Along Side Ministries

The hardest part of restoration is the part in the middle.

Not the moment you decided to change. Not the day everything comes together. The long road in between — where the past is still loud and the future isn't clear yet.

Paul knew that road.

"Forgetting what is behind and straining toward what is ahead, I press on toward the goal." — Philippians 3:13–14

He didn't write those words from a place of arrival. He wrote them from a prison cell.

He wasn't telling us the past doesn't matter. He was showing us it doesn't have to lead.

At Along Side Ministries, we walk with people in that middle place — not just at the beginning of the journey, and not just at the end, but in the long hard stretch where most people stop showing up.

Pray this today:
"God, I release what I cannot change. I fix my eyes on where You are taking me. Give me the courage to press on from exactly where I am."

With 8 days left in our $60K matching challenge, your gift is what makes it possible to keep showing up in that middle place. Every dollar still doubled.

→ Give before June 30. www.asmaz.com/social-donations Arizona residents: QCO tax credit, code 20298.

Become part of the solution to the men and women that are transitioning from prison to society. God is at work! Your gift will begin to impact a life immediately.

Your Gift Changes Lives

68% of people released from prison return within three years. Nearly 7 out of 10.

Not because they don't want better. Not because they aren't capable of more. But because the system they walked out of wasn't built to actually reach them — to walk alongside them through the hardest stretch of their lives.

That's what Along Side Ministries exists to do.

We are an Arizona-based, faith-centered prison ministry focused on both incarceration outreach and post-release discipleship. And what makes us different is this: we don't just show up at one point in someone's journey. We stay for all of it.

Inside prison — Gospel outreach, Bible study, and mentoring for incarcerated men and women who want to go deeper in their faith and prepare for what comes next.

Through the transition — Structured discipleship and support as someone moves from incarceration toward release. This is where the commitment is made and the foundation is built.

After release — Reentry assistance, accountability, and community rebuilding for men and women stepping into Phase II of the program. Safe housing. Real relationships. A place to belong.

This is what we call a continuum of transformation. Programs that combine spiritual transformation and practical reentry support produce outcomes that outreach alone simply cannot. They address identity, stability, community connection, and the deep-rooted patterns that lead back to prison.
97% of Along Side graduates get out and stay out.

That number has a reason. Faith that holds when everything else lets go. Community that refuses to walk away. And people — volunteers, donors, prayer partners — who believed the 97% was worth fighting for.
Your support doesn't just reach someone in prison. It walks alongside them all the way to restoration.

👉 Two ways to be part of the 97%:
🤝 Volunteer your time — alongside-ministries.com/volunteer
💛 Donate to the mission — alongside-ministries.com/social-donations

💬 What made you first believe that restoration was possible for someone? We'd love to hear it in the comments.