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HAFISOHAFISO
HELPING ALABAMA FEMALE HELPING ALABAMA FEMALE INMATES START OVERINMATES START OVER
A NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONA NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION
All We Need is a
Second Chance!
HAFISO OrganizationHAFISO Organization
HAFISO is a non-profit organization that HAFISO is a non-profit organization that assists female ex-offenders in starting their lives assists female ex-offenders in starting their lives over. HAFISO was started by Heather Giddens, a over. HAFISO was started by Heather Giddens, a former Alabama inmate at Julia Tutwiler Prison for former Alabama inmate at Julia Tutwiler Prison for Women in Wetumpka, Alabama.Women in Wetumpka, Alabama.
HAFISO is available to inmates, ex-offenders, HAFISO is available to inmates, ex-offenders, and their families. The program works to help find and their families. The program works to help find assistance for the ex-offenders and make the assistance for the ex-offenders and make the transition from incarceration back to society as transition from incarceration back to society as easy as possible. The program’s goal is to make easy as possible. The program’s goal is to make every woman a productive member of our society.every woman a productive member of our society.
Our Mission StatementOur Mission Statement
Our organization is set up for educational Our organization is set up for educational and charitable purposes. We provide and charitable purposes. We provide assistance and resources to female inmates assistance and resources to female inmates being released from incarceration and being released from incarceration and returning back to society.returning back to society.
Heather and Tangya join together for HAFISO after returning home from Tutwiler.
Our Mission and GoalsOur Mission and Goals Promoting social tolerance for Promoting social tolerance for
women coming from women coming from incarcerationincarceration
Assisting with home or parole Assisting with home or parole plansplans
Changing laws for parole Changing laws for parole Changing laws for sentencing Changing laws for sentencing
guidelinesguidelines Building additional clothes Building additional clothes
closetsclosets Providing a resource guide which Providing a resource guide which
lists organizations and programs lists organizations and programs that assist with housing, food, that assist with housing, food, clothing, job placement, health clothing, job placement, health care, recovery programs and care, recovery programs and church families.church families.
Let Us Work TogetherLet Us Work Together
Board MembersBoard Members
Heather GiddensHeather Giddens Executive DirectorExecutive Director fawn Romine fawn Romine Board MemberBoard Member Sharon GiddensSharon Giddens Board MemberBoard Member Tangya WarrenTangya Warren Board MemberBoard Member
Rose of SharonRose of SharonClothing ClosetClothing Closet
Our first clothing Our first clothing closet established is closet established is the Rose of Sharon. It the Rose of Sharon. It offers women offers women clothing and clothing and accessories they may accessories they may need for job need for job interviews. The closet interviews. The closet also offers personal also offers personal hygiene baskets for hygiene baskets for each woman.each woman.
Mount ZionMount ZionClothing ClosetClothing Closet
Our second clothes Our second clothes closet will open at closet will open at Mount Zion church in Mount Zion church in Killen, Alabama. They Killen, Alabama. They are working to offer are working to offer the women of the the women of the North Alabama area North Alabama area clothing for job clothing for job interviews and interviews and personal hygiene personal hygiene baskets. baskets.
Resource GuideResource Guide
HAFISO has started to put together a resource guide for the HAFISO has started to put together a resource guide for the women incarcerated within Alabama’s prison system. This guide will women incarcerated within Alabama’s prison system. This guide will provide a list of organizations, churches and programs that will assist provide a list of organizations, churches and programs that will assist women who are leaving prison and returning to society. This guide will women who are leaving prison and returning to society. This guide will include information on housing, food, clothing, job placement, health care, include information on housing, food, clothing, job placement, health care, recovery programs and church families.recovery programs and church families.
If you are interested in adding your organization, program or If you are interested in adding your organization, program or church in this resource guide, please contact us at:church in this resource guide, please contact us at:
or click the link below.or click the link below.
mailto:[email protected]:[email protected]
HAFISO1098 Chinook Street
Auburn, AL 36830
Donations AreDonations Are NeededNeeded
HAFISO relies strictly HAFISO relies strictly on your contributions. We on your contributions. We have provided a list of the have provided a list of the donations that are most donations that are most needed at this time. All needed at this time. All donations can be mailed to:donations can be mailed to:
We would like to thank all the We would like to thank all the people who help support our people who help support our program and hope many more program and hope many more will join our efforts. May God will join our efforts. May God Bless you and your family.Bless you and your family.
Monetary donations by Monetary donations by check or money ordercheck or money order
Gently-used clothing and Gently-used clothing and accessoriesaccessories
Office suppliesOffice supplies Stamps and envelopesStamps and envelopes Clothing racks and shelvesClothing racks and shelves
List of Needed Donations
HAFISO1098 Chinook Street
Auburn, AL 36830
Give me neither poverty nor riches,
but give me only my daily bread.Proverbs 30:8
Volunteer OpportunitiesVolunteer Opportunities
HAFISO relies strictly on HAFISO relies strictly on volunteers to make the volunteers to make the program successful. If program successful. If you have friends, family, you have friends, family, or acquaintances who or acquaintances who can provide help, please can provide help, please pass on our information. pass on our information. Your support will give Your support will give the women returning to the women returning to our communities a our communities a second chance at life. second chance at life.
Fund-raisingFund-raising Help with office workHelp with office work Researching for our Researching for our
resource guideresource guide Working our clothes Working our clothes
closetcloset Collecting donated Collecting donated
itemsitems Public relationsPublic relations
List of Volunteer Opportunities
Volunteers of HAFISOVolunteers of HAFISO
Tangya WarrenTangya Warren fawn Rominefawn Romine Sharon GiddensSharon Giddens Dr. Harold TurkDr. Harold Turk Barbara OatesBarbara Oates Mount Zion CongregationMount Zion Congregation
And now these threeremain:
Faith, hope and love.But the greatest of these
Is love.1 Corinthinians 13:13
Friends of HAFISOFriends of HAFISO Dr. Hal Turk and Dr. Gloria McPherson of AUMDr. Hal Turk and Dr. Gloria McPherson of AUM
Jim Walden of RenascenceJim Walden of Renascence Mount Zion CongregationMount Zion Congregation
Judy Davidson and Carol Potok of AIMJudy Davidson and Carol Potok of AIM Sarah Fechter of Eastern Area Christian MinistriesSarah Fechter of Eastern Area Christian Ministries
Kate RichardsonKate Richardson Deborah Petree and Wayne Musselman of W.A.D.E. Freedom HouseDeborah Petree and Wayne Musselman of W.A.D.E. Freedom House
Yolanda Lanier of The FoundryYolanda Lanier of The Foundry Amy Dunn of St. Anne’s HomeAmy Dunn of St. Anne’s Home
Debbie Knott and Peggy Perdue of Freedom HouseDebbie Knott and Peggy Perdue of Freedom House Steve and Loretta Coleman of Red Letter MinistriesSteve and Loretta Coleman of Red Letter Ministries
Barbara Oates and Arlene Thomas of J.F. Ingram State Technical Barbara Oates and Arlene Thomas of J.F. Ingram State Technical CollegeCollege