2007 Holiday Book Drive for the women of Elmwood Correctional Facility
The county would appreciate paperback books concerning women's health, prenatal care and parenting. Any kind of self-help book, and inspirational and motivating literature would also be appreciated. Nearest drop-off location is Milpitas Post Newspaper, 59 Marylinn Drive, Milpitas. Contact (650) 949-7205 for more information.
Plant Pros
Local volunteers share their gardening expertise behind bars.
Red Ladder Theatre Company
San Jose Repertory Theatre's community outreach program helps
inmates create and perform plays.
Friends Outside
in Santa Clara County
Reaches out to the children, families, and individuals who are
coping with the impact of imprisonment.
Maranatha's
Prison & Jail Ministry
Pastor Tony serves as Chaplain each Thursday morning at the San
Jose Downtown Jail. Maranatha ministers at San Quentin four times
a year and at Elmwood Jail every other month.
Program
links girls with their jailed mothers
This is not your ordinary Girl Scout meeting. But for 90 minutes
every Saturday, these young girls and their mothers -- who are
incarcerated at Santa Clara County's Correctional Center for
Women -- try to rebuild troubled relationships torn apart by
drugs, crime and years of pent-up anger.
South Bay Cocaine
Anonymous
Meets at the Elmwood Correctional Facility, 701 South Abel, Milpitas.
Security clearance required. Free.