OUTREACH REENTRY MINISTRY, INC.
Outreach Reentry Ministry Task Force!!!
A Prison Aftercare Ministry
Preparational, Transitional & Stabilizational Aftercare Programs:
Outreach Reentry Ministry best accomplished our Mission, Vision, Programs and Services through a three step Foundational Value Phase Approach. The three basic phases of successful reentry used by Outreach Reentry Ministry are (1) Preparation (2) Transition & (3) Stabilization.... For more information on these programs and services please contact us @ 256-394-3306 or outreachreentryministry@mail.com / williesimpson@blackwallstreet.org or continue visiting our site then contact us and let us know how we can assist you!
An Outreach Reentry Ministry, Inc. Transitional Facility for Ex-offenders returning to society after incarceration!!!
Our Partners
Help Our Cause
Your support and contributions will enable us to meet our goals of helping to reduce recidivism in our jails and prison systems. Your generous donation will help fund our mission. Thank you and God bless you!
Stabilization Aftercare Program Available Nationwide!
National Stabilization Aftercare Conference Florence, AL Thursday June 20th & Friday June 21st 2019
The Stabilization Aftercare Program offers assistance to Ex-Offenders & their Family members. Our next Stabilization Aftercare Conference / Date: Thursday June 20th & Friday June 21st / Location: Shoals Chamber of Commerce 20 Hightower PL Florence, AL 35630 / Contact: 908-448-0972 Attn: Ray Comeau
National Stabilization Aftercare Conference Registration / Spaces Limited
Please contact 256-394-3306 or outreachreentryministry@mail.com for detail information!!!
Rev Charlie Burgess & Mr Hillman Muhammad
Rev. Charlie Burgess
Rev. Charlie Burgess is one of the leading figures in the North Alabama area. He is the Associate Minister @ the Bethel Colbert Missionary Baptist Church, President of the Martin Luther King Jr. Committee of North West Alabama & President of the Interdominational Ministerial Alliance. Rev. Burgess also hosts a weekly radio program "Rev. Burgess & Friends" which airs on WZZA 1410 AM prime time each Saturday from 12:00-1:00pm CST ( Elder Willie Simpson is the Co-Host of the weekly "Rev. Burgess & Friends" radio program)
Mr. Hillman Muhammad
Mr. Hillman Muhammad is a professional businessman. Mr. Hillman Muhammad resently relocated to Alabama and is now the Executive Director of Black Wall Street Alabama. Mr. Hillman Muhammad hosts a live online streaming radio Program on WDJL1000 am Mondays 4-4:30 CST. / stream in live at wdjl1000am.net
Recidivism / Locked Up Again!!
About Us
Narrative Description of our Activities:
Outreach Reentry Ministry, Inc. provides services to prisoners, ex-offenders and their family members. Our programs provide support to those applicants for the development and implementation of comprehensive and collaborative reentry strategies specifically designed to increase public safety by reducing recidivism.
Outreach Reentry Ministry, Inc. provides reentry services to individuals leaving incarceration (with a focus on individuals identified as being at medium to high risk to recidivism) including AA / NA programs, anger management, support for housing, education, employment and family relationships as well as and mental health treatment linkages, and therapy that addresses criminal thinking patterns.
Outreach Reentry Ministry, Inc. is best accomplished through a phased approach. The three basic phases of successful reentry used by Outreach Reentry Ministry, Inc. are indicated below:
* Preparation
* Transitional
* Stabilization
* Preparation: Beginning 6 to 12 months prior to release. Volunteers focus on equipping the prisoners with the skills, education, and resources needed to make a successful transition to the outside world.
* Transitional: When the ex-prisoner leaves the prison gates reentry volunteers make sure he or she has safe housing, food, clothing, and many other key supports. During the early days of release most ex-prisoners need daily encouragement and assistance until the crisis-levels needed are resolved. Then they need continued weekly contact, spiritual guidance, and emotional support for 12 to 24 months as they find employment, begin to rebuild relationships, and adapt to their new life outside of prison.
* Stabilization: Volunteers continue to disciple and assist the ex-prisoner forward establishing consistent personal habits, healthy relationships, spiritual growth, and church commitment. One very important sign of stabilization is when the ex-prisoner become involved in serving others in the community instead of expecting to be served. This phase is our long term extensive aftercare program which is an on going process!!!!!!!!
Recidivism: Every year approximately 700.000
men and women are released from U.S. Prisons. That's the equivalent of about 2,000 ex-prisoners a day returning to communities across the country. Studies show that without intervention, two-thirds of those will return to prison within three years. Prisoners often go back to prison not because they commit a crime, but because they violate parole.
Getting Ready To Go Home:
For many prisoners, the months prior to release are a time of intense fear and insecurity. The time of duress is sometimes referred to as
"Gate Fever"!!!!!!!!
For years decisions were made for them by the Department of Corrections. They were told what to eat, what to wear, where to go, and what to do. Now suddenly the former prisoner must make a myriad of decisions about life in the free world - a place that may no longer feel like home, but more like a foreign country.
The challenge for reentry ministry volunteers is to be prepared to support returning prisoners during their long journey home. This journey actually begins months before they walk out of the prison gates.
Collateral Consequences
The moment ex-prisoners leave the prison gate, they face many critical decisions:
* Where they will live
* Where they will look for a job
* What to eat
* How to pay for these necessities
But this isn't all:
The dire consequences of a felony conviction last far longer than the years spent in prison followed by more time on parole. In addition to those direct punishments:
* lose their right to vote
* can not possess a gun
* offenders are denied licenses for
many jobs
They are frequently:
* Denied parental rights
* Denied driver's licenses
* Denied student loans
* Denied residency in public housing
Sex offenders are required to:
* register with the local police
* Often are banned from many areas
These are called "Collateral Consequences"