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PRISON FELLOWSHIP: incarcerated parents

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Incarcerated Fathers: Out of Sight, Out of Mind—But Not Out of Hope

Jonathan will spend a lifetime trying to get back the precious moments a single bad decision cost him. Nearly 1 in 28 children has a father incarcerated. Incarceration and collateral consequences affect more than just those convicted of crime.

By Jonathan Smith
June 20, 2019
incarcerated fathers | incarcerated parents | The Restoration Series
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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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Reaching Out From Behind Bars: How Angel Tree Helped One Father Connect With His Children

Christmas without a parent at home is hard. Christmas with a parent in prison is harder. Prison Fellowship and Angel Tree helped Richard be there in spirit.

By Jennifer Nelson
July 9, 2018
Angel Tree | Incarcerated Father | incarcerated parents
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Hope Shines Through the Shadow: Belinda Miller

Belinda's world was shaken when her father went to prison. Angel Tree and Prison Fellowship helped restore order and showed how hope shines through

By Emily Andrews
June 19, 2018
Angel Tree | Family | Hope | incarcerated parents | Prison Fellowship
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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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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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Incarcerated Mothers Carry on Angel Tree Legacy

The children were headed to the prison's gym where they would meet their incarcerated mothers for a day of fun and memory-making.

By Mary Ellen Armbruster
July 19, 2017
Angel Tree | Children with Incarcerated Parents | Colorado | incarcerated mothers | incarcerated parents
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Running into Christ’s Open Arms

Crack cocaine. Prostitution. Murder. Lisa was running from a past haunted by her crimes. And the fear and guilt were overwhelming.

By Prison Fellowship
June 7, 2017
incarcerated mothers | incarcerated parents | Moms Behind Bars | women in prison
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It All Began at Summer Camp …

He remembers it like it was yesterday.

The day Zeeke Griffin’s dad was arrested was the day of 7th-grade basketball try-outs—the day his dad had been planning and preparing him for all year.

“I figured he’d just be home in the afternoon,” Zeeke recalls.

By Zoe Erler
November 12, 2015
Children | incarcerated parents | Prison | Sky Ranch | TRU Camp | Zeeke Griffin
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A Purple Bible

I have been an Angel Tree church coordinator for many years, but 2014 has to have been the best ministry year yet.

By Denise Gatlin
February 20, 2015
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Childbirth in Chains

"I delivered my baby girl, shackled to a hospital bed, in a vulnerable position exposed to all, without family and only corrections officers by my side."

By Rebecca Swope
March 5, 2013
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