Changing Hearts. Transforming Lives. Impacting the World. KAIROS 2013 SUMMER CONFERENCE RECRUITMENT

Changing Hearts. Transforming Lives. Impacting the World. Prayer & Welcome Purpose Presentations Oklahoma South Carolina Indiana Mississippi Texas Georgia Strategic Planning Q&A Prayer RECRUITMENT

Changing Hearts. Transforming Lives. Impacting the World. Purpose of Volunteer and Guest Recruitment Committee RECRUITMENT Develop a catalog of “Best Practices” for outreach and recruitment of new volunteers and give it the widest distribution possible Monitor the effectiveness of the various methods and revise the catalog accordingly Provide assistance where requested to implement the best practices

Changing Hearts. Transforming Lives. Impacting the World. Oklahoma – Jim Key Foundation = enthusiastic volunteers Recruiting materials on Kairos website Locally produced DVD with testimonies by volunteers, Kairos graduates and correctional officers Key = working the interest cards Kairos graduates’ participation at Methodist Conference RECRUITMENT

Changing Hearts. Transforming Lives. Impacting the World. South Carolina – Jerry Bode Identify and engage key church individuals Participation in church ministry fairs Engage ex-offenders RECRUITMENT

Changing Hearts. Transforming Lives. Impacting the World. Indiana – Terry Crockett Show the passion Brand new volunteers = the most excited ACOP training emphasis on the ad council Brand awareness Invite key DOC leaders RECRUITMENT

Changing Hearts. Transforming Lives. Impacting the World. Mississippi – Von Brister Get back to basics Speakers have a big impact RECRUITMENT

Changing Hearts. Transforming Lives. Impacting the World. Texas – Ed Davis Engage 4 th day communities All about personal relationships Three-and-out is a healthy approach Inclusion of Kairos graduates RECRUITMENT

Changing Hearts. Transforming Lives. Impacting the World. RECRUITMENT Texas – Ed Davis Educate AC and teams on whose responsibility recruitment of team members is Engage 4 th day community – Join Cursillo, Emmaus teams – Sponsor candidates – Attend closings and handout literature – Attend Ultreya/reunions-become speaker

Changing Hearts. Transforming Lives. Impacting the World. RECRUITMENT Texas – Ed Davis Recruitment is all about personal relationships – Go and see AA and Latino clergy. – Invite self to Ministerial Alliance meeting – Follow up generic invitation with one-on-one invitation – Invite Kairos grads to serve on the team Recruitment is also about cost – Make sure no one priced out of participation – Team members with homes in the community invite other team members to stay with them

Changing Hearts. Transforming Lives. Impacting the World. RECRUITMENT Texas – Ed Davis Schedule weekends over a national holiday or over school holiday so hourly workers do not lose pay Labor day, New Years Day, President’s Day are a good examples

Changing Hearts. Transforming Lives. Impacting the World. RECRUITMENT Texas – Ed Davis Publicity -Write stories for the local newspaper about Kairos weekend/Kairos method -Invite newspaper reporter to closing -Write annual newspaper piece on “Restorative Justice Week” (third week in October)

Changing Hearts. Transforming Lives. Impacting the World. RECRUITMENT Texas – Ed Davis Hold periodic “Celebrate Kairos Family Banquet” at a location central to multiple units Schedule a “Homecoming Banquet” periodically in which previous and current team members are invited Plan a periodic “Ex-mates Banquet” to honor Kairos grads and successful releases

Changing Hearts. Transforming Lives. Impacting the World. RECRUITMENT Texas – Ed Davis Schmooze DOC officials including your warden and chaplain by holding “appreciation’ events Hold a “Correctional Officer Appreciation Day” Hold a Parole Officer Appreciation Day (Combine some of these events) Create an AC committee to do these things

Changing Hearts. Transforming Lives. Impacting the World. Georgia – Jim Miller/Kelvin Thompson Smaller groups Pastor interest Segment our approach Network in smaller communities Include ex-offenders RECRUITMENT