Partner with us
We do not operate without volunteers and partners. Find the way that fits you.
Why partnership matters
When a church adopts a unit, something changes that a single volunteer cannot provide: continuity. If one teacher has surgery, someone else from the church can step in, so the men and women inside are not left waiting. Involvement deepens. The church begins to ask how else it can serve, from a day with dads to a graduation meal. And as relationships grow, so does our reputation across the prison system, which helps us reach new units.
Three ways to partner
Churches
Adopt a unit and bring steady relationship inside.
Businesses
Partner as a corporate supporter.
For individuals
You do not need a title to make a difference inside. You need a willing heart and a little patience with the process.
What individual volunteers do
Teach, mentor, lead studies, and build relationships with men and women inside the units we serve.
The approval process
Volunteering inside a Texas prison requires approval. Getting on the gate list can take up to two months, including technical and media approval if you plan to bring anything inside. We will walk you through every step.
For church partners
Bring your whole church into the work, and watch what happens when a community commits for the long haul.
What church partnership looks like
Your church adopts a prison unit and provides steady volunteers, programming, and relationship. Over time, that can grow into a day with dads, shared meals, and deeper involvement across the congregation.
Why churches adopt a unit
Continuity for the men and women inside, deeper engagement for your church, and a stronger, more holistic ministry that reaches inside and out.
For corporate partners
Your company can help bring real change inside Texas prisons.
Ways businesses support the mission
Financial giving, sponsorship of programs and graduations, in-kind support, and team engagement.
The need is real
Every year, more than 200,000 men and women are released from Texas prisons, and more than 20 percent will be back within three years. Most prison programs offer a few weeks of classes, a handshake, and a hope for the best. That is not transformation.
We think the people inside deserve more, and so does the community they come home to.
Your gift funds a person, not a program.
Stand with the men and women inside, and stay with them for the long haul.