For 25 years , Sister Teresa Fitzgerald has been reaching out to mothers behind bars . In Long Island City , the group maintains several affordable , sober-living transitional homes as well as permanent homes and offices . She is a member of the Sisters of Charity Fitzgerald : ` ` If you do n't get the support and tools , you ca n't give it to your child '' Do you know a hero ? Nominations for 2012 CNN Heroes close August 31 .
For 25 years , Sister Teresa Fitzgerald has been reaching out to mothers behind bars . She is a member of the Sisters of Charity Fitzgerald : ` ` If you do n't get the support and tools , you ca n't give it to your child '' Do you know a hero ? Nominations for 2012 CNN Heroes close August 31 .