Statistics show that mentors greatly improve the chances for successful reentry of those coming out of incarceration. Could you be a mentor? 2nd Chance Indiana has four levels of mentor care that range from no personal contact to a high-trust personal relationship. Each level has its own designation. Which might fit you?
We provide each 2nd Chance Indiana Prayer Warrior with the name of a person who needs to be lifted up in prayer as he/she is preparing to reenter the outside world, one who is facing multiple years of incarceration, or another who doesn't expext to set foot outside the walls of a correctional facility ever again. This is a “no contact” position.
2nd Chance Indiana's Inmate Correspondent Team Leader connects each Inmate Correspondent with a person who has asked for somebody to write to him/her. We provide guidelines that help the volunteer to be comfortable corresponding with an inmate. No personal contact is necessary unless a Correspondent decides to call or visit.
A 2nd Chance Indiana mentor can go inside the corrections facility to walk along side their mentee as he or she completes a Career Path Workshop, develops an understanding of his or her true value as a human being, and learns how to successfully transition into the workplace culture. Then, a mentor continues to provide encouragement and guidance for a minimum of 90 days following their mentee's release from incarceration. A 2nd Chance Indiana mentor is there for friendship, advice, emotional (not financial) support, encouragement, and contacts as their mentee reconnects with his or her family or finds housing elsewhere, gets a job, and begins the process of rebuilding his or her life.
