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Prison Fellowship International (PFI) is an international non-governmental organisation (NGO) comprised of national Prison Fellowship (PF) organisations from 112 countries. A non-governmental organization (NGO) is an organization which is not a part of a government. ...
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Primary Mission
“To mobilise and assist the Christian community in its ministry to prisoners, ex-prisoners, victims, and their families; and in the advancement of restorative justice.”
Beginnings PFI was founded in 1979, three years after the formation of PF United States and the emergence of similar organisations in England, Australia, Canada, and Costa Rica. PF USA was formed by Charles W. Colson following his release from prison. Colson had been serving time in prison after being convicted for an offence related to "Watergate," the infamous political scandal during the Nixon presidency. This page refers to the year 1979. ...
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PF Activities
Prisoner support PF national organisations work in support of prison chaplaincy and assisting the work of the church behind bars.
Through PFI's Global Assistance Programme national PF organisations seek to respond to acute medical needs and emergencies in prisons through partnership with volunteer medical professionals who provide short-term assistance. This group of political volunteers is working to promote voter turn-out. ...
Post-prison support PFI Church-based volunteers seek to act as a relational bridge between prison and the community. A church building (or simply church) is a building used in Christian worship. ...
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Geo Trust is a micro-lending programme designed to provide small start-up loans to qualifiying ex-prisoners to enable them to start small businesses. These businesses provide a means for them to support their families and lead a productive life within the community.
In addition to assisting ex-prisoners with the practical challenges of re-entry into the community, a number of national PF organisations operate intensive "aftercare" programmes including residential support.
Assisting children and families of prisoners The Angel Tree Programme is an outreach to the children of prisoners at Christmas. Members of local churches volunteer to sponsor these children by purchasing a gift based on information gathered by PF volunteers and prison chaplains. Christmas is a holiday observed in much of the world on 25 December (or on 7 January in most Eastern Orthodox Churches). ...
In addition to the Christmas project Angel Tree is developing programmes including camps, retreats, and a variety of year-round events and support services designed to keep the children of prisoners from becoming involved in crime. Christmas is a holiday observed in much of the world on 25 December (or on 7 January in most Eastern Orthodox Churches). ...
National PF organisations in three countries operate residential facilities which provide care for more than 200 children of prisoners.
Reconciling victims and offenders PFI's Sycamore Tree Project is designed to stimulated dialogue between victims and offenders in order to facilitate reconciliation. This 8-12 week in-prison programme brings together groups of victims and offenders through facilitated discussion in a journey toward repentance, forgiveness, and reconciliation.
Restorative justice Through the 'PFI Centre for Justice and Reconciliation', PFI seeks to promote the principles and practices of restorative justice -- an approach to justice focusing on healing broken relationships, repairing the damage done by crime, and restoring the offender to a meaningful role in society. Restorative justice is a theory of criminal justice that focuses on crime as an act against another individual or community rather than the state. ...
The Centre operates Restorative Justice Online and provides information and consultation to national PF organisations, governments, the United Nations, and other organisations. Main articles: League of Nations & History of the United Nations The term United Nations was coined by Franklin D. Roosevelt during World War II, to refer to the Allies. ...
Promoting faith-based prisons Based on APAC, the Brasilian model of faith-based prison communities, national PF organisations are adapting their own APAC projects A United States euphemism for Christian. Originated as an abbreviation of faith-based initiative, thus in theory it includes anything that is based on belief rather than on verifiable facts or reason. ...
Consultation As an NGO, PFI maintains Consultative Status (Category II) with the UN Economic and Social Council and is an active participant in the UN Alliance of NGO’s on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice. NGO is an abbreviation or code for: Non-governmental organization Nagoya Airport (IATA code) This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ...
Consultative Status is a phrase whose use can be traced to the founding of the United Nations and is used within the UN community to refer to Non-governmental organisations (NGOs) in Consultative Status with the United Nations Economic & Social Council. ...
The Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) of the United Nations assists the General Assembly in promoting international economic and social cooperation and development. ...
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