Resources for Friends, Family, and Volunteers

Prison can be just as tough for those left at home. Loneliness, social rejection, and financial strains can weigh you down and make you feel like you're the one serving the time. We want you to know you don't have to face this time alone. Here are a few places to turn:

• Angel Tree: Prison Fellowship's Angel Tree ministry serves the children of prisoners by giving them gifts on behalf of their incarcerated parents and by surrounding them all year long with a loving community.
  
  For more information on Angel Tree, click here or contact our National Angel Tree Support Center at 1-800-251-7411.

• Prisoner Pen Pals: You could establish your own pen pal ministry using our guide Visit Prison in an Envelope to be a much-needed source of encouragement and friendship to a lonely prisoner. This simple guide explains how to find a prisoner pen pal, how to write letters of encouragement and discipleship, and how to trouble-shoot typical problems that may arise.

• Resources for Loved Ones behind Bars: Click here for a list of articles you can print out and send to a prisoner.

• Community Resource Directory: Here's a great directory of resources (compiled by the Restorative Justice Network) for prisoners and their families all across the country.

• Volunteers: To find out how to be a part of Prison Fellowship's ministry to prisoners and their families, visit our get involved pages.