Wings Colorado Calendar

Showing posts with label Families of prisoners. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Families of prisoners. Show all posts

Thursday, October 23, 2008

Important Upcoming Dates

Saturday, December 13th
Angel Tree/Wings Christmas Party

Saturday, December 20th
The first Colorado In Prison Wings Party
Cheyenne Mounty Re-Entry

If you are interested in volunteering, donating needed items or participating as a guest, contact Lorelei
970.978.5652

Monday, March 24, 2008

Why a ministry like Wings??

  • Over 3.5 million Americans are being supervised by the correctional system.
  • The estimated cost to incarcerate an individual varies from $32,000 per year to over $130,000 per year!
  • Children of prisoners are 6 – 8 times more likely to become incarcerated themselves.
  • 78% of inmates claim to have had a relative in prison and 1 in 40 children in America have an incarcerated parent
  • The national recidivism rate is about 75%.
  • The prison population has more than doubled in the past 10 years.
  • There are at least 2.5 million children in this country who have incarcerated parents.
Incarceration affects everyone!! The cost is high, not just economically, but emotionally, physically and spiritually as well. Those who have loved ones who are incarcerated often bear the brunt of the cost, with little to no support from those around them.