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Olympian JoJo Starbuck Hits the Ice with New York’s At-Risk Children

  Dozens of children from Harlem and the Bronx piled off a bus in Central Park for an afternoon of ice skating with Angel Tree.

By Emily Andrews
November 29, 2017
Angel Tree | Angel Tree Sports Clinic | Ice Skating | JoJo Starbuck | New York | New York City
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Reading with Dad at Rikers

It’s a simple childhood memory for many: a father and his children singing nursery rhymes and reading books together. A story on NextCity.org reminds us of those little moments taking place in many American homes right before bedtime—the kind of memories that stay close to our hearts forever.

By Emily Andrews
September 13, 2016
Library | New York | New York City | Reading | Rikers Island | Telestory | video conferencing
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Throwing Starfish Back into the Sea

Zane Tankel knows what it means to have a second chance.

The now-75 year old remembers growing up in a tough neighborhood in Patterson, New Jersey. A self-described “tough guy,” Tankel regularly skipped school, learning to fight, steal, and intimidate. “I went away for a little while as a kid,” he admits.

By Steve Rempe
September 12, 2016
employment | New Jersey | New York City | Patterson | Reentry | Starfish | Zane Tankel
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Art Program Gives New Voice to Incarcerated Youth

The need to be heard. It’s a core craving for all humanity. But for those behind prison bars, voices are mostly muffled, or at least, dismissed.

Because of New York artist Lauren Adelman and juvenile defender Francine Sherman, voices from prison are being heard and appreciated in the form of artistic expression.

By Heidi Baumstark
June 29, 2016
Creating a Constructive Prison Culture | Francine Sherman | Lauren Adelman | massachusetts | New York City | Youth | Youth Leadership Development program
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The Christian and the Criminal Justice System

The following is a version of remarks given by Prison Fellowship President and CEO Jim Liske at Movement Day NYC, a gathering of Christian leaders discussing how to cultivate Gospel movements in urban areas across the country.  For more information about Movement Day, visit www.movementday.com.

By Jim Liske
November 6, 2015
Children | From the CEO | Justice Fellowship | movement day | New York | New York City | Prayer | Reentry | volunteer
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Leaders Collaborate to Help Underserved

On Oct. 23, Prison Fellowship and other organizations from all over the globe gathered in New York City for the fifth annual Movement Day. This event brings together leadership teams from the world's largest cities to build partnerships that help them better reach their respective cities with the grace-filled Gospel of Christ.

By Rebekah L. Stratton
October 29, 2014
Chicago | collaboration | fellowship baptist church | From the CEO | gospel | green family | hobby lobby | legacy project | movement day | New York City | Prison Fellowship | underserved | world leaders
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Darryl Strawberry Finds a Savior

The following story originally aired as a BreakPoint commentary on August 7.

In 1980, the New York Mets selected an 18-year-old baseball phenom, Darryl Strawberry, with the first pick in the Major League draft.

“A worn-out baseball” by Schyler at English Wikipedia

Being a Mets fan in the 1970’s was tough—just ask my BreakPoint colleagues Eric Metaxas and Roberto Rivera.

By John Stonestreet
August 11, 2014
Breakpoint | Darryl Strawberry | John Stonestreet | New York City | New York Mets
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The Architecture of Restoration

When the word “prison” is mentioned, a some very common images come to mind – cold, gray bars set against drab, colorless walls; small, dark cells intended to isolate and punish rather than to reform or rehabilitate.  Acres of razor wire surrounding these facilities bespeak the philosophy that those on the inside are to be set apart, not to be connected in any meaningful way to society at large.

By Steve Rempe
January 13, 2014
Justice Fellowship | New York | New York City | Prison Reform | recidivism
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The Cost(s) of Incarceration

Rikers Island – one of the most expensive addresses in all of New York City.

Park Avenue.  Soho.  Chelsea.  Midtown.

Rikers Island?

When one thinks of exclusive addresses in New York City, the first thing that likely comes to mind is a penthouse overlooking Central Park, or perhaps an historic brownstone in a trendy part of town. 

By Steve Rempe
October 24, 2013
incarceration rates | Justice Fellowship | New York City | Reentry | Rikers Island

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