This week was spent assembling things. In my kitchen, that meant cabinets, drawers, and a borrowed nail gun. At Adopt an Inmate, it meant reviewing the completed handoff of our new matching application. In both cases, things are beginning to look less like piles of parts and more like something that can actually be used.
Sometimes a Sunday Read becomes a Monday Read. This week, the delay came with progress: our new Volunteer Calendar & Events page is live, Letters From Prison: In the Classroom continues to grow, Bee Fest planning is underway, and after a year without a kitchen, we’re finally welcoming new cabinets. Come catch up on what’s been happening around the hive.
Adopt an Inmate now hosts monthly volunteer sessions at Friends Church. Learn how to get involved, view upcoming dates on our public calendar, and sign up to help support our work.
Every summer, we gather a small group of volunteers, board members, supporters, and friends for...
After more than a decade of connecting incarcerated individuals with volunteers, Adopt an Inmate is expanding its focus on educational partnerships, mentorship, and community engagement through our growing Letters From Prison: In the Classroom initiative. Learn about the next chapter of our work and how educators, students, and community partners can get involved.
Sometimes we have to step back from talking about the work in order to do the work. We’re back with updates on a North Carolina field visit, new volunteer opportunities, exciting educational partnerships, the Blueprint app, Bee-Fest, and what’s coming next at Adopt an Inmate.
In our latest presentation, we explore the stark realities of mass incarceration and the simple truth that every statistic hides a human story. Watch the full video inside.
This Giving Tuesday, we’re asking for something small that makes an enormous impact. A single letter, a volunteer, or one message of hope can change someone’s safety and sense of worth inside a prison. Your gift today keeps those lifelines alive and helps us reach the people too often left behind.
Franz Bakery Nonprofit Giveaway 2025 – Nominate Adopt an Inmate!
Today is World Letter Writing Day, and in our world, it’s more than stationery and stamps. For people in prison, a letter is...
