Monthly Expenses: Rent- $3500, Utilities- $1500, Food -$300, Office Supplies- $500, CPA fees- $1000, City of Dallas Fees- $100, Stamps- $500, Website, Store, and other internet related costs, $700. And tons of smaller expenses that add up to big expenses.

FUNDRAISING CAMPAIGN NOW IN PROGRESS. SEE CURRENT PLANS PAGE FOR MORE INFORMATION.

GOAL IS $440,000

You may give a one time donation or check the box and give each month automatically. We’d love for you to be our partner for one year.

There are so many ways to donate to Forgiven Felons. We do have Cash App so if you’re into that our Cash App name is $ForgivenFelons. Note, we do not have a way to record cash app contributions so if you would like giving credit please let us know when you give through cash app.

ROUND UP APP. Download the Round Up app on your smartphone and link your debit/credit card to donate the “rounded up” change from each purchase you make. For example when you buy a cup of coffee for $1.75 at the coffee shop, .25 will be donated to Forgiven Felons. It’s the virtual change jar.

WE ALSO TAKE PROPERTY AS DONATIONS. If you have a building, house, or land, you’d like donate, we can connect you with our team who can show you how to benefit as a tax write off. WE JUST RECEIVED PROPERTY.

We also take running vehicles as donations. Seeing that we will have land, we will need farm equipment.

PRACTICAL ONGOING NEEDS OF THE MINISTRY

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If you ever want to know how to donate "practical" things to our ministry you can view the list below. These are ongoing needs each month as men come and go through our ministry. You can send directly to our ministry or we can have someone pick up from you. You may also donate funds toward purchasing these items. Just mark it on your donation. 

 

-Twin sheets, fitted and non-fitted. 

-Twin blankets

-Towels. Bath, hand, and wash cloths. 

-Socks, gloves, and winter hats.

-Kitchen utensils, pots, pans, baking sheets, small appliances, hot pads.

-Light bulbs, cleaning supplies/chemicals, trash bags. 

-Hygiene. Soap, shampoo, Anti-perspirant, cologne, razors, shaving cream, toothbrushes, toothpaste. 

-Large appliances such as refrigerators, washer/dryers, microwaves. 

-Yard needs. Mowers, weed eaters, edgers, blowers. 

-Tools. Hand and power. 

Volunteer

We always need things done around the house that maybe the residents can't do because of their schedule. Sometimes the men could use a ride to parole when they first get out. After serving a long prison sentence the last thing you need to do is worry about how you are going to get to the parole office the next day. We can usually provide a ride but sometimes we need help. We always need help organizing clothes that are donated. We also need help going to pick up food at the food bank each month. 

The men also need good positive connections. You can volunteer your time  by pouring into one of our men. You can help them with navigating the computer, their new cell phone and inviting them to activities at your church. Let us know if you're interested in this because there is a little training involved.