BREAKING NEWS: President Donald Trump declares April 2018 as Second Chance Month! Read more
Every person has dignity and potential. But one in four American adults has a criminal record, which limits their access to education, jobs, housing, and other things they need to reach that potential. Join with Prison Fellowship in celebrating "Second Chance Month" in April! Together we can unlock brighter futures for 65 million Americans who have repaid their debt to society.
OPPORTUNITIES TO SUPPORT SECOND CHANCES
SECOND CHANCE PARTNERSHIPS
Let's make April into a nationwide, month-long celebration of second chances. Our voices will be louder together. Prison Fellowship wants to partner with churches, businesses, universities, and other organizations to coordinate events, social media, and more.
BECOME A SECOND CHANCE PARTNERSIGN THE PETITION
Tell Congress to declare April "Second Chance Month." Because people with a past can rise from failure, pay their debts, and embrace their second chance.
SOCIAL MEDIA
Spread the word about Second Chance Month to your friends and family on Facebook and Twitter.
VIRTUAL 5K
Run together as athletes, families, and community members from all walks of life to run in Virtual 5Ks to raise awareness for Second Chance Month.
YOUR STORY
Do you, or someone close to you, have a story to tell second chances after incarceration? Sharing your story could have a great impact!
POLICYMAKERS
Offer a resolution or make a proclamation declaring April as Second Chance Month. Model resolutions:
LOCAL EVENTS
Show your support for second chances by taking part in one of Prison Fellowship's local events.
LET'S MAKE APRIL A CELEBRATION OF SECOND CHANCES!
No life is beyond God's reach. Just as God forgives our sins and offers us a second chance, the Bible shows us that we can offer a second chance to those who have paid their debt to society. People with a past can still have a bright future, and their families and communities stand to benefit from their contributions.
President Trump officially recognized April 2018 as Second Chance Month, along with nine other jurisdictions and more than 150 partner organizations around the country. Prison Fellowship and its partners are working to reduce barriers keeping formerly incarcerated Americans from successfully rejoining society, and raising awareness of the importance of second chances through a press event, policy briefings, Second Chances 5Ks, "Second Chance Sunday" events held by churches, and coordinated petition and social media campaigns.
If you share our passion for breaking down barriers and creating opportunities for second chances, we invite you to partner with us and celebrate April 2018 as Second Chance Month!
JURISDICTIONS THAT HAVE DECLARED APRIL 2018 SECOND CHANCE MONTH
SECOND CHANCE MONTH PARTNERS
Join the 164 businesses and organizations that have partnered with Prison Fellowship in celebrating "Second Chance Month" in April!
Acts 26.18 Ministries
Addiction Policy Forum
Aleph Institute
American Civil Liberties Union
American Civil Liberties Union of Minnesota
American Civil Liberties Union of Texas
The American Conservative Union Foundation
Center for Criminal Justice Reform
American Probation and Parole Association
American University, Justice Programs Office
Americans for Tax Reform
Anacostia River Church
Another Chance Outreach Ministries, Inc.
Asiel Chaplain Services
Association of Prosecuting Attorneys
Augusta’s Angels
Back on Track
Bay Area Legal Aid
Beacon of Light Prison Ministry
Bread for the World
Breckinridge County Detention
Brennan Center for Justice
Brennan Lenehan Iacopino & Hickey, Attorneys at Law
Bridges to Life
Building Entrepreneurs for Success in Tennessee
(BEST)
C3E Geomatics LLC
Catholic Mobilizing Network
Center for Advancing Opportunity
Center for American Progress
Center for Community Alternatives
Center for Community Transitions
Center for Employment Opportunities
Central Union Mission
The Chalmers Center
Charis of MN Inc.
Charis of MN Prison Ministry
Charles Koch Institute
Chicago West Bible Church
Christian Community Development Association
Christian Legal Society
Citizens Alliance on Prisons and Public Spending (CAPPS)
The Clapham Group
CleanTurn Enterprises
Clearwater Farms
Coalition for Juvenile Justice
Coalition for Public Safety
Coffee Crafters Academy
ConBody
Consolidated Container Company
Correctional Ministries and Chaplains Association
Council for Christian Colleges & Universities
Council of State Governments Justice Center
Crossing HOME
DC Dream Center
Douglass Leadership Institute
Drug Policy Alliance
Due Process Institute
Educate to Engage
Equal Justice USA
The Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission of the Southern Baptist Convention
Faith & Freedom Coalition
Fight Crime: Invest in Kids
Florida Rights Restoration Coalition
Forever FREE
FreedomWorks
Friends Committee on National Legislation
The Friends of Guest House
Georgia Public Policy Foundation
Good Life Choices Consulting
Grooming Store
Harvest Fellowship Church
Healing Communities
Healing Hands Ministry
HEAT INC.
The Heritage Foundation
HOPE Connection
Hope with Love
Hornbuckle Foundation
I Have a Bean
Impact Justice & Equity Solutions Inc.
Innovative Living Solutions & Associates, L.L.C.
Inside Our Reentry
Institute for Prison Ministries at Wheaton College
Jail Ministry of Otsego County
Jewish Council for Public Affairs
Jobs for Felons Hub
Justice Action Network
Justice Debate League
Keys to Freedom Ministries
Koch Public Sector (Koch Industries)
LatinoJustice
Law Enforcement Action Partnership
Law Enforcement Leaders to Reduce Crime and Incarceration
Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights
Legal Rights Center
Lifted From The Rut
Michigan Council for Crime and Delinquency
Minnesota Adult and Teen Challenge
Minnesota Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
Minnesota Corrections Association
Minnesota Second Chance Coalition
Mississippi Justice Center
More Than Conquerors Church
National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
National Association of Evangelicals
National Criminal Justice Association
National Employment Law Project
National Hispanic Leadership Conference
National Incarceration Association
National Latino Evangelical Coalition
National Network of Community Advocacy
National Reentry Network for Returning Citizens
National Religious Campaign Against Torture
New Season Worship
OAR of Arlington, Alexandria and Falls Church
Offender Alumni Association
One Gospel Ministries
Paradise Independent Living, LLC
The Phoenix Reintegration Project
Press On Ministries
Pretrial Justice Institute
Prison Mission Association
Project Give Back to Community
Project New Opportunity
Promises of Life Prison Ministry
R Street Institute
R3 Collaborative
Reaching America
Rebuilding Lives Coalition
Restorer of City Streets
Right on Crime
Rolling for Freedom
RS EDEN
Sharing Hope Ministry
The Sentencing Project
Shepherding the Next Generation
Soteria Community Development Association
South Jersey Aftercare
Straight Ahead Ministries
Steve Rummler Hope Network
TACS - Illinois
Texas Baptist Christian Life Commission
Texas Criminal Justice Coalition
Texas Public Policy Foundation
Threshold Reentry Community
Together We Bake
Trade Institute of Pittsburgh
Treatment Alternatives for Safe Communities (TASC) Inc.
Tri Counties Crusaders Reentry Program
Tribe Recovery Services
True Vine Christian Academy Prison Ministry
Ujamaa Place
Unlocking Doors (Dallas)
The UpProject
VantagePoint Church
Vehicles for Change
Vera Institute of Justice
Volunteers of America of Minnesota and Wisconsin
Women's Justice Consortium
The Word Network
Word of Restoration International Church
Youth First
"I hope that we all can join together on a bipartisan basis during Second Chance Month and all year round to support those who are returning from prison and want a fair shot at living an honest and productive life."
U.S. SENATOR ROB PORTMAN (R-OH)