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| Prison ministry taps community volunteers |
| By Pittsburgh Post-Gazette |
| Published: 12/11/2008 |
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PENNSYLVANIA - Henry Huffman, a lifelong educator, never envisioned spending part of his retirement working with jail inmates. The former University of California professor had planned to continue his passion for teaching moral development and character education "parttime, at a college somewhere." After retiring in 2005, Mr. Huffman, a lay leader at Christ United Methodist Church in Bethel Park, joined a growing number of people signing up to volunteer with HOPE, a faith-based pre- and post-release rehabilitation program sponsored by the Chaplain's office at Allegheny County Jail, Downtown. The jail, which has an average daily population of 2,700, contracts with Christian Associates of Southwest Pennsylvania for chaplaincy services. Read more. If link has expired, check the website of the article's original news source. |
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