Prospera Reentry was formerly known as True Freedom Enterprises.
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Prospera Reentry is the sister non-profit to True Freedom Ministries, dedicated solely to prisoner workforce empowerment. We transport inmates daily to job sites where they earn from minimum to prevailing wage. This program is having a huge impact. One client shared that Prospera helped him make a smooth transition back to society: “I didn’t have to worry about saving up any money because I already had money…
By every metric used in prison ministry and reentry, 2023 was an unprecedented year of growth for both organizations. While the number of services and programs offered by True Freedom increased by 52%, attendance in these programs more than doubled to 40,701! First time professions or rededications were also up by 86%! We served over 18,500 hot meals to the homeless on the streets of Cleveland. Here are the actual numbers:
Attendance - 40,701 individuals = 102% growth…
Prospera Reentry (formerly known as True Freedom Enterprises) is excited to announce the dramatic expansion of its pre-release, work-release program. We are now transporting two van loads of incarcerated men from the Grafton Reintegration Center to Lutheran Metropolitan Ministries’ Chopping for Change Workforce Program where clients are trained in the culinary arts. After graduating, inmates move on to Brew Garden (2 locations), applying the skills they acquired at LMM. We are also bringing men from Grafton to Woodpecker’s where they learn to make precision woodworking tools…
Read MoreMy name is Dontravious Singleton. At 18 years old I was sentenced to life in prison. I was a high school dropout and hanging with the wrong crowd. The night of my crime I and another guy, who was only 15 years old, both lied to our mothers, telling them we were going to the movies. Instead we purchased alcohol. We walked the city streets, and, without provocation, we attacked a 22-year-old kid. We later found out that he died due to a fatal concussion. That was the worst decision of my life. Finding God was the greatest blessing of my life. Meeting the men of True Freedom Ministries was the second biggest blessing. I have no doubt that God was the GPS in connecting us….
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Prospera Reentry is a non-profit organization dedicated solely to prisoner workforce empowerment and is giving our clients a second chance in gaining meaningful employment. Our goal in 2020 is to expand this initiative.
Would you consider making a one-time or a monthly donation to help us accomplish this goal?
Read MoreThank you for your partnership in 2019. Would you prayerfully consider making a one-time end of the year donation to Prospera Reentry? Your generosity is giving our clients a second chance in gaining meaningful employment?
Read MoreProspera Reentry is giving our clients a second chance. Would you prayerfully consider making a one-time donation to help us accomplish this goal?
Read MoreYears ago, Mike Swiger and the Prospera Reentry team envisioned an educational program for ex-offenders. This plan became reality with its launch in early 2019. Just a couple of weeks ago…
Read MoreProspera Reentry recently received the Community Impact Award from Dominion Energy which is given to local non-profits that are making Ohio communities great. Below is the article that appeared in the Cleveland Magazine showcasing the work we are doing.
Read MoreProspera Reentry was recently featured on the evening broadcast of Channel 5 news. Below is the article and video clip. Cleveland man who spent 17 years in prison is helping ex-offenders find employment
Read MoreProspera Reentry is dedicated to prisoner workforce empowerment and transitional housing. Its program serves in specializing in Pre-Release prisoner workforce readiness training, Pre-Release Work Release Programming…
Read MoreThrough our partnership with American Preservation Builders, we expanded our work release program to train offenders in commercial painting and general labor at a worksite in Kent, Ohio. Prospera Reentry picks up five…
Read MoreProspera Reentry and Ashland University have joined forces to provide skills-based certificates and college level degrees to those recently out of prison. Ashland is waiving all tuition costs and fees above the Pell Grant, making this program absolutely free!
Read MoreW087482… to some it’s just a letter with 6 numbers. From 2013 – 2016, it was me. An offender in the state of Ohio. How did I get there? The bondage of addiction. I was a thief, a liar, a manipulator—a sinner! My heart was hard, I felt I would never be worthy of anything.
Read MoreProspera Reentry is helping to give our clients a second chance. Would you prayerfully consider making a one-time donation to help them get back on their feet?
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