As of FY 2021, according to the Maryland Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services, there are over 15,000 people incarcerated in Maryland and 33% of all returnees from State custody return to Baltimore City.

While incarcerated, individuals suffer from trauma, isolation, rejection, as well as mental health and substance use disorders.  When they return to their families and communities they are often broken and have difficulty successfully reintegrating.  They need resources and support.

H.O.P.E. is already providing peer support and mentoring as well as connections to community resources and services.

HOPE Founder, Antoin Quarles, knows better than anyone how difficult reentry can be after spending an accumulation of almost two decades in jail and prison as a result of more than two dozen charges and four sentences.  The time away from his family was devastating.  He is now reaching back to help others just like him.