Why You Should Care

Staff and Volunteers in the new sunroom

If making our community a safer place matters, the unique work of PCC is very

important.  When dealing with difficult issues some people will simply choose to ignore the problem.  This does not reduce the risk and the community is not made safer.

There are some who say we need longer sentences for criminal offenders.  When dealing with a particularly grievous offence it is easy to understand how people gravitate to this response.  There may be some cases where public safety is best served by an individual’s continued incarceration.  However, this is not the case for the majority of offenders.

Longer sentences do not solve the complex issues that our society is faced with.  In many cases years spent in prison can destroy a person’s ability to function in society.

Many would agree that men who have committed crimes and who show remorse and take responsibility for their actions dese

rve a chance for some degree of a normal life after prison.  That leaves the question of how we, as a society, choose to deal with these individuals.  Do we put up barriers that ensure their ultimate failure or do we find ways to help them succeed?

The work of reintegration takes a great deal of wisdom and discernment.  PCC is very careful to assess each potential client to ensure that they are serious about making a positive change in their life.  We also carefully monitor the work our volunteers do with our clients.