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Help Teach Prison Inmates Life Skills
If you're looking for a volunteer opportunity, Connecticut Thresholds is seeking people interested in helping inmates obtain healthy problem solving skills.
Connecticut Thresholds teaches a five-step decision-making process to interested inmates in Connecticut's prisons.
The organization is seeking volunteers interested in helping adult or youth inmates learn to make decisions, solve problems and gain control over their lives, according to the Connecticut Thresholds website.
Volunteer 1½ hrs./week for 12 weeks. Help adult or youth inmates learn to make decisions, solve problems and gain control over their lives. No previous experience required. All training provided. Must be 21 years of age or older.
A two-day training session will take place Aug. 10 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Aug. 11 from 12:30 to 5 p.m. at Saint Peter's Episcopal Church, 59 Main St. The deadline for Registration is August 7.
For more information, call Barbara 203-272-5028 or Denny 860-621-7214 or visit http://www.thresholdsct.org
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