COVID restrictions continue to effect life at Camp.  Movement is more limited, meals are still being delivered to residences, etc.  The limited exercise is effecting people’s physical and mental well being.  In addition to ramping up individual book donations and weekly magazine packets The WCC Handbook has been sending daily devotionals to people who have requested religious support.  It’s so vital to address all aspects of a person’s well being during these trying times.

7/8/2020  Sent two new special request books to a woman at FMC Lexington Camp, one dealing specifically with saving a marriage in distress.  Incarceration takes a huge toll on relationships and making every effort to nurture and mend those bonds is a concern for every incarcerated man/woman.

7/20/2020 Sent two blank journals and two special request books to a woman at FMC Lexington Camp.  Journaling is a great source of therapy for people.

8/4/2020  Sent two special request books to a woman at FMC Lexington Camp.

8/14/2020 Sent two 400 pg journals to a woman who is struggling with the restrictions at Camp due to Covid as well as her own personal struggles.  Journaling is a form of therapy many people find helps them deal not only with incarceration but also to work through issues they encounter while at Camp.

8/21/2020 A new White Collar Advice client (a couple) received their sentences today.  In the coming months I will be preparing them for life in a Federal Camp.

8/22/2020  Sent two special request books to a woman at Greenville Camp for the book club she started.

This week one of my clients received her out date!  November 3rd.  As we have been working together to prepare her for life AC (After Camp) she is now reaching out to her contacts for jobs so that she can hit the ground running upon her release.  It’s vital to begin this preparation even before one enters Camp.  I’m also connecting her to people in her home town that may be able to either employ her or connect her to people that may have job opportunities.

8/23/2020  Sent 5 new Learning Spanish books to Prison Book Program in Quincy, MA.  Many book programs have been closed due to COVID but volunteers are still working from home to get books to those in need.

“Prison Book Program is a grassroots organization that exists for one purpose—to send free books to prisoners. We’ve been doing it since 1972.

Books are crucial to the political, spiritual, and educational development of all people. Most prisons do not allow family and friends to send books into prisons. They must come from a bookstore, publisher, online retailer or a program like ours. We serve over 10,000 prisoners each year.” – prisonbookprogram.org

8/26/2020  Sent two special request books to a woman at FMC Lexington Camp who is struggling through COVID restrictions and strains on her personal relationships due to incarceration to assist her in managing these emotions.

Working with several women AC (After Camp) on their professional goals and achieving success in obtaining positions to further their financial and mental well being.

“Books, the children of the brain.”  –  Jonathan Swift