Volunteer with Angel Tree

Angel Tree provides Christmas presents for prisoners’ children. Local Prison Fellowship volunteer  groups raise funds and work with churches and prison chaplains to buy and deliver the presents. Prisoners with children are given the opportunity to apply for a gift to be sent to them.  Each gift is sent as though it is from the parent in prison who is also able to write a personal message to their child.

This is a very simple and incredibly rewarding way to help prisoners keep contact with their families.  Here are some comments from prisoners and their families about how much Angel Tree means to them:

“I have been in prison for over ten years and no one has ever asked about my children…”

“I am sending you this card to say a big thank you for sending my four children a Christmas present on my behalf. They all loved their presents and it made their Christmas. Thank you…”

“Knowing that my children had a handwritten message from myself gives me a real sense of satisfaction and goes a long way to making the festive season that much more bearable…”

To find out more visit the Angel Tree section of the Patchwork Quilt, a living archive of 30 years of Prison Fellowship.