Providing religious activities for Orange Correctional Center

Thank You for generously supporting our ministry. Your prayers keep the ministry empowered. Your volunteers keep the ministry vibrant and relational. Your financial contributions constitute a large portion of our ministry’s $60,000 budget.

AOPM at a glance Our mission: Alamance-Orange Prison Ministry, Inc, is a 501c-3 registered organization which: 1) provides a chaplain at Orange Correctional Center in Hillsborough, North Carolina in order to minister to the spiritual, personal and interpersonal needs of the inmates 2) fosters and deepens the public’s understanding of the needs of the inmates 3) solicits and receives funds and gifts for the ministry’s operation and for the benefit of the residents of OCC. 4) assists men in the task of re-entry.

Programming As our mission indicates: The majority of the funds are spent on “chaplain support,” so here is a snapshot of what our chaplain does.

Indiv. Pastoral Care In times of great need emergencies arise often and support is requested by residents, family, and/or staff. The chaplain helps by providing counsel, some emergency phone calls, and arranging some hospital and funeral attendance (and clothing).

Individualized Pastoral Care In times of less need the chaplain walks around the yard to be available to talk about and to listen to most anything. Ideally, he is available for counsel, support, guidance, etc.

Individualized Pastoral Care He visits dayrooms and dormitories (there are three dorms with 60 men per dorm)

Individualized Pastoral Care He visits our segregation facility (housing up to 40 men).

Meeting with outside faith groups When invited, the chaplain brings men to visit and speak at faith group meetings. introduces residents to these groups which may become their support groups after release. tries to introduce the residents to compassionate people outside the fence, and also to introduce people on the outside to these men who are more than the “felon” or “criminal” label that is often applied to them.

Spiritual Activity Supervision/Support The chaplain supervises/supports: Weekly worship and religious studies (and volunteer facilitators) for the six faith groups which are present at the facility.

Spiritual Activity Supervision/Support Weekly Yokefellow fellowship time. Periodic memorial and wedding services.

Volunteer Recruitment/Coordination The chaplain recruits and supports: Worship and study leaders Yokefellows One Day with God leaders Parent Day leaders Monthly Birthday Party planners Holiday Activity planners

Volunteer Recruit. /Coord. Fundraisers (Brunswick Stew & Pecan sellers) Re-entry teams

Other lines in the budget include: Christmas programs (programs, snacks, and hygiene items for the men as well as some gifts for their children),

Other budget lines Greeting cards (we provide up to 4 per resident each month and holiday cards on top of these), Promotional materials and office supplies for the ministry. Pecan and Brunswick Stew Fundraiser: we buy (and volunteers sell) each November for our main fundraiser.

Other budget lines Hygiene supplies (we provide hygiene items for men who are “indigent” and can’t afford to purchase from the canteen), Books and shelves (we have a small, but growing chapel library)

Re-entry We have a clothes closet, which men who have need access to get clothes for release, CV passes, emergency passes, and work release.

Re-entry Parent days for men to (re)connect with kids.

Re-entry We are exploring ways to move forward in re-entry work. This task is complicated because 1) we are intentional about fair procedures with a population of 220, 2) we learn to know some men over years while we meet others when they transfer to our camp on the day of their release.

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