Dear PiFO Supporter, This is just a reminder to consider Paid in Full Oregon in your year-end giving. For all of you who have responded to our year-end campaign, THANK YOU SO MUCH! If you missed the year-end letter I sent out earlier this month, you can read it online or download it. Below is a thank…
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Dear PiFO Supporter, As we come to the end of 2021, Paid in Full Oregon has so much to be thankful for. We have three cohorts (73 men) of adults in custody (AICs) who are engaged in college classwork that will transform them and the entire Oregon prison system. Their classwork will lead to a…
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Dear PiFO Supporter, Tomorrow (11/30/21) is Giving Tuesday. It is the biggest day of generosity worldwide. It is a day of changing lives. It is a day where your gift can transform the life of an inmate in an Oregon prison for eternity. This is just a short note to remind you to pray about…
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Dear PiFO Supporter, Over the last few months, I have had the privilege to travel to Boston, MA, Frankfort, KY, and Lincoln, NE to help in fulfilling the mission of an organization I’m involved in, Prison Seminaries Foundation (PSF). PSF was founded and is led by Burl Cain, who is the retired warden of the…
DetailsHello PiFO Supporter, Periodically, I highlight a Corban professor who is teaching a class at the Coban extension in the Oregon State Correctional Institution (OSCI). This month I want to introduce you to Professor John B. Scott. Professor John Scott graduated from Multnomah University with a Bachelor of Science in Biblical Education. He graduated from…
DetailsHello Paid in Full Oregon Supporter, Fall classes have started for our students in the Corban extension at the Oregon State Correctional Institution (OSCI). We now have three cohorts attending at OSCI. Our 2019 cohort is starting their junior year, our 2020 cohort is starting their sophomore year and our 2021 cohort is starting their…
DetailsEvery once in a while I get a note from a supporter of PiFO, or a friend or a family member that fills my tank for weeks. I would like to share a recent one. This is the shortest email that I have ever written to supporters of PiFO, but this message from a grateful…
DetailsHello, Paid In Full Oregon Supporter, Here is an email I received from a Department of Corrections staff person a while back. It shows the impact our students are now having in the Corban extension at the Oregon State Correctional Institution (OSCI). “Good morning Judge Kohl, I wanted to share a little ray of sunshine during…
DetailsPiFO began its campaign for 25 laptops on June 15 to supply to each student in our third cohort with a laptop. Classes begin this fall for all three of our cohorts. By July 1, when I sent out the second email for the computer campaign, we had received donations and pledges for 16…
DetailsIn my last email on June 15 our third annual campaign for the Securebook laptop was launched. This is the first time in the history of the Oregon Department of Corrections that AICs have been allowed to use and possess individual laptops. We need to purchase 25 more laptops for our third cohort of students.…
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