Get involved
You Can Help Someone Build a Different Future
Journey Into Freedom depends on people who are willing to give, serve, pray, and open doors for incarcerated and formerly incarcerated men and women. Whether you have time, resources, experience, relationships, or a heart to pray, there is a meaningful way to help.
Why involvement matters
Transformation Takes a Community
People preparing for life beyond incarceration need more than information. They need encouragement, accountability, practical opportunities, healthy relationships, and people who believe a different future is possible.
Why involvement matters
Involvement Pathways
Choose the Role That Fits You
Path 1 • Volunteer
Give Your Time
Use your time, experience, and encouragement to support JIF programs, participants, events, or ministry operations.
Mentoring
Program assistance
Administrative support
Event support
Transportation logistics
Communications
Professional services
Re-entry support
Path 2 • Pray
Join the Prayer Team
Pray for participants, families, volunteers, correctional staff, ministry leaders, and the communities receiving people after release.
Monthly prayer updates
Ministry priorities
Facility prayer needs
Participant requests
Prayer gatherings
Church prayer partnerships
Path 3 • Partner
Open Doors Through Partnership
Churches, businesses, employers, foundations, correctional institutions, and community organizations can help JIF expand its reach and strengthen the support available to participants.
Financial sponsorship
Volunteer teams
Employment pathways
Re-entry resources
Facility programming
Mentorship
Housing or transportation
Event sponsorship
Professional expertise
Path 4 • Give
Invest in Lasting Transformation
Financial support helps fund Christ-centered teaching, program materials, mentoring, re-entry preparation, staff support, and ministry expansion.
Volunteer Opportunities
Where Your Skills Can Make a Difference
Participant-Facing Service
Behind-the-Scenes Service
Community Support
What to Expect
Getting Involved is Simple
Step 1
Choose Your Path
Select the way you would like to serve, pray, partner, attend, or give.
Step 2
Connect With JIF
Complete the appropriate interest form or contact the team.
Step 3
Prepare
Depending on the role, complete an orientation, conversation, application, screening, or training process.
Step 4
Begin Making an Impact
Join JIF in supporting participants and strengthening the path toward re-entry and restoration.
Service expectations
Serving with Care and Integrity
Volunteers and Partners May Agree to Standards on:
Participant dignity
Confidentiality
Appropriate boundaries
Faith alignment
Reliability
Background screening
Facility rules
Training participation
Communication
Safety
volunteer & partner stories
What It Means to Walk Alongside Someone
“The life change we experience in these men, and getting to be part of their journey through the restoration process is priceless.”
Why Jim became involved:
He wanted to make a difference in the lives of incarcerated men.
What Jim expected
A tough environment with intimidating inmates.
What Jim learned
JIF participants are ready to make changes in their lives and start over.
What Jim observed
Real life transformation as participants progressed through the classes
Why Jim continues volunteering
He loves to see hope return to the eyes of the participants and witnessing their healing and restoration.
Organizational pathways
Partnerships That Create Practical Pathways
FAQs
Questions from Supporters
We have volunteer opportunities inside and outside the prison, including but not limited to chapel services, class facilitation, prayer team, administration, community engagement, re-entry liaison, fund raising, grant writing, etc.
Our focus in purely on a Christ-centered approach that provides individuals the space to discovery and walk in the gifts and abilities that God has given you.
We provide monthly chapel services and weekly classes at each correctional facility.
Yes, DOC requires state training, which takes about 2 months to complete. Our team will walk you through the process
There is an inherent risk with prison ministry, through the state’s DOC volunteer training, strict policies, and our team onboarding process, that risk is minimized.
Yes, even though each role has different levels of time management needed, expect to give a minimum of 5 hours a month.
Yes. Not only will you build a strong sense of community with the team, but you’ll also develop authentic, life-changing relationships. As you serve together, you’ll have the privilege of witnessing—and being part of—God-inspired transformation in the lives of others, happening in real time.
Interest form
Take the Next Step
Tell us how you would like to help. Someone from JIF will follow up with next steps.
Final Call to action
There Is a Place for You in This Work
You do not need to have all the answers or unlimited time. Start with the opportunity that fits your skills, resources, relationships, or capacity today.