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Fighting Crime with Faith

It’s a hard fact of life that most crime is committed by repeat offenders. In Florida, 33 percent of the men and women released from prison return within three years of their release....and those are just the ones who get caught.

In Jacksonville that cycle of crime is changing, thanks to Prisoners of Christ Ministries. Its program of re-entry services has a proven track record of success, with 89 percent of those helped by POC staying crime-free. The proof is in the hundreds of men POC has helped to turn away from a life of crime, in the thousands of people whose lives have been touched by what they do: the families of the ex-prisoners, the victims spared, the taxpayers’ money saved and used instead on programs that benefit so many others. POC has saved taxpayers more than $50 million since 1990 in the costs of housing, clothing food, lost wages and welfare payments to the inmate's family.

Welcome to our new arrivals:
Please pray for the men who will be coming to us in January 2012: Reginald (Jefferson CI), Jerry (Okaloosa CI), John (Everglades CI), George (Bay Correctional Facility), Scott (Union CI).

POC Calendar of Events
22nd Annual Crime Prevention Prayer Breakfast
Tuesday, May 8, 2012, 7:27 am - Prime Osborn Convention Center.
This is the only fundraiser we do all year and an opportunity to hear moving testimonies from the men who have been through or are currently in our program. The breakfast is free and guests are welcome, but please RSVP so we have an accurate count for catering.
Please click here to visit our event website and to register!

We also need sponsors for this event. Table sponsorships are available at just $400. Please click here to download a sponsor pledge form and fax it to us at 358-8829. You can also call us at 358-8866 and let us know you want to be a sponsor! Your name will be added to our event program and a table can be reserved in your name if you would like one. Your kind gift will mean so much to so many in need.

New Administrative Office Location
The administrative office of Prisoners of Christ has moved from its former Normandy Boulevard location to 2160 McCoys Creek, Jacksonville, FL 32204. Telephone number remains the same. A special thanks to the Episcopal Diocese of Florida and its Bishop John Howard for our delightful stay at the site of the Church of The Nativity.

Urgent Need!
A ministry vehicle used to help in transportation for our guys was stolen and later crashed into telephone pole in Clay County. Vehicle was destroyed. Unknown driver absconded. It was a good dependable 1996 Ford Explorer SUV that we used almost daily. We need a replacement. If you would like to donate a replacement vehicle, please call Dan or Mark at the POC office 358-8866. This is an urgent need.

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