Dear FAMMily,

My name is Kendrick Fulton, Sr. After decades in prison, I am now free, and finally saying “Happy Holidays” feels amazing. When I was inside, holidays were rough. My sentence started in 2003, and every holiday, while my family gathered in Houston or Dallas, I would wake up early to stand in long lines for the phone. I'd pray we didn’t get cut off before I heard everyone’s voices. Those calls reminded me of everything I could not be there for.

In prison, I replayed holiday memories of me and my dad and imagined doing the same with my own kids—opening presents, putting new bikes together. My son, Kendrick, Jr., was only three when I left. 

Kendrick Fulton, Jr., Kenslee Fulton, Kendrick Fulton, Sr. and grandson August

Now that I am home, we are finally doing all the things I dreamed about. Grabbing Chick-Fil-A with my kids, hanging out with my family whenever I want, or trying to keep up with my youngest grandson, August, who might just be faster than me.

As we head into Giving Tuesday, a day built around opening doors for someone else, I hope you will support FAMM if you are able. Not out of duty, but out of the possibility of helping another family rewrite their holiday story. Your support might help another dad come home in time to build bikes again.

Freedom looks different for everyone, but sometimes it starts with someone like you helping to open the door. 

Will you support second chances by making a gift to FAMM this Giving Tuesday? 

Happy Holidays,

Kendrick Fulton, Sr.
FAMM Advocate

1100 13th Street NW | Suite 201 | Washington, D.C. xxxxxx | Tel: (202) 822-6700

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