KAIROS PRISON MINISTRY INTERNATIONAL

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KAIROS PRISON MINISTRY INTERNATIONAL

• CHANGING HEARTS, TRANSFORMING LIVES, IMPACTING
  THE WORLD

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THE PROBLEMPRISON STATISTICS

• In 2009
• 1,524,513 were incarcerated in prisons in the
  U.S.
• 819,308 were paroled
• Source Bureau of Justice Statistics
• Tax payers spend 60 B a year for prisons.
  Source Bureau of Justice Statistics Justice
  Expenditures and Employment Extract
• It costs approximately 47,000 per year to house
  a prisoner
• Source The Average Cost to House Inmates
  in Prison By Pamela Gardapee, eHow Contributor .
• Nationally the rate of recidivism is over 50
• Source www.infoplease.com U.S. Prisons
  Overcrowded and Violent, Recidivism High

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WHAT IS KAIROS?
A MINISTRY FOCUSED ON TRANSFORMATION OF LIVES

• For 34 years trained and dedicated Kairos
  Volunteers have entered medium and maximum
  security prisons with their only goal to be
  instruments of God in transforming lives of the
  incarcerated and their families.

Kairos Inside Inmate Graduates
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HOW IS KAIROS DIFFERENT?

• We serve as instruments of God in CHANGING HEARTS
  but..
• Our goal is help Him in the TRANSFORMING OF
  LIVES with
• Outcomes that are
  IMPACTING THE WORLD.

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CHANGING HEARTS

• The 3.5 day Weekend is where God begins changing
  hearts. His unconditional love, mercy and
  forgiveness rain down on the participants
  through the Kairos Volunteers and the prayers of
  hundreds around the world.
• WE ARE HAVING AN IMPACT!

Torch Ministry (juvenile) Weekend
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TRANSFORMING LIVES

• A key outcome of the Weekend is participants
  agreeing to join a small accountability group
  called a Prayer and Share group. This is where
  the journey of Transformation begins.
• The journey continues as the participants learn
  to support one another through prayer and
  encouragement.
• Kairos Volunteers commit to encouraging,
  counseling and mentoring participants within the
  groups.
• WE ARE HAVING AN IMPACT !

Kairos Inside Accountability Group
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IMPACTING THE WORLD

• Kindling hope for a new future in the lives of
  the incarcerated and their families
• Rebuilding family relationships
• Mentoring and guiding juveniles to become
  productive adults.
• Lowering the of inmates that return to prison
• Help make our communities safer

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KAIROS PRISON MINISTRY INTERNATIONAL, INC

• A 501(c)(3) non-profit established in 1976
• Serves in 415 prisons in 31 states and
• Internationally in 8 countries Costa Rica,
  Australia, South Africa, England, Canada, United
  Kingdom, Nicaragua and Peru
• Kairos Prison Ministries International, Inc.
  includes

Kairos Inside Incarcerated Adults
Kairos Outside Female Family Members
Kairos Torch Incarcerated Juveniles
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KAIROS FACTS

• 5.5 M ministry with 4.0 M raised by
  volunteers

• 34,000 volunteers worldwide
• donated over 3,000,000 hours of
• service in 2010 (est. value 50M)
• More than 260,000 incarcerated men and women have
  been introduced to Kairos over its history
• In 2010 23,400 NEW participants experienced
  Kairos for the first time.

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KAIROS VOLUNTEERS
The Heartbeat of the Ministry
Kairos Volunteers donated more than 3 million
hours in 2010 by

• Attending team meetings for Weekend training
  preparation.
• Serving on the Weekend
• Regularly attending accountability group meetings
  to encourage, coach and mentor participants
• WE ARE HAVING AN IMPACT !

Kairos Outside Ministry
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WE ARE ON A MISSIONTO REACH
MORE INCARCERATED MORE JUVENILES and
MORE FAMILIES in MORE STATES and
MORE COUNTRIES

• TRANSFORMING MORE LIVES
  AND IMPACTING THE WORLD

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HOW YOU CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE

• PRAYER The foundation of this ministry is
  prayer.
• GIFTS Your financial gift helps fuel the growth
  of the ministry.
• VOLUNTEER GET INVOLVED in changing hearts and
  transforming lives become a volunteer
• SHARE OUR STORY Introduce us to organizations
  (churches, Rotary Club, etc) to which you belong
  or people you know and who could have an
  interest in helping.

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What Do You Think?
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BACK UP SLIDES
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PRISON POPULATION

• Adult correctional population trends

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THE COST TO HOUSE INMATES

• Source Justice Expenditure and Employment
  Extracts

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KAIROS WEEKEND OVERVIEW
Intentional Progression Step by Step
Journey Confronts Bad Choices An Experiential
Encounter with the Love of God Results in a
Changed Heart and a hope for a different life
ahead
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WE ARE HAVING AN IMPACT!
Estimated recidivism rate for inmates who stay
engaged in Kairos drops below 20 ( Non Kairos
recidivism rate across the nation is over 50)