To signup or for more information, contact Mari Cicola. The Bridges Reentry organization is a non-profit established by Deacon Gay Romack that is primarily focused on creating a survivor led program of healing, recovery, and sustainable economic empowerment for women who have experienced incarceration.
Bridges Reentry has developed several volunteer-led services including: Release day assistance which can provide transportation from prison to bus stations, transitional housing, parole offices, etc.. Mentoring programs are also offered both inside the prison and after release.
Housing became a reality in with the purchase of a home in Avondale, AZ. Magdalene House West can accommodate up to 6 women who have been released from prison. During their 2-year stay, they receive mentoring, job training, counseling, etc. Your support is needed to help meet the ongoing needs for food, clothing, supplies, scholarships, programs, and living expenses.
Donations can be made online! Art Shows hosted by local churches began in and feature artwork primarily from the women of Perryville prison.
The artwork is available for purchase. Income generated from these shows helps the artists support their families, provide funds for their own release, and assist others who are in need.
We offer 3 shows per year. If your church would be interested in hosting an art show in , please contact Deacon Kim Crecca. Often prisons run short on shoe donations for releasees, when that happens, they are sent out the gate barefoot or in their shower flipflops. A few churches already participate in this wonderful program.
If your church would like to conduct a shoe drive, please contact Alexa Hokanson for more information. Yarn Donation Program — donated yarn is used by the women in Perryville to make crocheted caps for newborns at area hospitals and caps to be given to the homeless through various churches in Arizona.
Taylor Rabor n coordinates this program. Prayer Warriors. Each week the women of Perryville prison submit prayer requests that are then typed and shared with several churches and church organizations like Daughters of the King and Brotherhood of St. If you or your church would like to receive a copy of these prayers, please contact Carol Churchill.
The Do's of Prison Ministry. Above all else, prison ministry is a shower of blessings for all those involved. You can experience the wonder and joy of leading people to Christ and seeing them start their lives over in ways productive to society and pleasing to God.
You see prayers answered in timely and miraculous ways, strengthening your personal prayer life. You experience complete dependence on God for ministry success after realizing that nothing lasting happens in prison through purely human effort and striving.
You come to understand deep down inside the awful nature and consequences of sin and the unique role of Christ in creating new creatures. The Do's of Prison Ministry Do remember that inmates are human beings just like everyone else. Christians are to be commended whenever they work together and thus pray with a common spirit and mind. Do show love and respect for all inmates, including those who want nothing to do with "religion" and those who may not give you a kind reception. Do invite and mentor other church members to share in your prison ministry blessings.
Sometimes a personalized invitation to get involved is the only thing keeping a church member from participating in prison ministry. Do expect to make a real difference in the lives of prison inmates even if you are not an experienced soul winner or veteran prayer warrior.
God equips all Christians to carry on His essential work.. Show them how your involvement in church has revitalized your spiritual life and how it may be the very thing to get "dead wood" church members involved in spiritual ministry for the very first time. A week intensive discipleship process Unique, peer-to-peer assessments that ensure accountability and drive growth Class curriculum focused on transforming lives through: worship, fellowship, discipleship, mentoring, serving others, living with purpose, and reentry education.
Low-cost, safe and stable housing Individual case management Access to physical, mental and dental healthcare Transportation to service providers, employment and shopping Permanent and meaningful employment at a living wage Financial stability training A recovery program for chemical dependency Individual mentoring Community engagement Healthy recreational activities Spiritual growth opportunities. JD, Former Inmate. Those who complete the program:. How Can You Help? Newsletter Signup.
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