PEOPLE ASK US HOW THEY CAN HELP…
Ways you can help support A.R.E. Prison Program:
Add the A.R.E. Prison Program, its inmates, their families and prison officials to your personal prayer list.
Send us your recycled paperback and hardback A.R.E. books and similar material. If requested, a tax-deductible in-kind receipt is provided for your donated books. Send books to the address below or deliver when visiting A.R.E. Headquarters. (We recommend using media mail as it is typically the least expensive option.)
A.R.E. Prison Program
215 67th St
Virginia Beach, VA 23451
Please note: Prisons will not allow books that have handwriting, highlighting, notes, stickers, etc. in them.
Become an A.R.E. Correspondent/Mentor. Invest in an inmate’s life by offering to correspond one-on-one. Guidelines and sample letters will be provided. All mail comes through our prison program headquarters and is forwarded. No personal information is shared.
BECOME A CORRESPONDENT / MENTOR
Our program is supported entirely by donations earmarked for the Prison Program.
Tax-deductible donations of any amount will help this important work.
For more than 45 years, A.R.E.'s Prison Outreach Program has provided free spiritual and uplifting books to inmates, chaplains, and prison libraries. Hear from some of the people who this program has helped.
