Volunteers are recruited from parish communities to serve on a team of 2 or 3 mentors to accompany women and men transitioning from prison to families and communities. One team assists one person. They start meeting shortly before a person leaves prison to begin establishing a good relationship and set goals. Thereafter, they meet on a regular basis for one year after release. Mentors offer encouragement, good modeling, advice when mentees stray from their goals and linkage to resources in the community. Together, mentees and mentors share their faith journey and all grow in the process.
A program of the Catholic Detention Ministry of the Archdiocese of Santa Fe.
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