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F Fair Sentencing Family Assistance Programs Family
Support Seek to relate to inmate families to the caring
fellowship of a church. Fatherread Program Fatherread Program is a program that allows the incarcerated father to spend time with his child through reading. Fatherread programs are offered at Dan River Prison Work Farm in Yanceyville, Craven Correctional Institution at Vanceboro, Nash Correctional Institution at Nashville, Pender Correctional Institution at Burgaw, and Stokes Correctional Center at Walnut Cove. The idea of Fatherread is to let the child know that his father still loves him and is concerned about him. It helps men learn how to become interested in that child and show him love. At the prisons where Fatherread is offered, the program runs eight to twelve weeks. At each prison, the success of the class relies on the instructor and the support they receive from prison staff. G Facilitates The United Methodist Church’s total
program life as determined by General Conference. Address: 601 W.
Riverview Avenue, Dayton, OH 45406-5543, (513) 227-9400, Fax (513)
227-9407 General
Board of Church and Society Advocates prison reform in the various legislative
forums at local, state, and federal levels through its Christian
advocacy networks. Oftentimes
their witness is brought through meetings with prison officials, local
activists, governor’s offices, and the U.S. Department of Justice.
Seeks implementation of the Social Principles and other General
Conference policy statements related to social concerns.
Encourages the exchange of ideas on strategy and methodology for
social change. Enables
church members to identify and respond to critical social issues at
community, state, and regional levels.
Resource for criminal justice system reform. Address: 100
Maryland Avenue, NE, Washington, DC 20002-5664, (202) 488-5600, Fax
(202) 488-5616 Provides resources for local church leaders and
pastors. Provides resources
for establishment of Covenant Discipleship groups in prisons.
Manages and publishes devotional life books and magazines.
Equips clergy and laity for leadership.
Address: P. O. Box
840, Nashville, TN 37202-0840 (615) 340-7200, Fax (615) 340-7006/7565. General
Board of Global Ministries Discerns where the gospel has not been heard or
heeded, witnesses around the world, and invites all to new life in
Christ. Involves
congregations and annual conferences in mission at home and abroad.
Identifies with the alienated and dispossessed.
Address: 475
Riverside Drive, New York, NY 10115, (212) 870-3600 or (800) 328-0802,
Fax (212) 870-3748. General
Board of Higher Education and Ministry Works with annual conference boards of ordained
ministry, diaconal ministry, and higher education and campus ministry.
Prison chaplains relate with the Division of Chaplains &
Related Ministries. Relates
to persons preparing for and currently serving in the ordained and
diaconal ministry, including developing and maintaining standards and
procedures for certification in ministry careers. Address: P. O.
Box 871, Nashville, TN
37202-0871, (615) 340-7400, Fax (615) 340-7048. General
Commission on Christian Unity and Interreligious Concerns Fosters approaches to ministry and mission that more
fully reflect the oneness of Christ’s church in the human community.
Address: 475
Riverside Drive, Room 1300, New York, NY 10225, (212) 749-3553, Fax
(212) 749-3556. General
Commission on Religion and Race Develops and conducts its ministry through monitoring
and evaluating, advocating, empowering, sensitizing, counseling and
consulting, investigating, enabling and funding in order to ensure
racial justice and inclusiveness. Address:
110 Maryland Avenue NE, No. 48, Washington, DC 20002-5680, (202)
547-2271, Fax (202) 437-0858. General
Commission on the Status and Role of Women Fosters an awareness of issues, policies, and
concerns related to the status and role of women. The commission in its role as advocate shall assist in
eradicating the problems of sexual harassment by developing policies and
procedures for addressing these problems.
Address: 1200 Davis
Street, Evanston, IL 60201-4188, (708) 869-7330, Fax (708) 475-5061. General
Commission on Communication (United Methodist Communications) Provides resources and services to local churches and
annual conferences in the field of communications.
Addresses: P. O. Box
320, Nashville, TN 37202-0320, (615) 742-5400, Fax (615) 742-5460/5469;
New York Office, 475 Riverside Drive, Room 1901, New York, NY
10115-0111, (212) 663-8900, Fax (212) 663-2746. Goodbye
Cinderella Program The Goodbye Cinderella Program is another program
specifically designed for adjudicated female students in the Office of
Juvenile Justice. It is a
comprehensive prevention and remediation model using a synergistic,
self-development, group guidance format.
It is directed toward passive and dependent young females between
the ages of 12 and 17. Goodbye
Cinderella was chosen as the title to suggest that a young woman can
learn to take care of herself and become independent and responsible for
her own life rather than waiting passively for her Prince Charming to
rescue and take care of her. This program attempts to help this particular population give
up seemingly addictive dependency which often leads them to avoid
responsibilities such as regular school attendance and places them
at-risk for juvenile court involvement.
In addition to prevention of further involvement with the court,
the program also addresses the problems of school drop-out, premature
pregnancy, child abuse and neglect and poor work and social skills which
reduce chances for future employment.
Development of self-enhancing rather than self-defeating behavior
is emphasized each session. Goodbye Cinderella makes use of the small group process,
behavioral counseling, varied and creative guidance techniques, adult
female volunteers as role models and professional counselors who
coordinate the project and facilitate the group guidance exercises.
Contact: Judy Julian
or Kim Davis-Gore, Department of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency
Prevention, 410 South Salisbury Street, Raleigh, NC 27610.
Phone: 919/733-3388. Governor's
One-on-One Program The Governor's One-on-One Volunteer Program is a
statewide initiative that has promoted individualized attention for
at-risk children with adult volunteers since 1982.
County One-on-One directors match children with specially trained
volunteers who spend a minimum of four hours a week with their assigned
children for a year. These
volunteers serve as role models, assisting the children in developing
social skills. Currently,
there are 57 Governor's One-on-One Volunteer Programs serving 61
counties in North Carolina. The
Special Session of the General Assembly in 1994, focusing on crime, will
expand to 65 programs. For
information, contact: Rebecca
Eagles, Governor's One-on-One Program, Department of Juvenile Justice
and Delinquency Prevention, 410 South Salisbury Street, Raleigh, NC
27610. Phone: 919/733-3388. When in a petition a juvenile is alleged to be abused
or neglected, the judge shall appoint a guardian ad litem to represent
the juvenile. When a
juvenile is alleged to be dependent, the judge may appoint a guardian ad
litem to represent the juvenile. The
appointment shall be made pursuant to the program established by Article
39 of Chapter 7A, North Carolina Criminal Law and Procedure
unless representation is otherwise provided pursuant to G.S. 7A-491 or
G.S. 7A-492. The appointment shall terminate at the end of two years.
Upon motion of any party including the guardian ad litem, or upon
the judge's own motion, the guardian ad litem may be reappointed upon a
showing of good cause. In
every case where a monattorney is appointed as a guardian ad litem, an
attorney shall be appointed in the case in order to assure protection of
the child's legal rights through the dispositional phase of the
proceedings, and after disposition when necessary to further the best
interests of the child. The
duties of the guardian ad litem program shall be make an investigation
to determine the facts, the needs of the juvenile, and the available
resources within the family and community to meet those needs; to
facilitate, when appropriate, the settlement of disputed issues; to
offer evidence and examine witnesses at adjudication; to explore options
with the judge at the dispositional hearing; and to protect and promote
the best interest of the juvenile until formally relieved of the
responsibility by the judge. Address:
Guardian ad Litem Program, P. O. Box 2448, Raleigh, NC 27602. Guide for Prison Ministry There is a new resource from the UMC put together and
written by members of the Interagency Committee, which came out of the
1992 General Conference. It
is the Prison Ministry Action and Study Guide.
It can be used by any group that desires to develop and maintain
a ministry to prisoners. Section one covers the responsibilities for persons
who are coordinators for prison ministry in their annual conference.
Section two on getting started suggests ways conferences and
congregations can begin their work. The third section lists where to find help, including names
and addresses. It is
unfortunate that there are some errors in that section.
The final section is titled, "The Tool Box," rich with
theological reflection and a practical flow chart on the criminal
justice system from arrest to sentencing. The approximately 30 page guide can be ordered from
Alyne JoAnn Eslinger, Prison Ministry Action and Study Guide, P. O. Box
840, Nashville, TN 37202-0840 or by calling 615-340-7130. There is no cost! H Half Way Housing Harriett's House is a transitional housing program
for female ex-offenders and their Children.
In response to the needs of the more than 800 female inmates
imprisoned in Raleigh, North Carolina, the Harriet's House program was
created in 1992 by women in the city's faith community.
Harriet's House is a program of Passage Home, Inc., a
faith-based, multi-cultural non-profit community development corporation
that began as a transitional housing program for homeless families with
children in 1990. The goals
of the Harriet's House program are self-sufficiency and reduction of
recidivism. Through
Harriet's House, ex-offenders are reunited with their children to form
healthy and stable family units. More
information can be obtained from Passage Home, Inc., P. O. Box 17588,
Raleigh, NC 27619-7588. In the observance of Human Relations Sunday, congregations can focus on police/community relations and criminal justice ministry along with the need to be aware of the worth, dignity and potential of all persons. Impact
Program Impact - Intensive Motivational Program of
Alternative Correctional treatment.
This is the state’s correctional boot camp program, which
currently has two sites: Hoffman and Morganton.
The program is a 90-day shock incarceration with military
discipline and heavy reliance on physical labor and personal growth
rehabilitation. Contact
Col. John Taylor, IMPACT Commandant, or Raymond Wade, IMPACT Chaplain,
P. O. Box 316, Hoffman, NC 28347. Telephone: 910-281-3834 INFOSERV InfoServe, the toll-free, person-to-person,
rapid-answer service for anyone, provides current information about
programs, funds, resources, materials, and events related to the church.
It channels communication between callers and the general
agencies of The United Methodist Church and provides information on
current church policy. InfoServ
directs callers to appropriate staff services and can verify news,
general church disaster response, and any information related to the
denomination. InfoServe is
also available in Spanish, Korean, and Telecommunications Device for the
Deaf (TDD). Address:
Phone (800) 251-8140 (8:00 A.M. - 4:00 P.M. CST, Monday-Friday) International
Prison Ministry (Chaplain Ray) The International Prison Ministry is dedicated to the task of sharing the Love of God and the Gospel of Jesus Christ with every prisoner in America. To do this they send free Bibles to every prisoner who requests one. The prisoner may also request a Bible Dictionary and Concordance and a variety of interesting and effective Life-Changing books. They provide these same materials and more to the chaplains of all the state and federal prisons of America. They also supply many county prisons. Their libraries of Life-Changing Books have been placed in all of the prisons and in several thousand jails. IPM also conducts crusades into major prisons, and correspondence is maintained with thousands of prisoners. Address: International Prison Ministry, Box 63, Dallas, Texas 75221. Phone: 214/494-2302. Interstate Correctional Compact Case The
compact is an agreement between North Carolina and other states whereby
North Carolina's Department of Correction provides supervision to
residents who were convicted of crimes in other states, and other states
provide supervision to their residents who have convictions in North
Carolina. Jail
Ministry Several excellent models of good jail ministry have
been pioneered in our state. One
of the best is Mrs. Bobbie Phillips, visitor for West Market Street
United Methodist Church in Greensboro.
Her address is: P. O Box 870, Greensboro, NC 27402.
Telephones: (910) 855-6374 or 275-4587. Job finding for ex-prisoners Job training Justice
Fellowship Justice Fellowship is the criminal justice reform arm
of Prison Fellowship. This
group seeks to replace the old notion that crime is an offense only
against government with a new visitation -- restorative justice.
Restorative justice recognizes that crime also causes injuries to
victims and communities - injuries which must be healed.
Justice Fellowship volunteers work with legislators, judges,
government agencies, and church and community organizations in 22 states
to: (1) pursue explicit rights for victims in criminal cases, (2)
advocate non-prison punishment for nonviolent offenders so they can pay
restitution to their victims, (3) promote prison industry work programs
for incarcerated offenders, and (4) promote programs, both while
prisoners are serving their sentences and after their release, to help
them to re-enter community life as productive citizens less likely to
commit new crimes. Call Joe
Padgett: (919) 782-2816. |