PRISON FELLOWSHIP: Children with Incarcerated Parents

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Not Just a Christmas Tradition: How You Can Minister to Children with Incarcerated Parents

Angel Tree may start with a Christmas gift, but the families of prisoners have year-round needs, too. Find out how your church can meet the needs of Angel Tree families all year long.

By Grayson Pope
December 11, 2018
Angel Tree | Angel Tree Camping | Angel Tree Sports Clinic | children of prisoners | Children with Incarcerated Parents | Family Ministry
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From Addicted to Healed

  Kellie has come a long way in the last few years, but getting clean has not been easy.

By Emily Harris Greene
December 5, 2018
Angel Tree | Children with Incarcerated Parents | incarcerated mothers | reconciliation
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What is Angel Tree?

Learn more about the nation’s largest outreach to the children of prisoners and how a simple Christmas gift can have a positive influence on a child, family, and community.

By Emily Harris Greene
November 28, 2018
Angel Tree | Children | children of prisoners | Children with Incarcerated Parents | children's ministry | Family | Family Ministry | prisoners' children
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Learning to Love: How Angel Tree Helped Shane Gain a Second Chance at Fatherhood

Shane loved his children and had never wanted to hurt them, but his addiction had damaged them.

By Emily Andrews
November 20, 2018
Angel Tree | Children with Incarcerated Parents | families of the incarcerated | Incarcerated Dads | incarcerated parents | Restoration
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Gifts with No Strings Attached

I’ll never get tired of the smile on those children’s faces when they rip off the wrapping paper and say, “This is from my Daddy?”

By John Henry
October 9, 2018
Angel Tree | Children with Incarcerated Parents | Family Ministry | incarcerated parents
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Like Father, Like Son?

Patterns of brokenness seem to pass through family generations, almost like an inheritance.

By J. Kana
June 11, 2018
Children with Incarcerated Parents | Families of Incarcerated | Father's Day | incarcerated fathers | incarcerated parents
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Not Another Statistic: How Angel Tree Camping Changed Zeeke’s Life

Too many kids with incarcerated parents end up becoming statistics. But Zeeke was different, and he says Angel Tree camp is a big part of the reason.

By Prison Fellowship
May 21, 2018
Angel Tree Camping | Children with Incarcerated Parents
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Christmas in Beulah

"Times were hard. I was now free from prison, but I was dirt poor and raising my three daughters alone."

By Annie Goebel
December 18, 2017
Angel Tree | Children with Incarcerated Parents | Christmas | Wyoming
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Tim’s Story: The Greatest Gift of All

For Tim, the greatest Christmas gift of all was meeting Jesus Christ.

By Prison Fellowship
December 18, 2017
Angel Tree | children of prisoners | Children with Incarcerated Parents | Donate
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Mark’s Story: More Than Just a Basketball

For Mark, the Christmas present he received last year was more than just a new basketball.

By Prison Fellowship
December 13, 2017
Angel Tree | children of prisoners | Children with Incarcerated Parents | Donate
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Jeremy’s Story: It Starts with a Gift

God is rewriting the stories of children all over the country.

By Prison Fellowship
December 4, 2017
Angel Tree | children of prisoners | Children with Incarcerated Parents | Donate
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Making the Most of Holiday Visits with an Incarcerated Loved One

Christmas can be complicated—but never more so than when you have a loved one behind bars.

By Alyson R. Quinn
November 21, 2017
children of prisoners | Children with Incarcerated Parents | Christmas | Family | Family Ministry | Holidays | In Prison | In-Prison Ministry | Visitation
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Growing Up in a Prison Visiting Room

"He grabbed my hand and said, 'I'm going to leave for a long time and you have to take care of your mom and your sister.'"

By Zoe Erler
November 20, 2017
Angel Tree | Children with Incarcerated Parents | incarcerated parents
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What a Prisoner’s Daughter Wants You to Know

What a prisoner's daughter wants you to know about growing up with a father incarcerated: Forgiveness is not a one-time decision, and it's not easy.

By Emily Andrews
November 6, 2017
Angel Tree | children of prisoners | Children with Incarcerated Parents
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Educators: Key Players in the Lives of Prisoners’ Kids

Guest blogger Bethany McIlrath shares how teachers can influence at-risk children of the incarcerated for the better.

By Bethany McIlrath
August 28, 2017
Angel Tree | Children with Incarcerated Parents | education | Families of Incarcerated | Family | Family Ministry
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