While many corrections agencies recognize the need for family-oriented programs for inmates, and report having a family-related initiative, only 35 percent indicate agency-wide policies and programs aimed at benefiting the children of inmates. ^[1]   In addition, only 52 percent report agency-wide policies or programs that help inmates maintain supportive relationships with their families. One such program is Girl Scouts Beyond Bars, a national mother-daughter visitation program that organizes Girl Scout meetings twice a month (similar to any other troop meeting) during which the girls are transported to the facilities in which their mothers are incarcerated. ^[2]   The organization operates 20 initiatives in eight states. Another national parenting program, Long Distance Dads, operates in state correctional facilities in 23 states. In this program, incarcerated fathers are taught active and involved parenting skills; they participate in programs with their children; and they receive information and encouragement about child-support issues. Areas that warrant attention include visiting procedures, child living arrangements, parenting roles, family stability, and developmental issues of youth across all ages.