Adopt-a-Prison Partners

These are our key partners in the work we do with our first Adopt-a-Prison project, impacting change in Bedford and Taconic, NY. Are you interested in partnering with us to support the prisons we’ve adopted or interested in adopting a prison in your own region? We would love to help. Please contact us.

IPP is grateful to be operating under the fiscal sponsorship of Sister of St. Joseph located in Brentwood, NY. IPP has had a long-standing relationship with the current director, Sister Tesa Fitzgerald, who also serves on IPP's Advisory Council. The

IPP is grateful to be operating under the fiscal sponsorship of Sister of St. Joseph located in Brentwood, NY. IPP has had a long-standing relationship with the current director, Sister Tesa Fitzgerald, who also serves on IPP's Advisory Council. The sisters are committed to social justice and ethical environmental practices in all that they do.

When IPP first developed the Adopt-a-Prison program, which was launched in 2018 in partnership with the town of Bedford, NY, the Prison Relations Advisory Committee (PRAC) was established. Members of the Interfaith Prison Partnership are Committee ap

When IPP first developed the Adopt-a-Prison program, which was launched in 2018 in partnership with the town of Bedford, NY, the Prison Relations Advisory Committee (PRAC) was established. Members of the Interfaith Prison Partnership are Committee appointees.

Hour Children's dedication to supporting and caring for the women at Bedford and Taconic Correctional Facilities has been a huge asset to IPP's ongoing work. We've collaborated on many initiatives together, including Release Bags, Soap Drives and Car

Hour Children's dedication to supporting and caring for the women at Bedford and Taconic Correctional Facilities has been a huge asset to IPP's ongoing work. We've collaborated on many initiatives together, including Release Bags, Soap Drives and Care Packages.

Contributing Partners

In addition to working partnerships, we are also grateful for the many faith communities that contribute to our initiatives at the Bedford and Taconic, NY prisons. These include:

  • Memorial United Methodist Church, White Plains, NY

  • St. Matthews Episcopal Church, Bedford, NY

  • Antioch Baptist Church, Bedford Hills, NY

  • First United Methodist Church, Mt. Vernon, NY

  • Trinity United Methodist Church, White Plains, NY

  • New Rochelle United Methodist Church, New Rochelle, NY

  • Mamaroneck United Methodist Church, Mamaroneck, NY

  • Asbury United Methodist Church, Mt. Vernon, NY

  • Asbury Crestwood United Methodist Church, Eastchester, NY

  • Bet Torah, Mt. Kisco, NY

  • First Presbyterian Church, Mt. Vernon, NY

  • Gilead Presbyterian Church, Carmel, NY

  • Irvington Presbyterian Church, Irvington, NY

  • Katonah Presbyterian Church, Katonah, NY

  • Larchmont Avenue Presbyterian Church, Larchmont, NY

  • Presbyterian Church of Mount Kisco, Mt. Kisco, NY

  • First Presbyterian Church of Phillipstown, Cold Spring, NY

  • Scarsdale Synagogue Temples Tremont & Emanu-El, Scarsdale, NY

  • South Salem Presbyterian Church, South Salem, NY