Prison Transition Backpack and Mentorship Programs
Re-Entry Backpack Program
When transitioning from prison back into society it can be difficult to focus on re-establishing when you lack the basics. We aim to ease the difficulty of that process by offering assistance with clothing and a backpack containing items to equip and encourage our guests. The contents of the backpack are a Bible, Felon-friendly Employment and Housing Lists, a Encouragement Letter, and a Laundry Bag. Our hope is to encourage and equip them so that they can focus on the many other challenges of re-entering free society.
Transition Mentorship Program
Our new Prison Transition Mentorship program is a pilot program at Center of Hope in which we offer short-term employment to the recently released to help them lay down a foundation for re-entry grounded in Jesus Christ. While they work at Center of Hope, we will walk alongside them through Mentorship in 3 areas: First, we will connect them to a spiritual mentor to meet on a continued basis to talk about Christ and what it means to walk with Him. Second, they will be connected to a financial mentor through The Community Outreach to discuss what effective stewardship looks like as a follower of Christ. Third, if addiction is a struggle for our mentee, they will meet an addiction counselor on a weekly basis to discuss Recovery and Faith. Pastor Brian Narcomey, our Outreach Pastor, is a trained addiction counselor. This new program is built upon relationship. Our hope is that through the process of learning new skills in service while being mentored in these three areas that our mentees will have a solid foundation to stay out of prison and cling to Jesus as Lord and Savior of their lives.
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