Project Village 2010-2013 Applications Now Available
By Reverend Anthony Kelley, M.Div. | October 26, 2010
Project Village 2010-2013
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
October 1, 2010
The National Baptist Convention, USA, INC. Prison Ministry and Criminal Justice Commission (NBCPMCJC) will implement its PROJECT VILLAGE: Mentoring Children of Prisoners Program beginning October 1, 2010 through September 30, 2013 in the State of Louisiana. The Project is funded by a grant from the US Department of Health and Human Services-Administration of Families and Children-ACYF through the National Alliance of Faith and Justice (NAFJ) located in Washington, D.C....
October 1, 2010
The National Baptist Convention, USA, INC. Prison Ministry and Criminal Justice Commission (NBCPMCJC) will implement its PROJECT VILLAGE: Mentoring Children of Prisoners Program beginning October 1, 2010 through September 30, 2013 in the State of Louisiana. The Project is funded by a grant from the US Department of Health and Human Services-Administration of Families and Children-ACYF through the National Alliance of Faith and Justice (NAFJ) located in Washington, D.C....
The goal of Project Village is to bring 240 children, who have a parent in a State or Federal prison, during the three (3) year project period together with caring volunteer adult mentors to develop a trusting relationship (“developmental relationship”), and be change agents for children ages 6 to 18 (“prescriptive relationship”) to help them adjust from being separated from their parents, do well in school, and to prepare for the future...