- These children can succeed.
We are fighting for them.
Millions of children are lacking parental guidance. This leaves them at risk of missing out on an effective education. Without help and healing, the odds are they will end up in prison.
With your help we can fight for their positive futures. Our efforts are growing stronger, and we are turning these numbers around.
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The numbers are staggering. Their lives are real.
1/4
of students with an incarcerated parent will dropout of high school.
$300B
will be spent on incarceration in 2022.
70%
of inmates go back into prison once they are released (national average).
100%
of Proverbs226 kids have graduated from high school.
$1M
will be saved for every five children that go to college instead of prison.
100%
of Proverbs226 mothers have stayed out of prison once released.
Our Success
Proverbs226 was founded; Organization vision was cast to the fathers in Kershaw Correctional, SC
President’s Volunteer Service Award was awarded by President Obama; P226 facilitated the first “Forgive Me, Dear” event
Sent three kids to college; Started working in a second prison in South Carolina (Lee Correctional)
Two prisons in North Carolina were added; Continued to expand in South Carolina.
Started in two prisons in Texas.
Started in two prisons in South Dakota.
Expanded into nine prisons in North Carolina and 12 prisons in South Carolina.
Proverbs226 was implemented in all maximum-security prisons in SC
