SAFE SPACE FOR ALL FAITHS
at the Western Correctional Center for Women
DID YOU KNOW?
The MINISTRY OF HOPE serves women – women just like the women you work with, the women who live in your community, the women you may know through church or civic organizations. The women at the Western Correctional Center for Women (WCCW) are mothers, daughters, sisters, family, and community members. Each has unique talents, abilities, personalities, and challenges.
They come from all over the state of North Carolina.
WHO ARE WE?
“The chaplain was able to see and hear what I did not want to. Listening to her may have saved my life.”
The Ministry of Hope is a community-funded, non-faith affiliated 501(c)3 nonprofit organization which raises funds to employ on-site chaplains at Western Correctional Center for Women (WCCW) in Black Mountain, North Carolina. The chaplaincy program provides interfaith pastoral care, as well as many additional programs and services, such as transitional mentoring, family mediation, and reentry programs that benefit pre- and post-release women…
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WHO DO WE SERVE?
“Going to prison and being a mother is so difficult. Talking to the chaplains helped. With their help, I left prison with plans to become a better mom.”
The women at WCCW are within five years of release or parole. Our chaplain’s guidance and leadership are crucial to helping these women, many of whom struggle with addiction, abuse, and grief issues. Along with our volunteers and support staff, they offer them a sense of hope and real-world self-care tools to manage parenting, relationships, and employment with discernment and spiritual maturity…
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HOW CAN YOU HELP?
“When I went to prison I thought my life was over. The chaplain helped me to understand my new life had just begun.”
As the sole source of funding for the interfaith chaplaincy services and additional reentry/transitional programs, YOUR HELP is required for us to continue in nurturing a safe space for residents to foster personal transformation, inspire future growth, and uncover the potential for new beginnings.
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The chaplains at WCCW provide pastoral care and spiritual guidance to an average of 140 women each month, and coordinate volunteers for 60 religious programs per month. In addition, the chaplains provide pastoral care and spiritual guidance to the staff of WCCW.