Welcome!
We are so excited for you to join our volunteer team. Thank you for taking the time to make a difference!
Let’s get you started.
I just joined! What now?
Here are the documents that ALL VOLUNTEERS need to get started! Once you have gone through these documents, scroll down to find the volunteer portal for your location and type of volunteering. Please read through all the information and documents first, and then if you have any questions feel free to reach out to us:
Oklahoma Volunteering: volunteerok@poeticjustice.org
California Volunteering: volunteerca@poeticjustice.org
Arkansas Volunteering: kathyrateliff@poeticjustice.org
Volunteer Handbook
Before you get started, EVERY volunteer needs to read through the volunteer manual.
Volunteer Handbook Signature Page
Once you have read through the volunteer handbook, follow the above link to sign the volunteer handbook. Every volunteer must have signed the newest handbook before volunteering with us. The current volunteer manual has additions as of 8/2021.
Who we are
Here are some of the core values we try to act by in everything we do.
Distance Learning
Oklahoma Distance Learning
Volunteers for our Oklahoma Distance Learning Program write to participants who are in Oklahoma Prisons. You do not have to live in Oklahoma to volunteer with the Oklahoma Distance Learning Program. Use the button below to find all the resources you need for volunteering with our Oklahoma Distance Learning Program (the page is password protected. Please reach out to us if you have not received your volunteer password within a week of being approved to volunteer with us: volunteer@poeticjustice.org)
California Distance Learning
Volunteers for our California Distance Learning Program write to participants who are in California Prisons. You do not have to live in California to volunteer with the California Distance Learning Program. Use the button below to find all the resources you need for volunteering with our California Distance Learning Program (the page is password protected. Please reach out to us if you have not received your volunteer password within a week of being approved to volunteer with us: volunteer@poeticjustice.org)
South Dakota Distance Learning
Volunteers for our South Dakota Distance Learning Program write to participants who are in South Dakota Prisons. You do not have to live in South Dakota to volunteer with the South Dakota Distance Learning Program. Use the button below to find all the resources you need for volunteering with our South Dakota Distance Learning Program (the page is password protected. Please reach out to us if you have not received your volunteer password within a week of being approved to volunteer with us: volunteer@poeticjustice.org)
In-Person Classes
Oklahoma In-Person Classes
Volunteers for our Oklahoma In-Person classes must reside in Oklahoma. They go into the prisons and jails to provide writing and art classes on a regular basis. Use the button below to access all the forms and documents you need for volunteering in-person in Oklahoma classes (the page is password protected. Please reach out to us if you have not received your volunteer password within a week of being approved to volunteer with us: volunteerok@poeticjustice.org)
California In-Person Classes
Volunteers for our California In-Person classes must reside in Southern California. They go into the prisons and jails to provide writing and art classes on a regular basis. Use the button below to access all the forms and documents you need for volunteering in-person in California classes (the page is password protected. Please reach out to us if you have not received your volunteer password within a week of being approved to volunteer with us: volunteerca@poeticjustice.org)
Arkansas In-Person Classes
Currently, due to COVID-19, there are no in-person classes in the Arkansas prisons or jails.
South Carolina In-Person Classes
Currently, due to COVID-19, there are no in-person classes in the South Carolina prisons or jails.