Reentry
Returning to the community from prison or jail is a complex transition for formerly incarcerated individuals as well as for their families and communities. Upon reentering society, people are likely to struggle with substance use, lack of adequate education and job skills, limited housing options, and mental health issues.
Interfaith Prison Ministry for Women brings its work outside the walls of the prison through various initiatives in partnership with other local providers, nonprofits, government agencies and formerly incarcerated individuals through wraparound housing support, case management, practical assistance, resource and referral support, post-release mentoring and housing subsidies.
We are excited that our new women's reentry project - based in part of the successful model of A New Way of Life Reentry Project in Los Angeles, CA - allows us to add housing and comprehensive post-release services to the programming mix.
Women's Reentry Project
Residential support includes multi-service wraparound support during the first nine months following release from prison. Women seeking support in reaching further educational, employment and housing goals may choose to continue on to stable supportive housing options. IPMW currently operates two residences, and will be bringing on more in the coming months. Click here for more information on how to support this new initiative.
Non-Residential Case Management
Supportive services and referrals to resources across the state to justice-involved women in the early days of their release, or who find themselves needing renewed support during a life transition.
Emergency and Practical Assistance
In conjunction with partners including Catholic Charities, Wheels4Hope, The Green Chair Project, Dorcas Ministries, and many others, IPMW provides access to much-needed resources including housing support, transportation, personal care items, furniture, clothes and more. Please click here for more information on how to refer women for support.
Peer Connect
A safe, judgment-free environment for women navigating their reentry journeys, Peer Connect offers women opportunities to give and receive peer mentoring emotional and social support to their sisters both online and through a monthly “Unity in the Community" outing.
Hope Bags
Reentry bags for women who have resided at the Canary Unit for more than 30 days, providing practical assistance to women for their first weeks and month out of prison. Please click here for more information about this program that relies on the generous support of community partners like you.
Post-Release Mentoring
1:1, group, peer and Support Circle mentoring to formerly incarcerated women. Please click here for more information about these programs and how to become a mentor.
Community Networks
IPMW is a member of the Wake County Local Reentry Council, the North Carolina Association of Women Reentrants and their Children, the Second Chance Alliance, and other organized networks of individuals, nonprofits and agencies that that offer assistance, resources and advocacy to help formerly incarcerated individuals to become productive citizens and reduce recidivism and victimization.
Returning to the community from prison or jail is a complex transition for formerly incarcerated individuals as well as for their families and communities. Upon reentering society, people are likely to struggle with substance use, lack of adequate education and job skills, limited housing options, and mental health issues.
Interfaith Prison Ministry for Women brings its work outside the walls of the prison through various initiatives in partnership with other local providers, nonprofits, government agencies and formerly incarcerated individuals through wraparound housing support, case management, practical assistance, resource and referral support, post-release mentoring and housing subsidies.
We are excited that our new women's reentry project - based in part of the successful model of A New Way of Life Reentry Project in Los Angeles, CA - allows us to add housing and comprehensive post-release services to the programming mix.
Women's Reentry Project
Residential support includes multi-service wraparound support during the first nine months following release from prison. Women seeking support in reaching further educational, employment and housing goals may choose to continue on to stable supportive housing options. IPMW currently operates two residences, and will be bringing on more in the coming months. Click here for more information on how to support this new initiative.
Non-Residential Case Management
Supportive services and referrals to resources across the state to justice-involved women in the early days of their release, or who find themselves needing renewed support during a life transition.
Emergency and Practical Assistance
In conjunction with partners including Catholic Charities, Wheels4Hope, The Green Chair Project, Dorcas Ministries, and many others, IPMW provides access to much-needed resources including housing support, transportation, personal care items, furniture, clothes and more. Please click here for more information on how to refer women for support.
Peer Connect
A safe, judgment-free environment for women navigating their reentry journeys, Peer Connect offers women opportunities to give and receive peer mentoring emotional and social support to their sisters both online and through a monthly “Unity in the Community" outing.
Hope Bags
Reentry bags for women who have resided at the Canary Unit for more than 30 days, providing practical assistance to women for their first weeks and month out of prison. Please click here for more information about this program that relies on the generous support of community partners like you.
Post-Release Mentoring
1:1, group, peer and Support Circle mentoring to formerly incarcerated women. Please click here for more information about these programs and how to become a mentor.
Community Networks
IPMW is a member of the Wake County Local Reentry Council, the North Carolina Association of Women Reentrants and their Children, the Second Chance Alliance, and other organized networks of individuals, nonprofits and agencies that that offer assistance, resources and advocacy to help formerly incarcerated individuals to become productive citizens and reduce recidivism and victimization.
