CPO   Concord Prison Outreach
MCI-Concord

When we seek to bring out the best in others, we somehow bring out the best in ourselves.
-William Arthur Ward

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Welcome to Concord Prison Outreach. We are a coalition of faith communities
and individuals committed to helping prisoners build better lives for themselves
and their families. Our main efforts are in recruiting, training and supporting
volunteers to go behind the walls and teach skills that will help inmates
succeed when leaving prison. Our weekly BEACON Emotional Literacy classes touch
the lives of over 250 inmates per year. We organize a holiday gift bag project
and deliver gifts of toiletries and stationary to 1700 inmates housed in the two
prisons in Concord, Massachusetts. We also sponsor events in the community to
educate the public on issues relating to criminal justice and prisons.

We welcome you to join us in our mission to bring support and human kindness
to the incarcerated in our communities. Sign up for our mailing list to receive
our newsletter. Browse our website to learn more about our programming, and
contact us to learn more about volunteer opportunities in the Concord Prisons.
If you cannot volunteer, consider donating to help us pay for text books, and
other teaching materials to support our volunteers. Together we can change the
world, one person at a time, one class at a time.

Sincerely,
Carol Peters,
Executive Director
Help Us Prepare Today's Inmates to be Tomorrow's Good Neighbors