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"IPMW gave me a connection
to a world I hadn't been connected to for 16 years.  I had emotional support, references and experienced advice
at my disposal for the asking.  

​For me, it wasn't so much about the money aspect as it was the true support I had on every level and the people I had who
believed in me because they'd gotten to know Amanda,   the person, instead of Amanda,
​the criminal."

​On any given day, more than 3,000 women are incarcerated in NC; as many as 76% of these women are mothers. We believe all people deserve another chance, and help women to empower themselves with tools and resources so they have that chance upon release.​

For 38 years, IPMW has positively impacted the lives of incarcerated women by meeting both their spiritual and religious needs and providing trauma-informed training and care through our chaplaincy programs and services, first at the North Carolina Correctional Institution for Women, and since 1989, at the NCCIW's minimum-security Raleigh Unit (formerly Raleigh Correctional Center for Women).  

Our transitional education and services extends evidence-based life skills, job skills and emotional literacy training outside the prison walls and into the community while women are still incarcerated and readying themselves for release.  

Through the third arm of our offerings - reentry support - we offer a helping hand to women as they work to secure their post-release needs, including jobs, housing, transportation, human services and reunification with children, in partnership with faith-based groups, other nonprofit service providers and area businesses. 

We also raise awareness about issues of incarceration and the barriers that people face upon release through community education.  Through presentations, trainings and reentry simulations, we help the community at large prepare itself for its vital role in the reentry landscape.  

Please click here for more information about our history. and read more about the organization's work in our 2014, 2015, 2016 and 2017 annual reports.
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Formerly incarcerated individuals have paid their debt to society; and with love and support, they can be successful, productive citizens for the benefit of themselves and their families, and our shared communities and economies.  Please consider volunteering or partnering with IPMW to walk alongside and support incarcerated and formerly incarcerated women as they ready themselves for a successful transition into the community upon their release from prison.