BE A PENPAL VOLUNTEER WITH SOMEONE WHO IS INCARCERATED

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BECOME A PENPAL (VIRTUALLY) WITH SOMEONE WHO IS INCARCERATED

Food for Children, Inc. has established a new program to provide PenPals to those who are in prison. Our mission is to share normal conversation, stories, and true friendship with those who are incarcerated; to give them a connection to society beyond prison walls.

To volunteer, you must be at least 18 years old. We also work to provide food, clothing, education and other assistance to the poor especially in developing nations.

WHAT IS NEEDED AND WHY: Volunteer as a PenPal Correspondent with someone who is incarcerated. Make a huge difference in his/her life. You will enrich your life as well.

Jeff’s Second Family PenPal Ministry was co-founded by Harold Jeff Morrison, an inmate of the Texas Correctional System, in partnership with Delilah Finkley Acquaah and Richard Holley, and with the assistance of Food For Children Inc. (a not-for-profit hunger relief organization located in New York City).

Jeff’s Second Family PenPal Ministry is open to all prisoners and welcomes PenPal volunteers from every walk of life who want to make a difference. Please consider devoting a few minutes, whenever possible, to correspond with someone who is in prison. Prisoners lose hope because their connections with family and friends are often broken. Jeff’s Second Family PenPal Ministry is a community of caring people who believe in second chances.

WHERE: Volunteering is done from the comfort of your own home by corresponding electronically with your PenPal, at your own pace, from either a Personal Computer or a Smart Device (Cell Phone or Tablet).


REQUIREMENTS:

To volunteer, you must be at least 18 years old.

If interested in volunteering, please email Richard Holley at rholley58@aol.com to request more information. In the email Subject Line, please indicate: "Jeff’s Second Family PenPal Ministry".

Once you decide to volunteer, we will scan and email you one or more letters from Inmates requesting a PenPal. If you accept one of these Inmates as your PenPal, we will provide you with the Inmate’s information necessary to begin your correspondence.

We will also provide you with specific instructions in order to Register and Use the E-Messaging System to send electronic mail to your PenPal.

If you prefer to send hard-copy letters through the USPS, there is an option for you to use an ALIAS rather than using your real name, if that is more comfortable for you.

When you write your first letter to your Inmate PenPal, it could be just a quick "hello" and perhaps respond to something mentioned in their INTRO letter.

The online/internet-based Securus E-Messaging platform is a TWO-WAY COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM to both SEND AND RECEIVE electronic messages. It is similar to an e-mail system, but monitored, in that it is overseen by the prison authorities. When using Securus, your First and Last names will appear on your electronic message sent through the prison e-mail system. For safety reasons, all mail sent and received is pre-screened by prison authorities. Never include your personal email address, phone number, or physical mailing address when sending E-Messages to the Inmate.

Alternatively, by using the USPS as your chosen correspondence methodology, you can use an ALIAS rather than your real name, if you choose to do so.

Your relationship with your Inmate PenPal will be one of mind and spirit, and should be based upon mutual respectfulness. The main goal is for your Inmate PenPal to know that he or she is not forgotten by all society beyond their prison walls.

YOU CAN MAKE A BIG DIFFERENCE IN SOMEONE’S LIFE.

THANK YOU!!