1. Children of Prisoners Programme
2015

2. What is the Children of Prisoners Programme?
The Children of Prisoners Programme is a partnership between Prison Fellowship International and Prison Fellowship National Ministries to increase the quality and scale of ministry to children around the world and maximize resources available to serve them

3. Why is the programme needed?
Children of Prisoners are considered extremely vulnerable. Research shows that such children are at very high risk of:
being deprived of basic necessities and vital social relationships
experiencing social stigma and discrimination, a form of abuse, or be suffering from trauma experiencing a deterioration in their behaviour and exhibiting destructive behaviours,
lower school performance and regressive behaviours such as bed wetting
being distanced from their parent
descending into antisocial behaviours such as crime, substance abuse and aggressive behaviour.

4. What is the Children of Prisoners Programme?
The CPP mission is to rescue, restore and rebuild the lives of poor and vulnerable children of prisoners The CP Partnership goal is for children of prisoners to become resilient adults who positively contribute to society

5. What is the Value of a CP Partnership?
STRENGTHEN and DEEPEN the effectiveness of your existing children’s ministry
BROADEN the scope of your ministry to serve prisoners, ex-prisoners, and families $
PROVIDE a sustainable financial solution locally and internationally

6. CP Partnership Outcomes
Mission
Rescue, restore and rebuild the lives of poor and vulnerable children of prisoners
Goals
Ensure the safety of children
Improve the health of children
Improve the education of children
Build the spiritual and emotional resiliency of children
Outcomes
Children are safe, sheltered and protected
Children’s basic nutritional and medical needs are met
Children have access to and participate in school
Children have loving relationships with self, peers, family, community and God
Key Indicators
# children residing in safe shelter with approved care giver
# children growing within acceptable growth percentile range for their age
# children attending school
# children progressing to next level annually
# children engaged in spiritual and social development activities

7. Four Focus Areas
Safety
Health
Education
Resiliency

8. Goal 1: Ensure Effective Child Focused Ministry
Safety
Education
An effective CP ministry is one that has a programme with appropriate strategies to achieve outcomes in all four of these areas.
Health
Spiritual Resiliency

9. Common Safety Inputs Monitoring home situation through home visits
Supporting home repairs and rebuilds
Education about child rights and children protection to both caregivers, community and children
Other safety education such as road safety training
Ensuring children are with the appropriate and authorized caregiver

12. July 2015
June 2014

13. Common Health Inputs Tracking height and weight (growth)
Providing supplementary food packages
Medical and Dental checks
Eye testing
Emergency medical support
Agricultural training or provisions (gardening, chicken farming, livestock)
Referring families to other service providers

17. Common Education Inputs
Advocating for children to re-enter school
Providing conditional cash allowances
Assisting with school fees and/or paying off fee debts to schools
Monitoring attendance and school progress (collecting reports)
Providing supplies (uniforms/ shoes/ bags/ stationary)
Extra tuition

20. Common Resiliency Activities
EVENTS (Camps/Get Together Days/Recreation Excursions)
Group Counselling
Individual Counselling (often referrals to professional services)
Home Visits/ Phone Calls
Sponsor connection (letters)
Church volunteer visits
Church attendance
Small home bible study groups

31. National Ministry CP Programmes
Education
Spiritual Resiliency
Safety
Health
National ministries have the freedom to determine the most appropriate activities in each of these areas to meet the unique needs of children of prisoners in their country.

32. Goal 2: Generate Sustainable Revenue
An effective CP ministry is one that is financially sustainable.

33. CP Partnership Model Components
Education
Spiritual Resiliency
Safety
Health
Standards
Effective Children’s Programmes
Sustainable Revenue $

34. Programme Standards
!Important!

35. Core CP Partnership Standards
PFI and NMs hold themselves individually and collectively accountable to:
Meeting minimum programme standards
Meeting financial and legal accountability standards
Committing to raise and provide resources to support ongoing needs of children
Meeting donor requirements (defined in MOU between PFI and NM)

36. CP Partnership Process Diagram
National Ministry
PFI
Provide Technical Assistance
Design Plan
Prepare to Launch Partnership
Execute Annual Plan
Monitor and Evaluate Partnership
Select NM
Agree to Proceed
Execute MOU
Conduct Capacity Building
Recruit and Register Children*
Monitor and Report on Enrolled Children*
Generate Donor Base
Recruit Donors
Match Child and Sponsor*
Manage Donor Relationships
6 – 9 months
12 month cycle

37. How Do We Begin? Provide Technical Assistance Design Plan
National Ministry
PFI
Provide Technical Assistance
Design Plan
Prepare to Launch Partnership
Execute Annual Plan
Monitor and Evaluate Partnership
Select NM
Agree to Proceed
Execute MOU
Conduct Capacity Building
Recruit and Register Children*
Monitor and Report on Enrolled Children*
Generate Donor Base
Recruit Donors
Match Child and Sponsor*
Manage Donor Relationships
6 – 9 months
12 month cycle