Volunteers record the inmate mothers reading on tape and then send the books and the tapes to the children. The program promotes communication between the women and the children, as well as literacy rates among all involved.
Volunteers visit the prison once every two weeks.
Volunteer days are Monday through Friday during your free time. Volunteers work at the Tennessee Prison for Women and Woodland Hills Juvenile Development Center. This is an eight week program in which you volunteer one a week after participation in a weekend of training. Volunteers assist the residents of the halfway house during this important transition period by offering them companionship. Students help to prepare dinner and then remain for the meal and socializing.