TANGIBLE HOPE MINISTRIES

What they do

PURCHASED EQUIPMENT for TWO JUVENILE DETENTION CENTERS and ASSISTED IN DEVELOPING THEIR E-SPORTS PROGRAM. THIS INCLUDED 750 GIFT CARDS AS INCENTIVES for PARTICIPANTS WHO ACHIEVED GOALS and MET ATTENDANCE CRITERIA. THESE ARE HIGH-RISK TEENS IN DETENTION, WITH AN AVERAGE of 5-7 PER CLASS. THIS is AN ONGOING PROGRAM AS TEENS ARE RELEASED and NEW TEENS ATTEND. LIVING FORWARD PROGRAM- RE-ENTRY PROGRAM for MEN and WOMEN RELEASED FROM PRISON. THIS is A TWO-WEEK, 12-HOUR CLASS EDUCATING PARTICIPANTS ON LIFE SKILLS, RESUME BUILDING, and MOCK INTERVIEWS, TAUGHT BY A FORMERLY INCARCERATED INDIVIDUAL WITH 14 YEARS of SUCCESS IN THE COMMUNITY and A SUCCESSFUL CAREER. EACH WEEK, PARTICIPANTS ATTEND A RESOURCE CENTER for ASSISTANCE WITH STATE ID, SOCIAL SECURITY CARD, and BIRTH CERTIFICATE REPLACEMENTS, BUDGETING, LIFE SKILLS, and MORE. A STAFFING AGENCY is BROUGHT IN to PRESENT POSSIBLE JOB OPPORTUNITIES ONCE A MONTH. WE HELP THEM WITH RESOURCES for HOUSING, JOB-INTERVIEW CLOTHING, and OBTAINING A D