As a volunteer at my local jail, I have seen and experienced the necessity for shelter and guidance for the women who are incarcerated there. As a result of poor decisions and past mistakes, many of these women have burned bridges . . . Bridges to shelter, bridges to family care, bridges to life according to how God has intended. Out of this need Hope and Grace Transitional Home for Women was birt
hed. Hope and Grace Transitional Home for Women will be a home for women coming out of incarceration/drug rehabilitation who are looking to rebuild their lives and relationships through the message of love, hope and grace of Jesus Christ. Myself, along with a group of women who have experienced incarceration/addiction, are reaching back, extending a hand to our sisters who have falling into the trap that we once lived in. To give them hope through Christ and to encourage them, just like us, that God can and will transform their lives and take what the enemy intended for harm and transform it for His Glory. It is our hope that the legacy of Hope and Grace Transitional Home for Women will be that reaching back to help those don’t stop with us, that those who have been helped by the transitional home will then reach back to help others sitting in the place they once sat. PURPOSE
I am not my past, my mistakes, my poor decisions. I am greater than my past!
“I don’t mean to say that I have already achieved these things or that I have already reached perfection. But I press on to possess that perfection for which Christ Jesus first possessed me. 13 No, dear brothers and sisters, I have not achieved it,[d] but I focus on this one thing: Forgetting the past and looking forward to what lies ahead, 14 I press on to reach the end of the race and receive the heavenly prize for which God, through Christ Jesus, is calling us.” – Phillipians 3:12-14
CORE VALUES
➢ To promote/advance the Kingdom of God.
➢ To provide care for those in need.
➢ To give hope to those who are lost.
➢ To show that redemption, reconciliation and restoration can be achieved through God’s plan. SERVICES
➢ Alcohol and Drug
➢ Sexual Abuse
➢ Mental Health
➢ Parenting
➢ Family Reconciliation
➢ Employment
➢ Financial Planning
➢ Education (GED)
➢ Spiritual Development
➢ Re-Entry Support Group
HOUSE
➢ 4 Sleeping Rooms
➢ 2 – 3 Bathrooms
➢ Full Kitchen
➢ Living/TV Room
➢ Meeting/Classrooms
➢ Exercise Room
THE RESIDENTS
➢ 8 – 10 Women
➢ Women coming out of incarceration (jail and prison)
➢ Women coming out of drug rehabilitation
THE PROGRAM
➢ 6 Months to 1 Year
➢ First 30 days Intensive Aftercare
➢ Establish personal growth plan upon entering program as well as a plan upon successful completion of program/exit
➢ Continued Drug and Alcohol Treatment
➢ Attend AA/NA meetings, SAVAS, therapeutic counseling (mental health)
➢ Spiritual Development classes (i.e., Bible Studies)
➢ Parenting classes to re-establish relationships with their children
➢ Obtain employment within 60-90 days of entrance (program will assist with resume writing, interviewing tips, etc.)
➢ Establish bank account
➢ Residents will be responsible for paying a monthly housing fee.
➢ Residents will be responsible for rotating weekly chores (upkeep of home)
AFTERCARE
➢ Self Sufficient
➢ Apartment after moving from transitional home
➢ Come back to volunteer
Please feel free to message us for any information you would like, we are here to help! =)
And one last thing....THANK YOU to our AWESOME Volunteers!
➢ Monica Pollard
➢ Joyce Yates
➢ Michelle Younger
➢ Christa Johnson
➢ Gemma Clarke
➢ Carmen Frye
➢ Desiree Fulfer
➢ Ms. Powell
➢ Nathaniel Chittams
➢ Jason Yates
➢ Tatiana Ross
➢ Lisa Goggins
➢ Veronica Butler
➢ Carolyn Teal
➢ Katie Sebeckis
➢ Damita Frye
➢ The Life Church
➢ 1st Baptist Church of Manassas
➢ Grace United Methodist Church
