Call To Action

VISION

To reduce recidivism for incarcerated women, provide family stability and community safety by transformed lives through Jesus Christ.

MISSION

To recruit and train Christian women to mentor incarcerated women (mentees), pointing them to Jesus Christ and referring them to services/resources to assist with their transition to freedom inside the prison, and when they are released from prison.

Foundational Scripture

"Then the King will say to those on his right, 'Enter, you who are blessed by my Father! Take what's coming to you in this kingdom. It's been ready for you since the world's foundation. And here's why:

I was hungry and you fed me,
I was thirsty and you gave me a drink,
I was homeless and you gave me a room,
I was shivering and you gave me clothes,
I was sick and you stopped to visit,
I was in prison and you came to me.'

"Then those 'sheep' are going to say, 'Master, what are you talking about? When did we ever see you hungry and feed you, thirsty and give you a drink? And when did we ever see you sick or in prison and come to you?' Then the King will say, 'I’m telling the solemn truth: Whenever you did one of these things to someone overlooked or ignored, that was me—you did it to me.'

CMAT Purpose

The program’s primary goals are to reduce recidivism for those who will be released from the Maryland Correctional Institution for Women (MCIW), and to promote positive attitude and actions while program participants are incarcerated.

In addition, we hope to assist in providing safer communities and family stability by providing CMAT participants with the skills and resources to assist with their transition to freedom. The two-fold program model (mentoring and transition skills training) will:

- show the love of Jesus Christ to inmates and ex-offenders in practical as well as Biblical ways,

- provide trained mentors to coach and advise on their personal concerns as well as action items for transitioning to freedom,

provide life-transformation teachings and survival skills to program participants.

The Christian Mentoring and Transition Program

Matthew 25:34-40

CMAT Purpose