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PRISON FELLOWSHIP BLOG: New York

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Reap the Whirlwind: How Kenny Dobbs Learned to Soar

Slam dunk legend Kenny Dobbs has made a name for himself in basketball, but his passion is helping at-risk kids get on the right track.

By Emily Harris Greene
September 15, 2020
Angel Tree Sports Clinic | Arizona | COVID-19 | New York
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Freedom Run: Hillsong New York Runs for Reform

Hillsong NYC ran a 280-mile relay from Manhattan to Washington, DC. to raise money for Prison Fellowship’s criminal justice reform efforts.

By Emily Harris Greene
September 3, 2020
Hillsong | New York | Washington D.C.
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Hillsong NYC and Prison Fellowship Partner to Introduce Prisoners to Jesus

Prison Fellowship recently partnered with Hillsong NYC to bring its worship band inside Rikers Island Detention Center in New York City. The result was “amazing to see.”

By Grayson Pope
August 1, 2019
Hope Event | New York | Rikers Island
Prison Fellowship Volunteers Recognized for National Volunteer Month
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Prison Fellowship Volunteers Recognized for National Volunteer Month

'I fell in love with [volunteering] right away, because there were people in there who needed me. A chance to make a difference—that's what I've been praying for my whole life.'

By Emily Andrews
May 16, 2019
New York | Oklahoma | Texas | Virginia | Volunteers
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Bringing Abundant Life to Angel Tree Families

  "It's not only a gift; it's a year-round ministry."

By Emily Harris Greene
December 19, 2017
Angel Tree | Angel Tree Sports Clinic | Insider | New York | Prison Fellowship Insider
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A Second Chance for a Father in Rikers Island

  "For two minutes, I felt free."

By Emily Harris Greene
December 6, 2017
Angel Tree | New York | Rikers Island
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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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Reform, Intervention, and Second Chances

Check out these stories from around the web that promote justice that restores!

By Emily Harris Greene
July 28, 2017
Drug Court | Georgetown | NBC Nightly News | New York | Opioid Crisis | Smart on Crime | Texas | Texas Smart-on-Crime Coalition | The Sentinel
Prison Fellowship Academy Ignites Hope at Rikers Island
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Prison Fellowship Academy Ignites Hope at Rikers Island

Earlier this week, Insider took you behind the walls on Rikers Island to December's Prison Fellowship Academy™y graduation.

Rikers Island is the main jail complex for New York City. On average the daily population is 10,000, making Rikers one of the world's largest correctional institutions.

By Emily Harris Greene
January 25, 2017
Kristi Reeter | New York | News 12 Brooklyn | News 12 The Bronx | Prison Fellowship Academy | Rikers Island
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The Unexpected Letter: Planting Seeds of Hope

Earlier this week we shared the story of Michelle Payette, volunteer Angel Tree® Area Director for New York. Today we bring you a story from Veronica Huang, an Angel Tree volunteer from Michelle's church, Grace Chapel of Clifton Park.

The letter that arrived at Grace Chapel was unexpected. 

By Emily Harris Greene
November 17, 2016
Angel Tree | Grace Chapel of Clifton Park | New York | volunteer
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