Time flies by! PiFO and Corban have started the recruitment process for our third cohort of students. Our sophomore cohort and freshmen cohort are finishing up their first session of summer classes. The summer session consists of three five-week single classes which are very intense. Laptop Fundraiser Our students are also learning how to use…
DetailsDear PiFO Supporters, Last week I had the opportunity to meet and speak with some of our students at the Corban extension in OSCI. What a blessing that was! I was also able to observe our students being taught by Corban professors in the classrooms that were provided for by the generosity of PiFO supporters.…
DetailsDear PiFO Supporters, In-person classroom instruction resumed last week on May 12 for our students at OSCI. In last week’s email, I included two photos of the remodeled classrooms showing classes in session. One day after, on May 13, the PiFO board had the opportunity to visit the remodeled space at OSCI. It was a…
DetailsDear PiFO Supporters, Hooray! Our students at the Corban extension in OSCI were welcomed back in class on May 12 by Dr. Amit Bhatia. Dr. Bhatia is the Program Director for the Corban extension in OSCI. This is the first time our students have received in-person instruction since the COVID-19 lockdown last year. During 2020,…
DetailsDear PiFO Supporters, One of the goals of PiFO is for our students to have an eternal impact on fellow adults in custody (AICs) at the Oregon State Correctional Institution (OCSI) where the Corban extension is located. We also hope that our students will have a similar impact on the staff at OSCI. Several weeks…
DetailsDear Friends and Supporters of PiFO, We are so grateful for your participation in “The Ripple Effect” our virtual fundraising celebration, on Thursday, March 11. The “Ripple Effect” was broadcast LIVE from the Luis Palau Association in Beaverton, Oregon. Many thanks to our generous sponsors, our challenge gift donors, those who made a donation on…
DetailsHello Supporters and Friends of PiFO, As you know, live instruction at the Corban extension in the Oregon State Correctional Institution (OSCI) was halted in March of 2020 due to COVID-19. However, the Oregon Department of Corrections (DOC) allowed Corban to submit education packets to our students in lieu of live instruction. Since receiving the…
DetailsDear Supporters and Friends of PiFO, I have some truly awesome news to share about our students in the Corban extension at the Oregon State Correctional Institution (OSCI). I was informed by a DOC staff person last week that OSCI is working hard to ensure that as soon as possible in-person classes will resume at…
DetailsDear Supporters of PiFO, Our virtual fundraiser, The Ripple Effect, is only 22 days (March 11) from today! There is still so much to do, yet God has done so much already. For example, all 25 students in our second cohort have been transferred to the college in the Oregon State Correctional Institution (OSCI), our…
DetailsDear Supporters of PiFO, We are excited about our virtual celebration fundraiser coming up on March 11th, “The Ripple Effect.” We believe the name, “The Ripple Effect” truly describes what happens through PiFO in prisoners’ lives, families, communities, relationships, and – inside the walls of the Oregon State Correctional Institution (OSCI). We will begin our virtual event at 7pm…
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