RETURNING
CITIZENS
Boston Re-entry Collaborative
Vision: To unleash the human and spiritual potential of incarceration men and womenTwo Objectives:
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To awaken, educate and engage Boston area churches to care for inmates
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To offer inmates a Christian re-entry strategy that begins at the time of sentencing
Four Initiatives:
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In House discipline care for those who are presently incarcerated
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Holistic Re-entry care in partnership with existing services
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Ministry to families affected by incarceration
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Policy advocacy on behalf of criminal justice reform
Serving those affected by incarceration
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Letter writing
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Hosting a RETHINKING INCARCERATION study group at my church
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Soul Care Bible Studies in the Suffolk County Jail
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Visiting inmates in a state institution
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Tutoring inmates with their college classes
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Mentoring returning citizens upon their release
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Family support
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Join an Incarceration MicroChurch Service
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Policy reform
Resources
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Links to Organizations
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HighRock Beyond Bars – https://www.highrockonline.org/community-group/highrock-beyond-bars
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Mayors Office of Returning Citizens https://www.boston.gov/departments/returning-citizens
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Father’s Uplift https://www.fathersuplift.org/
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Partakers https://www.partakers.org/college-behind-bars