HOPE SERVICES

  • H.O.P.E.’s 90-day program focuses on day-to-day achievements, treating both the practical and personal challenges our members face with equal weight. H.O.P.E. members receive mentorship, peer-to-peer support, resources for reconnecting with family and community, and assistance in developing accountability structures such as life laws and commitments to community service. H.O.P.E. provides one-on-one case management, assistance obtaining safe transitional housing, job training and placement services, and financial literacy classes. Members of H.O.P.E. all receive weekly bus passes for the duration of their participation in the program. Additional cash and rent assistance is provided, as needed, and as H.O.P.E.’s resources will allow. 

  • Mentoring: Tuesday night meetings that include dinner and peer-led discussion for and by returning citizens.  Topics include personal struggles, resume building, upcoming employment and community service opportunities, relationship building strategies, communication skills, team-building activities, and more.  There is an open-door policy and all are welcome to attend and participate.  Participants that complete the program should be well-equipped to mentor incoming participants. Leaders also check-in with members between meetings. 

  • Employment Support: Focuses on professional development and includes assistance with job preparation & readiness, interview skills, resume building, and information about employment opportunities.

  • Court and Parole: Support and assistance with reaching goals and conditions of sentences and supervision. This may include letters for parole and probation agents and judges, as well as accompanying participants to court.

  • One-on-One Case Management: Participants work with a dedicated case manager to set goals and develop a plan for long-term stability.

    In addition, the case manager can assist with barrier removal: helping obtain bus passes to assist with transportation, assistance with obtaining ID, social security card, and birth certificate.

    The case manager can also help with connections and referrals to an array of services and resources, such as substance use and mental health treatment, assistance with applying for health insurance and public benefits, housing resources, and clothing.

  • Giving Back: Members develop and participate in programs that give back to the community with collaborative partners such as: 

    • Fusion Partnerships Network
      • Citizens Policing Project 
      • Baltimore Action Legal Team 
    • Agents of Change 
    • Job Opportunities Task Force 
    • Baltimore Corps 
      • Talent for Good 
      • Kiva Baltimore
    • Out for Justice 
    • Return Home Baltimore 
    • Maryland State Alliance for Justice Reform 
    • Pivot / PREPARE
    • Emmanuel Episcopal Church