Content categorized as Re-entry

Thrive DC hosts panel with returning citizens

Thrive DC held a panel with three returning citizens to learn more about their journey to re-entering society after incarceration.

“Black lives are going to hell,” says resident flipping off DC’s Mayor

D.C. opened a renovated Franklin Park in September. An unhoused resident pushed out of a nearby encampment interrupted the ceremony & was quickly whisked away.

Thrive DC and CFLS open 12-bed housing center for women returning from prison or fighting addiction

Thrive DC and the Community Family Life Services are opening their second housing facility in the Kenilworth neighborhood in Northeast D.C. to help women returning from prison or struggling with addiction to have stable housing, access to mental health services, and a peer support network.

Technology and Our Future, Part 1

A trilogy exploring the tension between how technology can empower people and how lack of access to technology can oppress people.

Treading the Waters, Part 32

The 32nd part of Gerald Anderson’s “Treading the Waters”.

Treading the Waters, Part 30

The newest installment of Gerald Anderson’s series on his life in New Orleans.

Treading the Waters, Part 31

The latest installment of artist and vendor Gerald Anderson’s series, “Treading the Waters.”

The Wake Up Call Parts 1 and 2

Vendor Marcus McCall shares the story of his own wake-up call.

Nonprofit explores what it will take to provide immediate housing for returning citizens

Nonprofit land developer Jubilee Housing has projects underway to provide affordable housing for returning citizens.

From parole to pride: DC agency empowers individuals vulnerable to crime

The Pathways program, managed by the Office of Neighborhood Engagement and Safety, allows those most vulnerable to committing or being a victim of crime to learn work skills and, ultimately, obtain a full time job. The ONSE staff aims to address any and all issues along the way, whether it be housing or mental health.

‘Nowhere to go’: US pandemic prison releases prompt housing concerns

Many jails have drastically reduced their populations amid coronavirus fears, but where do ex-prisoners go once they’re out?

Success

Vendor/artist Andre Brinson talks about what success means to him.

Nonprofit to convert Adams Morgan church into “Justice Housing”

Nonprofit housing developer Jubilee Housing purchased the King Emmanuel Baptist Church, and intends to transform it into affordable housing.

We need a halfway house for men in DC

One of our vendors gives us a different voice on why there needs to be a new halfway house in the District.

The only halfway house for men in DC is staying open, for now

Hope Village was granted an extension on its contract by the Federal Bureau of Prisons until Apr. 30, 2020.

Try to understand, it could happen to you

A Street Sense vendor tells about his experience with the message that homelessness can affect anyone.

What’s next for Hope Village and its residents? The only halfway house for men in DC will close its doors on Oct. 31

With Hope Village set to close at the end of October and no plan in place to replace it, men returning home from federal incarceration are losing a critical piece of the reintegration process. The barrier this adds to the reintegration process only lengthens the list of challenges these men already face when they come home.

Is it over for Hope Village, the last men’s halfway house in DC?

A Street Sense Vendor and former resident of Hope Village describes some of his experiences in the halfway house and why Hope Village should not be in operation anymore.

Martha’s Table’s no-cost clothing boutique is now available to DC’s returning citizens

Martha’s Table announced a new partnership with the Mayor’s Office on Returning Citizens’ Affairs to extend its Outfitters program to D.C.’s returning citizens. According to the CEO, Outfitters could serve as many as 4,000 new members through the partnership, a tremendous expansion from its current monthly membership of 1,200.

“We’re all we got:” Former and current Hope Village residents fear the future of re-entry in DC

Regardless of the years of reports showing poor conditions and minimal resources, the value of Hope Village remains debated as federally incarcerated DC residents across the country fear losing their one connection to home.