by Nick Lordi | Aug 28, 2017 | Word from the Directors
Redemption Housing was recently awarded a modest grant, providing the funding to launch the Next Level Program! Because it is often difficult for returning citizens to earn a living wage, even when they are doing everything right, they might find themselves struggling...
by Nick Lordi | Jun 14, 2017 | Word from the Directors
Each year, as many as 35,000 people return to Philadelphia from incarceration, often struggling with the same question: “What now?” Returning citizens face a lifetime of barriers, but the first few days and weeks are particularly daunting. They are released from...
by Blog Admin | May 11, 2017 | Word from the Directors
“Behold I stand at the door and knock; if any man hear my voice, and open the door, I will come in to him, and will sup with him, and he with me. To him that overcometh will I grant to sit with me in my throne, even as I also overcame, and am set down with my Father...
by Blog Admin | Mar 24, 2017 | Word from the Directors
You have been waiting 8 years for this day. There were times when you thought you were going to die in prison, but you made it. You’re back. You have a bed at the local shelter, and the church’s soup kitchen around the corner is providing your meals....
by Blog Admin | Feb 23, 2017 | Word from the Directors
When I first met Ronald late last year, he was in crisis. He had been recently evicted due to his ongoing struggles with severe mental illness and active addiction. He was less than a year removed from his last prison sentence, and again he found himself living on the...
by Blog Admin | Feb 6, 2017 | Word from the Directors
Happy New Year! At Redemption Housing, we are excited for the prospects that 2017 will bring and look forward to meeting like-minded partners, donors, and volunteers. Together, we concluded 2016 by exceeding our end-of-year goals and are now more than halfway towards...
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