“U CAN” Community
“U CAN” Community
“U CAN” Community is a nonprofit organization, their goal is to strengthen the community through youth empowering services is to empower those whom they serve by providing specific alternatives to crime, the streets, drugs, juvenile detention centers, jails and prison. They seek to challenge doubt, fear, and any excuse by holding our youth and adults […]
Fresh Start Ministries – Cedar Rapids
Fresh Start Ministries at Cedar Rapids helps incarcerated or formerly incarcerated people find a new life. They work on instilling hope and rebuilding lives in Iowa. Fresh Start Ministries’ mission is to provide hope and basic needs, through Christ’s love and truth, to incarcerated people of all faiths, during and after incarceration. They offer services […]
Liberal Arts in Prison Program at Grinnell College
The Grinnell College Liberal Arts in Prison Program (LAPP) enrolls incarcerated students in a demanding, rich college program equivalent to a year at Grinnell College in Iowa. They also host a student volunteer program that supports and supplements their accredited program. Through this work, they foster reciprocal learning that enriches lives inside and outside the […]
Hope Ministries
Hope Ministries provides food, clothing, shelter and life recovery support for men, women and children in desperate need. With seven ministry centers around Des Moines, their goal is to provide rescue, recovery and restoration to change people’s lives forever. Hope Ministries’ mission is to rescue those who are homeless, hungry, abused or addicted, providing opportunities […]
Central Iowa Shelter and Services
The Central Iowa Shelter & Services (CISS) provides emergency shelter and supportive services to women and men experiencing homelessness. Their mission is to provide low-barrier shelter, meals and support services at no cost to adults experiencing homelessness and to facilitate their move toward self-sufficiency. In addition, CISS provides much more beyond shelter services, including case […]
Goodwill of the Heartland
The Goodwill of the Heartland assists people with barriers to independence in developing abilities, increasing self-respect and attaining economic freedom. Their mission is to help people reach their full potential through education, training and the power of work. Unfortunately, many physical, emotional or intellectual obstacles block people from reaching their potential and achieving their best […]
OpportUNITY
OpportUNITY supports returning citizens and allows them to turn around their life, avoid future victims, repair a family, and support a community. They aim to reduce poverty for everyone and improve living conditions for all central Iowans. The re-entry workgroup at OpportUNITY helps formerly incarcerated prisoners facing challenges at every level. A person may successfully […]
Arts In Prison
Arts in Prison is a nonprofit organization. Their comprehensive arts in corrections program believes offenders can change their lives. Their mission is to use the art to inspire positive change in the incarcerated, reduce recidivism, and reconnect formerly incarcerated with their communities. Arts in Prison offers services like programming in music, writing, gardening, yoga, and […]
Mental Health Association of South Central Kansas
Mental Health Association (MHA) of South Central Kansas is a nonprofit organization that provides a full range of mental and community health services. They strive to ensure that everyone gets the full benefit of their scope of services. From housing needs to job training, smoking cessation, addiction treatment, and so much more, their 32 programs […]
Sedgwick County Offender Re-Entry (SCORE) Program
Sedgwick County aims to be a local government leader in building public trust, implementing innovative solutions and supporting opportunities for success. They offer the Sedgwick County Offender Re-Entry (SCORE) Program. The program is for any prisoners who expects to be released to their local community and needs assistance with gaining access to essential services to […]