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 Coach is there for friendship, advice, emotional (not financial) support, encouragement, and contacts as their mentee reconnects with his/her family or finds housing elsewhere, gets a job, and rebuilds his/her life after release from incarceration. A Coach works in-person with the mentee.
A 2nd Chance Indiana Level 2 Coach goes inside the facility to walk along side their mentee as he/she completes a multi-session job preparation training course, developing an understanding of his/her true value as a human being and how to successfully transition into the workplace culture. Then, our Level 2 Coach continues to provide ecouragement and guidance for a minimum of 90 days following release of their mentee.
