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P PATCH (Parents And Their Children) Pen Pal Ask about becoming a pen pal or sending cards during
holidays. Contact the
Chaplain or Volunteer Coordinator at your local correctional facility,
the chaplain at the training school, or the coordinator of volunteers at
the detention center. Pre-Post
Release The first six months after release are crucial.
After being in a controlled environment where most decisions are
made by someone else, ordinary tasks are difficult to perform.
Congregations can provide a supportive presence during the period
of incarceration with follow-up post release, referral services of job
testing, training, counseling, financial budgeting programs, providing
appropriate clothing, referral to substance abuse programs, providing
spiritual support groups for persons who wish to participate, adopt a
prisoner program, and others. Presbyterian
Criminal Justice Program To proclaim the good news of Christ and to manifest
the justice of God (the mission of the Presbyterian Church).
Address: Social
Justice and Peacemaking Unit, Presbyterian Church, 100 Witherspoon
Street, Louisville, KY 40202-1396, (502) 569-5810 Prison
Aftercare Christian Ministries An interdenominational, inter-racial organization of
Christian men and women whose basic mission purpose is to provide
shelter, food, transportation and spiritual support to Christian women
leaving prison. This much-needed program is in its beginning stages
and would provide a wonderful opportunity to any individual or perhaps a
Stephen Minister to help give Christian women a second chance.
Volunteers will be needed in many capacities including Prayer
Committee, sponsoring a family (Adopt a Resident of the Aftercare Home),
financial support, and clerical assistance.
Contact: Kathy Ford (919) 847-8049. Launched in 1976 as a small movement of Christians
committed to helping prisoners, ex-prisoners, and their families change
their lives for the better, Prison Fellowship has grown into a
multifaceted organization encompassing 43,000 volunteers.
This growing volunteer network has enabled PF’s programs to
spread to more than 90 percent of state and federal prisons in all 50
states. PF’s volunteer base and programming are managed by
more than 50 field directors, whose tireless efforts are supported by a
national office staff team in Reston, Virginia. Prison Fellowship’s high-quality programming, dedicated
professional staff, and well-trained volunteers have won the trust and
involvement of inmates, as well as the respect and endorsement of
corrections official across the country.
PF provides volunteer training, In-Prison Seminars, Recidivism
Study, Angel Tree, an Inside
Journal, Neighbors Who Care, community service projects, and Justice
Fellowship. PF was founded by Chuck Colson, former special counsel to
President Richard Nixon, who was released from prison in 1975.
Contact Tammy Phillips, P. O. Box 19846, Raleigh, NC 27619.
Telephone: 919-781-8116. Main
address: P. O. Box 17500, Washington, DC 20041-0500 Prison MATCH
of North Carolina, Inc. The single purpose of Prison MATCH is to intervene in
the cycle of children following their mothers' path to prison b
recognizing and tending to the children's unique emotional needs. The objectives which MATCH has set to achieve this goal are:
(1) To lesson a child's' sense of abandonment by improving the frequency
of visits with his mother, (2) to lessen a child's fears about visiting
by providing a safe environment in which a more normal mom-child
interaction can occur, and (3) to enhance to quality of the mother-child
interaction by providing parenting classes and positive role modeling
for the mothers to emulate. Address:
Prison MATCH of North Carolina, Inc., P. O. Box 14469, Raleigh, NC
27620-4469 - (919) 828-4767 - Nancy Moody, Director Prison
Ministries Action and Study Guide The interagency committee on prison ministry/prison
reform guide was designed for use by conference committees on prison
ministry, congregations, and other persons seeking to start or enhance
prison ministries. It is a
cooperative effort of representatives from the national agencies,
commissions and others groups. Work
and preparation on the guide was sponsored by the Board of Discipleship. If you are interested in more information contact: Alyne
JoAnn Eslinger, Prison Ministry Action and
Study Guide, P. O. Box 840, Nashville, Tennessee 37202. Probation
and Parole Services
Probation and Parole Services supervises
approximately 120,000 offenders. Contact
your local NC Division of Adult Probation and Parole Office.
Our reports show that after prison ministry is needed as
much as ministry in prison. Churches
can play an important role in giving another chance to those who want
it. Vicki Sigmon is now
helping Yokefellows in this ministry.
She can speak to your interested groups and guide them as they
sponsor persons being released from prison.
Write her at Box 120094, Salem College Station, Winston-Salem, NC
27108. Phone: 910/724-9801.
Prison Fellowship can also assist.
Phone: 910/781-8116. A
Christian "After Care" community providing residential
programs with a spiritual emphasis for those self-defeating behaviors
including substance abuse and crime.
Jeff Coppage, P. O. Box 10141, Winston-Salem, NC 27108. Project
Nehemiah (A Crime Reduction Project) Project Nehemiah, an ecumenical prison ministry
joined the ranks of God's people arrayed against the crime that plagues
and threatens to destroy the world.
Project Nehemiah specifically targets those who choose to do
crime! The thesis of this
work grows from the explanation the Apostle Paul gave in his second
letter to the congregation at Corinth where he explained that God is
reconciling the world to Himself, and has committed to us (disciples of
Christ) the ministry of reconciliation.
Project Nehemiah also bases its work on Christ's explanation that
one of the works God anointed Him to do was to free the prisoners (see
Luke 4 and Isaiah 61). Finally,
Paul wrote in his letter to the Hebrews that Christians re to consider
prisoners (those in bonds) as if bound with them. Reaching, restoring
and reconciling broken lives is the goal of Project Nehemiah.
Address: Wake
Correctional Center, 1000 Rock Quarry Rd., Raleigh, NC 27610 -
919-733-7988. Q R Raising Seed
Money Money is needed for many aspects of jail and prison
ministries: to establish innovative alternative programs to be used
instead of jails/prisons; to provide advocacy services for pretrial
defendants in the courts; to provide support services for persons who
are being released from jail/prison; to provide supportive services for
the families and children of prisoners; to provide relevant literature
for inmates. United
Methodists are able to motivate others to give and become involved,
including using members' access to sources for funding through personal
and business contacts in the community. Recognition
of Different Ministries Examples: State,
County, Federal, Direct Ministry, Ministry to Families, Ministry
Following Release, Ministry to Victims of Crimes, Ministry to
Correctional Officers and Staff, Ministry to Juvenile Offenders,
Ministry to At-Rick Children and Youth, Witnessing to Ex-Offenders, Etc. Recreation
Aide Contact
the Volunteer Coordinator at your local correctional facility. Reentry Life
Plan Reentry Life Plan, a program under the auspices of
Prison Fellowship, was developed to teach basic life skills to those
nearing release from the North Carolina prison system.
it has been used successfully with youth at Sandhill Youth Center
in McCain. Topics covered
include the following: ·
How
to make wise choices ·
Setting
realistic/attainable goals ·
Building
self esteem ·
“Garbage
Dump” thinking ·
Power
of our words ·
Leisure
time ·
Identifying
job skills ·
Job
sources ·
Job
Applications, Resumes, Cover Letters ·
Successful
job interviews ·
Budgeting
and credit ·
Building
healthy relationships ·
Support
systems in the community/how to access ·
Support
services in the community/how to access The program teaches Biblically-based principles for
life, but this is not an evangelistic program.
It is approved by the NC Department of Corrections.
The program has had participants of various faiths to complete
the classes with no problems. Instructors have completed at least 28 hours of training. It takes 36 hours of class time to cover all the
material. The program
concludes with a Family Seminar and a big “hoopla” graduation
complete with certificates. Each
participant invites at least one family member, depending on the space
available for the events. It
is usually held on a Saturday and includes lunch between the Family
Seminary and the graduation. To learn more about the Reentry Life Plan, you may
contact: Richard Payne, NC Reentry Director; Terry Closner, Assistant;
Angeline Breitenbach, Aftercare Assistant, P. O. Box 6279, High Point,
NC 27262, 910-886-2500. Reform
Efforts Reform efforts should initiate through Church and
Society and the North Carolina Council of Churches. Refreshments for Bible Studies, etc. Religious Education Restoration of Victims of Crime (Financially & Emotionally) Restorative
Just We at Prison Fellowship have a vision we want to
share with you: a vision for justice that reaches beyond mere crime and
punishment. It's a vision
based on ancient biblical principles and truths that are largely ignored
but amazingly relevant to the crime crisis that is crippling our nation. Let us introduce you to what is called restorative
justice, which opens doors to restored lives and community peace.
Every aspect of the multifaceted ministry of Prison
Fellowship--meeting the spiritual, emotional, and material needs of
people suffering at all points of the cycle of crime and promoting
criminal justice reform--is rooted in the principles of restorative
justice. Though Prison Fellowship did not coin the phrase
restorative justice, the staff of Justice Fellowship, the Prison
Fellowship division focusing its attention on criminal justice reform,
has been instrumental in laying groundwork for restorative justice
thinking. Address:
Prison Fellowship, P. O. Box 17500, Washington, DC 20041-0500. This program is under the direction of Joseph H. Long, North Carolina State Director, PO Box 205, Maiden, NC 28650, 704-732-1023. S Safekeepers Defendants,
who have not been convicted, may be admitted to prison, if being held in
a local jail could pose a danger to them for other jail inmates, or they
present a threat to others, or for medical care. Sarah Peters Group (For Ex-Offender Mothers) "In the love of Christ who came to save those
who are lost and vulnerable, we urge the creation of genuinely new
systems for the care and support of victims of crime and for
rehabilitation that will restore, preserve and nurture the humanity of
the imprisoned. For the
same reason, we oppose capital punishment and urge its elimination from
all criminal codes." -- from Section V-F, "Crime and
Rehabilitation." Southern
Coalition on Jails & Prisons, Inc. Address:
P. O. Box 120044, Nashville, TN 37212 Southeastern
Correctional Ministry Christian inter-denominational evangelical outreach
to men, women and youth in the "jail" correctional process.
Serves Hertford and Northampton counties in North Carolina.
Address: Southeastern
Correctional Ministry, 40 Kings Way, Hampton, VA 23669.
Phone: 804-723-5626. Southeastern
Jurisdiction Criminal Justice and Mercy Ministries Fellowship For local church and Annual Conference prison
ministry development. Address:
P. O. Box 237, Lake Junaluska, NC 28745 Special
Emphases Examples
of Experiences of Grace: Walk
to Emmaus, Marriage Enrichment, Etc. Speakers' Bureau Special
Retreats Local congregations can develop programs that provide
opportunity for volunteers to participate in ecumenical,
religiously-oriented retreats, where person from the outside spend one
to three days at a time inside in the institution in a group setting.
These are group spiritual journeys and are voluntary on the part
of the prisoners. Volunteers
are trained and screened by the chaplain's office. The Summit House Program strengthens the family by
intervening in the lives of non-violent women offenders and their
children. Comprehensive
services are administered to the women and children through the efforts
of a public private partnership in a highly structured and controlled
environment. The program
strives to break the cycle of crime.
Summit House also advocates nationally for community-based
sentencing programs. The theme for Summit House is: “Keeping families together,
changing women’s and children’s lives.” Addresses: Summit
House - Raleigh, P. O. Box 27284, Raleigh, NC 27611-7284.
Phone: 919-755-0733, FAX: 919-755-9560.
Summit House - State Office - 612-B W. Friendly Avenue,
Greensboro, NC 27401. Phone:
910-691-9888, 800-294-0189, fax 910-691-0903, e-mail: smthouse@nr.infi.net Sunday School Classes T Tar Roanoke
Chaplaincy Christian
inter-denominational Jail and Prison outreach ministry serving Nash and
Warren counties. Address:
Chaplain Horace Ward, P. O. Box 6226, Rocky Mount, NC 27802.
Phone: 919-459-9922. Transition Aftercare Network (TAN) The vision of TAN is to train and equip ex-inmates with the necessary skills and resources to become viable and productive members of society. The mission of TAN is to train churches and ministry organizations to provide aftercare to ex-inmates released to their county throughout the state of North Carolina. Address: Chaplain James Prince, NC Dept. of Corrections, Dividion of Prisons, 4263 MSC, Raleigh, NC 27699. Email: jprince@doc.state.nc.us. The United
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