WE NEED YOUR HELP

Gifts of Time

Volunteers are always needed in our Chaplaincy, Pre-Release, Aftercare, and Diversion Programs. Volunteers teach classes, visit incarcerated individuals, lead worship services, serve as mentors, help with office work, and perform many other tasks. The Foundation of HOPE recruits and trains mature volunteers from religious and secular communities in the Pittsburgh area to provide vital support to our program participants, and help us fulfill our organizational mission.

If you’re interested in volunteering your time, please complete and submit our Volunteer Application.

Volunteers must be at least 21 years of age, willing to attend necessary training, and able to pass a background check. Chaplaincy volunteers must also be officially endorsed by a faith community.

Financial Support

Financial support is greatly needed to sustain, expand, and build the capacity of HOPE’s services. Donations are used to provide direct support to those we serve. Providing tangible support, like bus passes, work boots/attire, and clothing vouchers, along with services like intensive casework, skills classes, spiritual support, mentoring, and support groups, are ways that HOPE helps people successfully re-enter their communities. Financial donations to HOPE are tax-deductible.

Tax-deductible gifts can be sent to:

The Foundation of HOPE
540 Suismon St.
Pittsburgh, PA 15212.
412-321-3343

Checks should be made payable to “Foundation of HOPE.”

Literature

HOPE welcomes the following types of donated paperback books (in new or good condition):

• Bibles, commentaries, Bible study guides, concordances
• Religious devotionals or other religious material
• Qur’ans, Tafsirs, Hadiths
• New World Translation Bibles, Watchtower Publications: Awake & Watchtower
• Torah, Talmud, Prayer Books, Tnach, Jewish Chronicle, Jewish Press Magazines, and recent paperback books
• Positive paperback books, both fiction and non-fiction (must be non-violent and have no inappropriate material)

DVDs

The Pre-Release Program accepts positive DVDs (must be non-violent and have no inappropriate material)

Toiletry Items

Full-size (not trial size) toiletry items:

• Shampoo
• Lotion
• Toothpaste
• Deodorant

Sweat Suits

Many individuals arrive at the jail during the summer, but are released during the winter with only their summer clothes to wear. The Chaplain’s office provides sweat suits to incarcerated individuals who need warm clothing when they are released. Please follow these donation guidelines:

• New sweatpants/sweatshirts in sizes XL/XXL
• No hoods, writing, or graphics
• No red or maroon