important film, please make a 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. Just let filmmaker, Sheila Ganz know the
name when you receive the confirmation email. You will also receive
a Thank You letter in the mail.
To make your donation tax-deductible click here.
Thank you for your generous support!
Over three years the feature documentary Moms
Living Clean reveals the transformative effect an innovative
residential substance abuse treatment program has on six mothers, from
entry through transition. There is Rachel, a victim of abuse wrestling
with expressing herself. Lisa S, who served time for selling drugs, is
developing 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 set against America’s war on drugs and its
impact on pregnant and parenting mothers exploring laws and policies,
addiction and treatment, and the repercussions in socio/economic and human
terms.
Your generous donation now will help us combat
the stigma and stereotypes impacting these vulnerable moms and kids.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.
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%.
- 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 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.
