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Answer Prisoner Mail with PSJ (age 16+) *MLK 2012*
Be one of 2,100 volunteers honoring the legacy of Dr. King through meaningful service to communities throughout the Greater Portland area.
The United States is the number-one jailer in the world. There are more than 2 million people in prison in this country. At Partnership for Safety and Justice, we believe these people deserve a voice.
If you have a couple of hours this week, please help us answer prisoner mail from prisoners in Oregon and across the country. For ten years, Partnership for Safety and Justice has been receiving mail from prisoners, and we answer each letter, providing resources and information about laws, policies and civil rights. You can help prisoners advocate for themselves and be more successful when they are released. We will show a short movie to start us off, followed by a discussion as we answer mail.
Answering mail is easy and very rewarding. Oftentimes, letters from our volunteers are the only mail that prisoners receive. Our volunteers help connect prisoners to the outside world.
Volunteers 16 and older are best suited for this project. The only skill necessary is an interest in the prison and criminal justice system.
PLUS, pizza is always provided for our valued volunteers.
A little about us: Partnership for Safety and Justice believes we can create safer communities without sacrificing justice. We’re a statewide advocacy organization that organizes all people affected by crime and violence—survivors of crime, people convicted of crime, and the families of both—to create policies that make the public safety system more just.
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Project Requirements:
- Please fill out this MLK Adult & Youth Waiver and bring it with you to the project. All volunteers under 18 are required to bring a waiver signed by their parent or legal guardian.
- Volunteers must be 16 years of age or older to attend this project.
- If you plan to bring children or guests you MUST reserve slots for them. The best way to do this is to create a Volunteer Team, then sign up your team for this project.
IMPORTANT NOTE: You are responsible for ensuring that everyone signed up through your team attends - only sign up team members who have confirmed their availability. Teams that repeatedly sign up, but do not show up or show up with fewer volunteers than they signed up, may be removed. To add or remove team members from a project, click on "My Account" and then "My Teams," above.
Click "Sign Up" below to reserve your spot! Need help signing up? Call 503-200-3355.
Adult Education
Other, Offenders/Ex-offenders
Age Minimum (with Adult): 16+, Minimum Age:16+
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