North Carolina Conference of The United Methodist Church P.O. Box 1970, Garner, NC Fax:

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1 North Carolina Conference of The United Methodist Church P.O. Box 1970, Garner, NC Fax: Prison Ministry Seed Funds Application for Request Application Due November 1, 2013 ORGANIZATION INFORMATION: INTERFAITH PRISON MINISTRY FOR WOMEN (IPMW) Methodist Church/Charge/ Organization Name Interfaith Prison Ministry For Women District Winston-Salem Fed. I.D. # Physical Street Address 112 South Salisbury Street City Raleigh State NC Zip Code County Wake Preferred Mailing Address 112 South Salisbury Street City Raleigh State NC Zip Code County Wake Phone Number Fax Number Web Address Fiscal Year End Date DECEMBER Are You Duke Endowment Eligible? -No- PASTOR INFORMATION (2 Part Time Chaplains only 1 is listed below) Salutation Rev First Name Sarah MI C Last Name Jobe Title Unit Chaplain scj4@duke.edu Phone Number (cell) Ext. N/A Mailing Address 1011 Onslow Street City Durham State NC Zip Code County Durham

2 PROGRAM COORDINATOR CONTACT INFORMATION (if different than Pastor) Salutation Mrs. First Name Mary MI C. Last Name Ray Title Executive Director Phone Number Ext. N/A Mailing Address 112 South Salisbury Street City Raleigh State NC Zip Code County Wake Ministry Information Ministry Title Interfaith Prison Ministry For Women Purpose of Mission Seed Fund (one sentence) To support the chaplaincy services and transitional education of the women at Raleigh Correctional Center For Women. Total Fund Request Amount $4, Total Ministry Cost $138, Projected Start Date May 2013 Projected End Date On-going Ministry Focus (The Four Foci): Make Disciples of Jesus Christ Seek Justice, Freedom, and Peace Strengthen, develop, and renew Christian congregations and communities Alleviate human suffering, engaged in ministry with the poor Describe the level of direct participation by United Methodists lay persons Six lay-people from the Methodist Church are conducting religious services four times a year at Raleigh Correctional Center For Women. Approximately 40 women are served in each religious service. In addition to the Methodist efforts at Raleigh Correctional Center, the chaplains employed by Interfaith Prison Ministry For Women, ensure the spiritual nurture, religious services, and religious studies for all women at the facility, 182 in total.

3 Opportunity or Issue 1. What is the opportunity or issue that the ministry will be engaging? What need is being addressed? What will you be doing? 1. The Interfaith Prison Ministry for Women, (IPMW), was started by Presbyterian Women in 1977 and over the last three decades has provided chaplaincy and education programs for incarcerated women at Raleigh Correctional Center for Women in Raleigh, NC. IPMW became a 501 (c) (3) non-profit in 2004 to continue to support the pre and post release of women in Raleigh Correctional Center for Women (RCCW) and to collaborate with RCCW and Wake Tech to deliver important job and life skills so that the women can be productive when they leave prison. Mission: To build bridges of hope for women in prison, before and after release-- through pastoral care, religious services, education, job training and life skills necessary for productive re-entry into communities. The overarching goal is to provide a long-term solution to keeping women out of prison through self-discipline, job training, life skills and a support system that will enable them to contribute to their communities economically and to be able to support their families. Needs that will be addressed include: a) To continue to provide chaplains for RCCW who are doing an important job of meeting the spiritual and pastoral needs of the women and provide nurturing support as they transition back into their families and communities; b) To build the capacity of the organization to carry out the HOPE Project as a state model for helping women offenders be rehabilitated; c) To provide additional services to women who have critical social and health needs before release and immediately after release; d) To help the women create transition plans that will help them succeed upon release into their communities; e) To develop an advocacy network within the faith-based communities of North Carolina that can assist the women after release; and f) To continue to develop and expand JobStart to provide the women with the knowledge and skills needed to be productive and to stay out of prison, once released. 2. What is the geographic service area? Where will the ministry take place? What area will you serve? IPMW serves the women in Raleigh Correction Center, Raleigh NC (population 186). Our mission is to provide chaplaincy services and transitional education to the women who are housed and released from this facility. Approximately, 95% of these women are released into the state of NC with the majority of them being released within a 120 mile radius. The two part time chaplains perform their job function within the four walls of the prison facility where they devote their entire time to faith-based and nurturing programs. The transitional education efforts often take the ministry efforts into the community in order to assist the women with their post release support network. As Executive Director, I often partner with other nonprofits, area businesses, transitional housing organizations, etc. to secure the women s post release needs.

4 3. How many individuals within the service area could benefit from the ministry? What is their circumstance? What are the demographics? Of the group named above, who are the individuals the ministry will serve? The ministry will serve women from across North Carolina that are incarcerated for crimes which keep many of them in prison for years. On any given day, more that 2,500 women are sent to prison in North Carolina. A large number (76%) are mothers. All women are involved in the chaplaincy and pastoral care programs. Women from RCCW who are within three years of release from prison will be involved in the activities with the JobStart Program and some of the women will be involved after release. Many of the women leaving prison are indigent; they need immediate help on housing and basic needs, but most importantly, they need a job that will provide sufficient resources to help them succeed in their transition back into society. A number of them are single mothers and need support as they return home to take care of their children. Unexpected needs come up as release time approaches, and in many of the cases, the need is severe. The women, upon release, receive limited funds from the Department of Corrections (DOC), except for the small fees earned in DOC jobs and work release and thirty days of medications. The problem is more critical for ex-offenders to get jobs during this time of high unemployment rates and during an unprecedented economic crisis. This problem needs serious attention, throughout North Carolina communities and organizations, in providing productive and cost effective solutions for female ex-offenders to be successful after release. The chaplaincy program is more important than ever to provide needed support and follow-up so that they can be successful as they return to families and their communities. The demographics includes: 96 White; 73 Black; 3 Native American; 1 Asian; and 9 Mixed for a total of 182 women currently. Program & Results

5 4. What is the proposed ministry? Overview of the ministry, giving the big picture. What, when, where, how? Who are the key people, who will lead the ministry? To whom will the ministry be accountable? Who will monitor the budget? How will this be transformative for the people serving the ministry? For those being served? Briefly describe the discipleship component of the ministry? The mission of IPMW is to build bridges of hope for women in prison, both before and after release. This mission is carried out in two, very connected ways chaplaincy services and transitional education. The chaplaincy component consists of two part-time chaplains and one back-up chaplain who oversee all religious activities at RCCW. These activities consist of conducting religious services for many faiths and responding to numerous events and individual needs. See APPENDIX for August Activities. Each month is similar in the reports that are provided as evidence of the chaplaincy and pastoral care services. The JobStart Program conducted by one of the Chaplains in conjunction with Wake Tech provides a life changing holistic education program that produces 2 classes of graduates a year. The stories told by the graduates of the JobStart Program have provided transformative changes in the lives of the women as they have re-entered communities and been re-united with their families. Volunteers, board members and employers have witnessed their transformation over the years and have been moved by their experiences. The budget is monitored by the Board of Directors and maintained by the Treasurer who is hired by the Board. An Executive Director and an Executive Committee evaluate all personnel and financial matters according to the laws of North Carolina as a non-profit company. First Presbyterian Church in Raleigh has provided in-kind support with locations for basic operations and education programs for this ministry since the beginning of the ministry. The Raleigh Correctional Center for Women serves as the on-site everyday ministry for women and provides a library and chapel area for services.

6 5. Describe your plan and the critical steps to accomplish your goals and objectives. Give specific sequential activities and actions needed to complete the ministry. (The road map from beginning to end.) What were the intentional activities to assure spiritual formation in this ministry process? What will be your results? How will you measure your results? How will you know you have been successful? The Road Map for sequential activities and actions are determined by the guidelines of the Department of Corrections and the Goals for the IPMW Ministry by the Board of Directors of IPMW. All activities and events have to be approved by the Director and staff of RCCW. Volunteers have to go through training and be approved to be in the prison to serve as mentors to the women. Strict guidelines govern the women who are involved in events outside of prison and for job release. Critical steps include detailed planning by the Chaplains and Executive Director of IPMW and the staff of RCCW working on each and every event to ensure the appropriate and safe delivery of all activities, within prison guidelines. Outcomes include: 1) Evaluate and expand the JobStart process for identifying, referring, and assessing potential participants into the training program and develop a new transition plan for each participant; 2) Evaluate a curriculum that helps participants acquire and develop skills needed to build potentially successful careers in technology-related and other critical fields; 3) Identify community resources and people to support training and hiring in technical career areas; 4) Provide target group with paths to career opportunities in technology-based fields by utilizing a variety of learning strategies to assist with performing work-related activities; 5) Continue research studies, through an outside evaluator, to reduce recidivism rates through the existing and improved data collections in collaboration with RCCW and Wake Tech; and 6) Evaluate and deliver quality chaplain services and pastoral care classes as the major focus of the ministry. Success will be measured by the number of women involved in religious and pastoral care activities and the number of women completing the JobStart Programs. Hiring rates in communities, and the reduction of recidivism rates will continue to be collected as evidence of the success of the program. Data on activities will be collected around formative and summative instruments. The number of women attending religious events is compiled and is impressive data. The ultimate success for the ministry is to have women stay out of prison and for them to have a successful reunion with their children and to get a job, a place to live, and a car. The impact of the chaplaincy program on the individual women is told through their own stories and lives after release. See Appendix A also for the Intentional Activities that are available for nurturing the faith and well being of all of the women at RCCW.

7 Partners for Success 6. Are there any partners critical for ministry success? If so, please list them, indicate what specific role they must play to achieve success. First Presbyterian Church in Raleigh has provided in-kind support with an office location for basic operations and JobStart education programs for this ministry since the beginning of the ministry. In-Kind support includes office and program space, utilities and phone service. JobStart participants attend special services and meals at FPC and hold their graduation services in their facility. Wake Tech provides support for JobStart Training under the direction of Dr. Alice Noell, Chaplain and Educator. The Raleigh Correctional Center for Women serves as the on-site everyday ministry for women and provides a library and chapel area for services. Volunteers serve as Mentors to women in the JobStart Program within RCCW. The District Superintendent for the region in which this ministry resides has been notified about this request and ministry on: Date: NC Conference Ministry Seed Funds Instructions for Submitting Seed Fund Application, Budget and Supporting Materials ** Please submit all documents electronically. (Application, Budget, & Cover-letter) To submit electronically: 1) Save the completed application and budget to your hard drive and attach with the document listed below. Brief Cover Letter with Pastor's/Director s Signature - Acknowledges that the information included in the application is complete and accurate. 2) to Kathy Duncan kduncan@nccumc.org. Include your congregation/organization s name in the subject line along with Prison Ministry Seed Fund Application. All submissions must be made electronically at kduncan@nccumc.org ** Please note: Applications that are incomplete cannot be received and processed. Please ensure we have received your complete application package.