Degrees of Hope: Bringing College to Incarcerated Youth in Virginia

Lauren Ramseur, a Presbyterian pastor and board member of the Virginia Interfaith Center for Public Policy, the organization leading Virginia Consensus, is on a mission to bring dignity and opportunity to young people impacted by the justice system. 

Ramseur leads Voices of Jubilee, a ministry that provides support to incarcerated youth and their families in the Greater Richmond Region. Some of the children she supports face long sentences, and some transition into adult correctional facilities as they age. But Ramseur’s work doesn’t stop at advocacy - she walks alongside them for the long haul, offering spiritual care, educational opportunities and emotional support as they grow into adulthood. 

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