Interested in prison ministry but wonder if you are too young to volunteer? Check out the below resources and programs to learn about innovative ways that young adults can grow and learn with those affected by incarceration.
CPMC collects excellent resources that address numerous prison-related issues and their connections to the Catholic Church. These resources are helpful for learning inside and outside of the classroom. Click on the topics below to explore these resources and to learn more!
Catholic Prison Ministries Coalition recognizes Georgetown University’s Prison Scholars Program at the D.C. Jail as our high school and college featured program.
For more information about Georgetown’s Prisons and Justice Initiative and the Prison Scholars in the D.C. Jail program, click on their website link below.
A common way that people first become involved in prison ministry is through writing letters to an inmate. The North American Order of Malta Prison Apostolate Pen Pal Programs offer volunteers the opportunity to develop an anonymous relationship with an inmate through two-way correspondence. This can be a great project for high school theology and college classes!
For a resource packet on becoming a pen-pal, click here, or click one of the buttons below to learn more.
The Inside Out Prison Exchange Program provides traditional college students and incarcerated students the opportunity to study and learn together. Over 150 institutions of higher education across the U.S. offer Inside Out courses including the following Catholic colleges and universities: Notre Dame, DePaul, Xavier (OH), LaSalle, St. Joseph’s (PA), and Manhattan.
Catholic Volunteer Network promotes and supports faith-based service programs in the U.S. and internationally. You can use their Search Volunteer Programs page to explore service opportunities programs that work with prison and jail ministry, reentry services, advocacy, and restorative justice.
Hosted by the Ignatian Solidarity Network, the Ignatian Family Teach-In for Justice (IFTJ) is the largest Catholic social justice conference in the U.S. Each November, over 1,500 high school and college students join outside of Washington, D.C. to learn about major issues including mass incarceration, immigration, restorative justice, and environmental justice. Click on the links below to learn more and to watch CPMC presentations at the 2019 IFTJ conference.
Our gratitude to the following foundations whose generous support made CPMC’s initial meetings and this website possible: ACTA Foundation, RASKOB Foundation and an Anonymous Foundation.
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