My Nonprofit Reviews

Imagine that you have totally messed up your life, you are at the very bottom of society and have no hope. Imagine you have been in prison for years...fearful, angry and depressed and trying to be tough. Imagine that you found the address of an organization that was offering to help you get your mind together, was willing to listen to and communicate with you, and was willing to say that you had potential. This is what the prisoners write to me about LPP. They are amazed that anyone cares. Of course it takes time. Slowly, slowly, they learn to trust and begin to turn around. One prisoner wrote, “I have never, my whole life, had such encouragement to change and to think throuh my life.” When I read that statistics say that prisoners who have a steady positive outside contact are the ones that stay out when they get out I was clear that this was the work I wanted to do. I am a retired teacher and I was looking for something truly worthwhile to do. I have been a volunteer at LPP for six years now.. LPP is not only a visually beautiful place to visit, it is staffed with people who have amazing vision of what a human can be.And they never seem to flag. Long hours, low end salaries and good nature are not generally associated! I feel very fortunate to have been taken on by these folks. They are so supportive. Recently a prisoner wrote me telling about being raped. He was in danger and was receiving death threats because he had snitched. Within in days LPP had called the warden and had that man placed into a more secure section. It is wonderful to order a book for a prisoner and have it taken care of swiftly and gladly. I always think how great it is for the prisoners to get those packages.. My greatest hope is that LPP can remain solvent and continue their work without having to worry all the time. I want very much for this excellent work in very dark places to continue.

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