Our Blog Page
Visit our Blog page regularly for recent stories about our ministry
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12/10/2022Q: I want to give a year-end gift to Chicagoland Prison Outreach, but I’m concerned about cash flow. What are my options? A: Here are three tax-wise solutions that allow you to give without affecting cash flow! Gifts of Stock. If you have...
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12/03/2022What Makes a Person Generous? A Surprising Answer from Barnabas When it comes to generosity, the apostle Barnabas is an obvious icon. He’s singled out in the book of Acts for selling a piece of property and laying the money from its sale at the...
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11/12/2022Thank you for your generosity that makes the ministry of Chicagoland Prison Outreach possible! If you’re contemplating a year-end gift, consider giving appreciated stock to stretch the value and impact of your support. Not only will you further the...
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07/22/2016Sacred Greens Chicagoland Prison Outreach reaches beyond the prison cell. Our holistic nature means that the ministry is concerned with all aspects of a person’s life: family, employment, housing, hunger, education, and salvation. If a brother or...
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02/21/2016Every year kindhearted people across Chicagoland purchase Christmas gifts for loved ones. They take great care to find just the right size and color. It’s a gift that brings joy to hearts and a smile to the faces, not just to the people opening the...
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02/02/20162015 ACCOUNTABILITY REPORT: Each year at this time CPO takes stock in what God has done through the ministry, volunteers, donations, and prayers given to the ministry. We love sharing with you and are always striving to be open and transparent...
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07/02/2015We need help getting our Illinois Native Garden up and running at the Roseland Vocational School! You can find organic, native Illinois plants at these sites: www.shootingstarnativeseed.com www.seedsavers.org www.groworganic.com www....
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05/24/2015We love to share the testimonies of some of the students in our classes whose lives are changed by God working through CPO. Marco was a graduate of the Life Learning program in 2014, and these are his words: "Hi, my name is Marco. I must say, the...
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04/16/2015We love hearing the stories of the wonderful volunteers from our partner churches. It is the greatest blessing that CPO can be involved in helping connect such wonderful men and women who are filled up with the love of God with those who are hurting...
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01/30/2015Sometimes we receive letters from the inmates who participate in our Bible studies and somehow, they are more capable of communicating truth through their stories than we ever could be!! We're honored to share part of this friend's testimony: "I was...
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Life Learning Program
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