What People Are Saying

InsideOut Dad™ Christian is changing fathers in prisons and jails across the nation. 

Success Stories

What facilitators are saying:

"After more than 30 years of working in our nation’s prisons, we at Prison Fellowship know how critically important it is for prisoners to maintain or re-build healthy family relationships. The InsideOut Dad™ Christian material is an excellent resource for helping prisoners become the loving, responsible fathers that God intended them to be."
Chuck Colson, Founder
Prison Fellowship (Merrifield, VA)

"The material was tremendously well received by the men in the SOAR™ program. The men were unanimous in their assessment that the material has made a tremendous impact in their lives and has prepared them to be better, more involved and accountable fathers, both during the time of their remaining incarceration, as well as following their return to their families. Collectively, the SOAR™ participants advised that the material had given them valuable understanding of what many of their previous failings had been, and provided them with invaluable tools for being better, more successful fathers."
William Anderson, Executive Director
Prison Fellowship Arizona (Phoenix, AZ)

What fathers are saying:

"I’ve seen a positive [change] in my life during this program.  During this program I’ve come to terms with a lot of the wrongs in my life.  I now know what I need to do to break the circle and help my children become productive, well-balanced adults."
S.F., Father
Christian Heritage (Walton, NE)

"I’ve taken a good look at my role as a father and how important my role is, as well as how much of an impact I am to my children whether I’m in their life or not.  I am going to be in their life upon release. "
D.R., Father
Christian Heritage (Walton, NE)

Evaluation & Research

Independent research shows that InsideOut Dad™:

• Improves inmates' knowledge and attitudes
• Increases family contact

View the research:

InsideOut Dad™ Program in Maryland and Ohio Prisons (February 23, 2009)
An objective, third-party analysis of how well incarcerated fathers responded, through increased knowledge and shifts in attitude, to
InsideOut Dad™ and whether or not participation in the program improved contact between these fathers and their children.

InsideOut Dad™ Evaluation Report (June 16, 2008)
An objective, third-party analysis of how well incarcerated fathers responded, through increased knowledge and shifts in attitude, to
InsideOut Dad™ and whether or not participation in the program improved contact between these fathers and their children.

InsideOut Dad™ Logic Model
A logic model clearly describes how the InsideOut Dad™ Program addresses the problem of father absence, as well as the expected activities, outputs, and outcomes of this program. Funders often request logic models. For more information on logic models, visit the W.K. Kellogg Foundation