Use What You've Got Ministry


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History Upon dealing with much pain and hurt after learning that their son was facing 40 years of prison, Cecelia Whitfield, Founder, started Use What You've Got Prison Ministry Keeping Families Connected, Inc. in 1988. Then, by August of 1990, this ministry became a 501(c)(3) public charity. In the past 17 years, Cecelia and James A. Whitfield have traveled over 440,000 miles providing this ministry. In order to minister to the children and mothers, the Whitfield's began a toy giveaway in 1993 and a women's retreat for the mothers in 1994. Cecelia Whitfield eventually resigned from her full-time job to drive visitors to the prisons. When it began, the name of this ministry was Church On The Rock and Use What You've Got Ministry. Use What You've Got Ministry separated from the church and received it's own 501(c)(3) statutes in February of 2003. Mr. Larry R. Bruce, CLU, a State Farm Insurance Agent, became our first Board of Directors chairman. Following Dr. Frank Johnson was the chairperson, and currently Mrs. Evelyn Ridley-Turner is chairperson. She is a retired Commissioner of The Indiana Department of Corrections. In 2005 Use What You've Got Ministry changed its name to Use What You've Got Prison Ministry Keeping Families Connected, Inc.
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History

Upon dealing with much pain and hurt after learning that their son was facing 40 years of prison, Cecelia Whitfield, Founder, started Use What You've Got Prison Ministry Keeping Families Connected, Inc. in 1988. Then, by August of 1990, this ministry became a 501(c)(3) public charity. In the past 17 years, Cecelia and James A. Whitfield have traveled over 440,000 miles providing this ministry. In order to minister to the children and mothers, the Whitfield's began a toy giveaway in 1993 and a women's retreat for the mothers in 1994. Cecelia Whitfield eventually resigned from her full-time job to drive visitors to the prisons. When it began, the name of this ministry was Church On The Rock and Use What You've Got Ministry. Use What You've Got Ministry separated from the church and received it's own 501(c)(3) statutes in February of 2003. Mr. Larry R. Bruce, CLU, a State Farm Insurance Agent, became our first Board of Directors chairman. Following Dr. Frank Johnson was the chairperson, and currently Mrs. Evelyn Ridley-Turner is chairperson. She is a retired Commissioner of The Indiana Department of Corrections. In 2005 Use What You've Got Ministry changed its name to Use What You've Got Prison Ministry Keeping Families Connected, Inc.