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- EIN 52-1651905
- 4102 Underwood St University Pa MD 20782-1444 USA
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Causes: Crime & Law, Homeless & Housing, Inmate Support, Rehabilitation Services for Offenders, Religion, Roman Catholic, Temporary Housing
Mission: Prison Outreach Ministry serves and provides hope to the most despised and neglected members of society those who have been imprisoned. In cooperation with the Archdiocese of Washington, Prison Outreach Ministry changes lives and the community by providing persons returning from prison to the District of Columbia and the nearby Maryland counties with supportive services including a spiritual relationship with a competent and committed mentor. Prison Outreach Ministry recruits and supports mentors through its on-going relationship with parishes in the Archdiocese of Washington. Individuals returning to the community from imprisonment need skilled, compassionate mentors to assist and guide them. Mentors recruited, trained, and supported by Welcome Home Program of Prison Outreach Ministry help individuals returning from incarceration successfully and positively navigate and negotiate the system of social services and community supports so re-entrants and their families are ultimately able to obtain employment, access needed benefits, secure stable housing, and receive health care services and substance abuse treatment where appropriate.
Programs: The Welcome Home Program of Prison Outreach Ministry began by serving persons in the District of Columbia in 2006 and has now expanded the project to include Montgomery County. Mentors are spiritually strong role models who offer returnees moral support and assistance as they transition back to the community. Prison Outreach Ministry trains mentors recruited from local churches. After mentors receive initial training, they work one on one or as a team of two or three with a mentee. Mentors offer guidance and moral support, assistance, and practical information about employment, housing and supportive services. The Welcome Home Program Coordinator provides information to mentors about community services for the mentees such as family counseling, vocational counseling, life skill classes, job training, employment, and emergency services, such as food, clothing, transportation funds, and short-term transitional housing. Mentors commit at least two hours of week for a minimum of six months working directly with their mentees.