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You can help Rising Hope, Inc. continue its highly successful program in three important ways:
- Teach--We're looking for volunteers who are qualified to teach college-level
courses to prison inmates. Generally, that means we're looking for people with a Masters
degree or higher. Representative degrees include, M.A.; M.S.; M.Div.; M.S.W.; Ph.D.; and
Ed.D. If you're capable of teaching one of our courses or a related course, we'd love to
hear from you.
- Donate--We need benefactors who can donate money to buy textbooks and materials for our programs. Since we have no paid staff, our program is very cost effective. We can provide a year of college-level education for about $300-400 per student. It costs us about $600 per student to open a new branch at another prison. Our biggest expense is for textbooks, reference books, videos, transparencies, computers, office supplies and postage. Rising Hope, Inc. is a not-for-profit 501(c)3 corporation and contributions are tax deductible.
- Mentor--We need people who can act as administrators or mentors for our students
and alumni. You can become a mentor in one of two areas:
- Inside the prison
- Become a Program Coordinator. Be the civilian liaison for one of our branches
at a prison. Set schedules, be the liaison between the program and the prison
administration, recruit volunteers, plan graduation ceremonies, order textbooks, etc.
No advanced degree is necessary.
- Be a mentor, supervising study sessions and helping students.
- Outside the prison
- Write to one or more program graduates while they're incarcerated.
- Become a member of our Board of Directors or our Advisory Board
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| As a Muslim, this Christian-based program has shown me that there is hope for the
religions of the world to work together.
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Mark Garroway |
| Because I had the opportunity to attend college prior to coming to prison, I was already
familiar with the many advantages education offers. What I was not familiar with was the
kind of investment in character development that was a focal point of the Program in Ministry and Human Services. It was one of the most formative and significant periods of my adult life.
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Gregory Frederick |
| My Islamic thinking and beliefs have not changed. I do appreciate the fact that the
Program in Ministry and Human Services course has allowed me to grow. I have learned to respect opinions outside of Islam
and also to come to common terms with people of other faiths which is a sign of growth.
Before entering the Program in Ministry and Human Services I could not and would not hear of anything that was not
Islamic. My Islamic conviction is very strong. But I have learned that people of other faiths
have strong convictions also. So I came to the conclusion that Allah knows best because He
tells us in the Quran that He (Allah) has given everyone a book and a way, and that we
should all move forward in good works, and that to Him is our return. I plan on furthering
my education so that my dream of becoming an asset to the community becomes manifest.
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Wade Frazier |
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