Inspired by her own difficult experience as the daughter of an incarcerated mother, in 2013 Brittany founded Girls Embracing Mothers (GEM) – a nonprofit empowering women in prison and their daughters to break the cycle of incarceration and lead successful lives with vision and purpose. Through its unique partnership with the Texas Department of Criminal Justice, GEM creates space for intergenerational healing and works to lessen the impact of maternal separation through monthly enhanced prison visitation sessions between incarcerated mothers and their daughters.