Patch Stories 3| A Mom’s Perspective

Patch Stories 3| A Mom’s Perspective

I started Patch thinking about how good it would be to have a visit that would be just my son and myself. What I got was that and so much more. First, is the parenting classes that are required before a visit can be obtained. In those classes I learned how to be a...
Patch Stories 3| A Mom’s Perspective

Patch Stories 2| Poem by Bailee

For Mom Mom, you’re in prison so far, far away and it hurts me almost every day I knew when I was there it was coming to an end I knew I should’ve done something right there and then. Mom, you’re in prison so far, far away you can’t even be a...
Brynn’s Story

Brynn’s Story

Brynn, age 10, began PATCH visits with her mother four and a half years ago. Her mother explains that having her young daughter come into a prison for visits concerned her. The general visiting room was full of offenders and visitors. It was loud and all of the noise...
Our Story of Driving Children for PATCH

Our Story of Driving Children for PATCH

We first learned of the PATCH program from a friend at our church. We rode in the church van on our first trip taking six PATCH children. Observing and interacting with them absolutely made us feel we would like to participate as drivers! Our experiences have been...