Our Mission:
Prospera Reentry
formerly known as True Freedom Enterprises is a non-profit organization dedicated solely to prisoner workforce empowerment.
We exist to
revolutionize prisoner reentry in America by reducing recidivism through specializing in:
• Pre-release prisoner
workforce readiness training
• Pre-release work release programming
•Post-release trade-school training
"We did more than transport seven women from the prison to the cafe at the Virgil Brown building. We restored honor and dignity to lives that have been broken."
Mike Swiger
executive director
Our Impact
Prospera Reentry is a 501 (c)(3) non-profit organization dedicated solely to prisoner workforce empowerment and transitional housing. Mike Swiger and the entire Prospera Reentry team have worked hard to make this program purposeful and life changing, specializing in:
Pre-Release prisoner workforce readiness training
Pre-Release Work Release Programing
Post-Release trade-school training
20,000
prisoners are released in Ohio each year.
75%
of men and women are still unemployed after 1 year
67%
are re-arrested within three years!
Our Programs
The Prospera Reentry program will give these returning citizens a legitimate opportunity to locate gainful employment by providing:
• Gain real-world work experience prior to release
• Gain transferable skills and certifications to increase their human capital
• Receive job evaluations and job referrals from employers that can be used to secure post-release employment
• Gain access to re-entry resources to reduce financial barriers to reintegration
Pre-Release Workforce Empowerment Program
In 2018, Prospera Reentry launched a pre-release workforce empowerment program designed to address the staggering 70% unemployment rate returning citizens face upon release from prison.
POST-RELEASE EDUCATION PROGRAM
Prospera Reentry has partnered with Ashland University to provide employment skills-based certificates and accredited associate’s and bachelor’s degree programming to individuals recently released from prison. Through this unique collaboration, Ashland University has agreed to waive all tuition costs and fees above the Pell Grant, so that Prospera Reentry students receive this training absolutely free.
Get Involved
With the generous support of volunteers and financial donations, Prospera Reentry can expand the impact within the community that supports our mission that helps prisoners re-enter life with meaningful employment and housing. Help us change lives today with a financial gift or with your time.
Volunteer opportunities
We are a volunteer-driven organization. The only thing that prevents us from doing more is volunteers like you.
Make a Donation
Help change a life today! Your gift enables the opportunity to transform the lives of prisoners, the addicted and homeless across Northeast Ohio.