On this site:
Check out more than 60
local and national
Resources, Ministries and Programs
in these critical fields, complete with descriptions and contact information:
Prison Ministries
Re-entry Programs
Prevention Ministries
Criminal Justice Reform
Death Penalty Reform
Victims & Families

Contacts and Officials

About the Task Force Mission and Goals

 

Camp Amazing Grace 2009:
Campers Touch Community's Hearts

Twenty-three children at Camp Amazing Grace 2009 said, “Yes I Can!” to a new, more diverse staff team, new activities and new experiences because of our partnerships with the parishes and the community this year.

In its fourth year, this ministry to children with parents caught in the criminal justice system was held at the Bishop Claggett Center June 28-July 3. For the first time, a Back-to-School Reunion was scheduled Aug. 15, not only for the children but for their families at the Diocesan Center. . .
For the complete story and more pictures, click here.

 

 

Prison Ministry Network News

Up-to-date developments in criminal justice reform and prison ministry can be found on our new site
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Reflections on the 2007
Camp Hope Experience
Easton Serves Record 53 Campers
In Third Edition of Camp Agape
' Miss Jane, I saw you crying last night too!'

This story may be two years old, but it's worth reading now. It's all about how Camp Hope brought 55 children of incarcerated parents from all over North Carolina to Kanuga to share their pain, their hope, and a whole lot of fun.

It turned out to be an emotional experience for campers and staffers alike. Read about it.

Camp Agape in the Diocese of Easton on Maryland's Eastern Shore for children of prisoners, completed its third year in August with a rousing success.

A record number of 53 campers was shepherded through the week by 13 clergy and nearly 90 volunteers and counselors from many churches. One key to its success: the support of local businesses. 

Read this report by Abby Schmidt from the Denton  Md. Times-Record.


 

About this site:
There are more than 2 million men and women in federal, state and local prisons and jails, according to figures released by the Department of Justice. An estimated 2 million children in the United States have at least one parent who is, or has been, in jail.

There are many ways to help minister to these children of God: inside and outside prison walls; before and after imprisonment. The pages on this site describe some of those ministries and programs in the Diocese and elsewhere and provide contact information. Check the links on the top left corner of the page.


The Prisons Foundation now offers a lot more  than prison art.  See the News You Can Use, books, art and free music downloads by the Prison Art Gallery Guitar Ensemble. The news archives are extensive and thorough. 
Campers and staff join hands in saying grace before each dinner at Camp Amazing Grace.

 

 

The Prisons Foundation is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization based in Washington, that promotes the arts and education in prison and alternatives to incarceration.

www.prisonsfoundation.org

                                                                                    

                                

Do you feel called to prison ministry? Read this story from the Winter Issue of the Maryland Church News.

    

Prison Ministry Sunday
Parishes are urged to celebrate Prison Ministry Sundays to raise public awareness of Jesus' request that we minister to "the least of these." Some churches set aside a Sunday during Epiphany. Others plan a Lenten Sunday. Read more.

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Prayers of the People for Prison Ministry Sundays, and Ministry Contact Information.

A pilgrimage to the once "bloodiest prison in America" was a national benchmark for prison ministry in the church. Read more and see photos.

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