Community Alternatives, Inc.
Community Alternatives, Inc.
Community Alternatives, Inc. focuses on improving the quality of life of individuals, families and our communities by providing alternative solutions of support and changing lives in North Carolina and Virginia. Focusing on integrating opportunities and interrupting the cycle of addiction, they offer expertise and diverse services to individuals challenged with substance misuse, mental health diagnosis, […]
Arizonans For Transparency And Accountability In Correction
Arizonans for Transparency and Accountability in Corrections focuses on conducting research, analysis and reports, public-awareness campaigns, community organizing, and legislative outreach. The mission of ATAC is to restore public trust in the Arizona Department of Corrections, Rehabilitation and Reentry through the formation and implementation of a citizens’ oversight and advisory committee and corrections ombuds in […]
Alice King Family Center
The Alice King Family Center is an organization that facilitates family visits to prisoners at the Santa Fe County Adult Correctional Facility. The center serves approximately 200 persons per month of which over half are children and their doors are open every Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday. A lunch, plus snacks and drinks are served each […]
The Centre for Justice & Reconciliation
The Centre for Justice and Reconciliation is part of Prison Fellowship International, a collaborative that supports justice and reunification. Their mission is to promote restorative justice throughout the criminal justice system as an alternative to incarceration. The Centre for Justice and Reconciliation oversees a number of programs related to restorative justice. The Sycamore Tree Project […]
Calvary Commission, Inc.
Calvary Commission, Inc. is a nonprofit faith-based group of churches that emphasizes prison ministry, missions and discipleship training. Calvary Commission’s Calvary Bible Institute (CBI), a college-level Missions Institute, Calvary International Bible Institute and Theological Seminary are designed to be an on-the-job- Bible Training Center. Calvary Commission involvement in the prison ministry has open doors in […]
Children Of Incarcerated Parents Partnership
The Children of Incarcerated Parents Partnership was founded to assist children of incarcerated parents in Frederick, Maryland. Their belief is that children of incarcerated parents are a group of children who lack a voice of their own. Their mission is to foster the growth of strong, resilient, hopeful children who are impacted by an incarcerated […]
Transcending Through Education Foundation
The Transcending Through Education Foundation is an organization that provides resources and support for incarcerated individuals in order for them to obtain a higher education. Through a powerful narrative of self-empowerment and giving back, the Foundation seeks to reverse the “School-to-Prison Pipeline” and establish the “Prison-to-School Pipeline.” To achieve this, The Transcending Through Education Foundation offers two […]
Prison Families Alliance
Prison Families Alliance’s (PFA) helps the family and friends of incarcerated people by focusing to organize meetings for those who are left behind when a loved one is taken into the prison system. PFA helps the friends and family to move past the stigma and connect with others having similar experiences. Because of meeting and […]
Inside Dharma Inc
Inside Dharma is a Buddhist-based organization that focuses on assisting residents in prisons and ex-convicts. They also serve the community through the Shinzo Zen Meditation Center, which practices in the Soto Zen tradition.