Check Out the Highlights of 2017!

PRISON FELLOWSHIP'S 10-YEAR VISION

This growth is made possible thanks to the generous support of donors and God's grace. For the last three years, Prison Fellowship has maintained a budget surplus. Solid plans are in place to increase funding to keep pace with the continued progress of our programs.

Our 40 to Fifty Campaign is a bold, 10-year plan aimed at establishing 172 Prison Fellowship Academies by the year 2026. Prison Fellowship Academies take men and women through a holistic life transformation spanning weeks or months, where they are mentored by Prison Fellowship staff and volunteers to lead lives of purpose and productivity inside and outside of prison.

In Nebraska, two new Academies have opened, and additional Academies have been approved for California, Oklahoma, and Virginia. A new partnership with Celebrate Recovery will bring their Christ-centered, 12-step program into the Academies to help incarcerated men and women in their restoration journey.

SUPPORTING SECOND CHANCES

In April 2017, Prison Fellowship declared April "Second Chance Month," supported by the United States Senate. The Senate unanimously passed a resolution encouraging the nation to observe Second Chance Month by giving closure to people who have paid their debt to society.

A few months later, Prison Fellowship launched the Justice Declaration with key partners from the Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission, the Charles Colson Center for Christian Worldview, and the National Association of Evangelicals. Close to 100 prominent Christian leaders signed the Declaration. Since then, approximately 2,500 Christians have signed.

A copy of the Justice Declaration was presented to Speaker Paul Ryan, Sen. Charles Grassley, and other lawmakers on Capitol Hill.

REMEMBERING THE CHILDREN