PRISON TO POWER, INC.
"SAVING OUR YOUTH"
Prison To Power (PTP) Inc. of Stockbridge, Georgia is a 501 (c) 3 non-profit youth ministry dedicated to meeting the total needs of youth and their families through the Gospel of Jesus Christ. The ministry was established and incorporated on October 26, 2017. The mission of the ministry is to bridge the gap between churches, schools, and communities by meeting the spiritual, physical, social, emotional and economic needs of youth and their families. The mission is also to provide moral guidance and increase the knowledge, skills, attitudes, and behaviors necessary for responsible living.
The facts are, many young people are faced with crime, violence, illegal drugs and other immoral activities and they need to be properly equipped and guided to handle these pressures. PTP Inc. addresses the needs of troubled youth by mentorship, chaplaincy services, school outreach, saving our youth tours, and classroom workshops.
PURPOSE
The purpose of Prison to Power (PTP) is to keep youth out of the prison system and violent crimes. This is accomplished by implementing researched strategies which provide a full-range youth serves for at-risk youth. The ministry targets non-delinquent and delinquent youth involved in churches, schools, communities, juvenile detention centers and juvenile justice programs.
OBJECTIVES
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TO REDUCE JUVENILE INCARCERATION AND RECIDIVISM RATES
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TO ASSIST YOUTH AND THEIR FAMILIES WITH SUSTAINABLE ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES
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TO ENRICH SPIRITUAL GROWTH IN YOUTH PTP SERVE
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TO PROVIDE MORAL AND VALUE-BASED GUIDANCE FOR CHALLENGED STUDENTS
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TO INFLUENCE YOUTHS TO BECOME ACTIVELY INVOLVED IN THE LOCAL CHURCH
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TO INSPIRE, EMPOWER, AND MOTIVATE YOUTH TO OBTAIN A HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA
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ORGANIZATIONAL COMPONENTS AND ACTIVITIES
JUVENILE DETENTION CENTER MINISTRY & CHAPLAINCY SERVICES
Our focus is to lay faith-based counseling and speaking services to youth detained in juvenile detention centers, residential commitment programs, Sheriff youth camps and youthful offender programs. Detained youths are provided with old and New Testament bibles, instructional booklets, gospel tracts, motivational and spiritual videos.
LOCAL CHURCH OUTREACH MINISTRIES
The focus PTP is to provide faith-based youth oriented programs for local churches and their adjacent departments. PTP looks to provide contemporary Christian entertainment, guest speaking for student lock-ins, retreats, rallies, camps and revivals. PTP is an outreach community-based ministry supported by Churches and Community Agencies.
JUVENILE DETENTION CENTER MINISTRY & CHAPLAINCY SERVICES
Our focus is to lay faith-based counseling and speaking services to youth detained in juvenile detention centers, residential commitment programs, Sheriff youth camps and youthful offender programs. Detained youths are provided with old and New Testament bibles, instructional booklets, gospel tracts, motivational and spiritual videos.
LOCAL CHURCH OUTREACH MINISTRIES
The focus PTP is to provide faith-based youth oriented programs for local churches and their adjacent departments. PTP looks to provide contemporary Christian entertainment, guest speaking for student lock-ins, retreats, rallies, camps and revivals. PTP is an outreach community-based ministry supported by Churches and Community Agencies.
COMMUNITY OUTREACH MINISTRIES
Our focus is to provide youth with wholesome and constructive Christian activities such as Youth Camps, retreats, and mentorship. These services are targeted towards delinquent youth ages 12-18 years old. This outreach is designed to challenge the youth to evaluate themselves and determine where they are and where they would like to go.
SCHOOL OUTREACH MINISTRIES
Our focus is to provide youth with appropriate behavior modification strategies as an alternative to inappropriate behavior while in school, the community, and at home. Our purpose is to also provide the youth with appropriate social and peer relationship skills to handle negative peer pressure, illegal drugs, premarital sex, gang activity and violence.
COMMUNITY OUTREACH MINISTRIES
Our focus is to provide youth with wholesome and constructive Christian activities such as Youth Camps, retreats, and mentorship. These services are targeted towards delinquent youth ages 12-18 years old. This outreach is designed to challenge the youth to evaluate themselves and determine where they are and where they would like to go.
SCHOOL OUTREACH MINISTRIES
Our focus is to provide youth with appropriate behavior modification strategies as an alternative to inappropriate behavior while in school, the community, and at home. Our purpose is to also provide the youth with appropriate social and peer relationship skills to handle negative peer pressure, illegal drugs, premarital sex, gang activity and violence.
SUCCESSFUL TRUANCY EMPOWERMENT & INTERVENTION PROGRAM (STEP)
The STEP program is a faith-based program born from the Prison to Power Ministry. Our mission is to increase school attendance, reduce truancy and school dropout rates, increase high school graduation, decrease involvement with the juvenile justice system. Our aim is to break down barriers to access to effective family engagement opportunities, afterschool care and school support.