Women Prison Cholla Unit
Cholla Unit is an all women prison and is located in the Wilmont Federal Prison in Tucson AZ. For this location,we are currently looking for Volunteers , bilingual preferred,but not necessary. We are also looking for someone to lead worship.
Letter Writing
Letter Writing is designed to prepare both the letter writer and the participant for the relationship which will begin once they start corresponding with one another. Letter writing is part of the process of learning valuable insight for the needs of the participant. Participants are “matched” with a letter writer of the same gender while
Pre-Release Re-Entry Program
Pre-Release Re-Entry Program The Pre Release Reentry Program at the AZ Department of Corrections is a one year discipleship class for inmates transitioning from incarceration into the community.
Mentoring
For more than ten years, research has demonstrated that carefully structured well-run mentoring programs can positively affect social behavioral and academic outcomes for at-risk people. Research has also shown how mentoring works through the development of a trusting relationship between the mentor and mentee. An adult mentor who provides consistent nonjudgmental support and guidance can
Meet Me At The Gate (Transportation)
When a prisoner first walks out of the prison gate. What happens next is crucial to their successful reentry. Within the first three hours after their release, everything about their life will radically change. Whether it changes for good or bad usually depends on who meets them at the gate. Bridge Prison Ministry is a
One On One Visitation
Bridge Prison Ministry reaching out to the prisoners through one-on-one visitations at the Correctional Facilities. Bringing prayer, hope and encouragement at the time of the visitation. One-on-One visitations are part of the process of learning valuable insight for the needs of the prisoner prior to their release and completing their time served. Visits take place in a general visitation
Angel Tree
Angel Tree is a Bridge Prison Ministry and a partnership with Prison Fellowship that reaches out to the children of inmates and their families with the love of Christ. Angle Tree provides an incarcerated parent the opportunity to give their child a gift for Christmas.
Re-Entry Mentor Support Group For Men and Women
There is a great gap between institutional life and living in the community. The Community Re-Entry Mentor Program offers a Christ-centered curriculum program to the men and women who have been released from jail or prison and who are under correctional supervision, i.e. probation, parole, homeless, and/or in treatment. The program is having a positive
In Prison Ministry
Volunteers have the opportunity to serve in the Pima County Jail and Federal Correctional Facility.
Community Reentry
The Community Reentry Team is a group of representatives from different bridge churches serving together as one body impacting the lives of participants that have served their time. Working to reducing recidivism within their community. The Community Reentry Team is dedicated to helping participants transition from incarceration into society. We are dedicated to making the
Job Training Skills (SAMGE)
People recently released from prison not only need to find a job, but they also need to remain employed in order, to establish stability and ideally to lay the foundation for long term advancement and wage growth. However, the jobs they often find are temporary or transitional. Employment plays a crucial role in helping ex-prisoners
Care Package
Upon release from prison the inmate will leave the facility wearing one set of clothing and handed a small box with their personal belongings. Bridge Prison Ministry provides a care package to the participant at the time of their release. Letter writers and/or mentors will deliver the care package to the participant. At the time