Who We Are

RETURNING CITIZEN?

Are you recently released from incarceration? Have you participated in a Christian prison ministry program on a continuing basis while incarcerated? Do you wish to be mentored and receive spiritual support in your successful, Godly journey as a disciple of Jesus Christ? Are you willing to be held accountable to keeping your commitments to do so?

If your answer to these questions is consistently yes, it may be useful for us to talk. You can find our contact details on the “Contact” page of this website. Please read about us before reaching out. That way you will have a better understanding of who we are and what we do.
God bless you!

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About Street Re-Entry Program of Maryland, Inc.

Together we can make a difference.

We are a small, volunteer-run non-profit founded on Christian faith and a belief in second chances. Our work is limited to serving men and women who have shown a genuine commitment to a Godly life through active engagement with prison ministry prior to release.

40.5%

Maryland 3-Year Recidivism Rate

4,091+

People Released from Maryland Prisons Each Year

First 90 Days

Most Critical Reentry Period

27%

Unemployment Rate for Formerly Incarcerated People

The Need

BACKGROUND

What Feeds Our Prison Populations?

Impoverished Neighborhoods
Chronic Unemployment
Single or No Parent Households
Homelessness
The Drug Trade
Failing Schools
Lack of Role Models/Mentors
Chaos/Violence in the Streets
PTSD
Self-Medication/Addictions
Lack of Mental Healthcare
Mandatory Sentencing
Racial Disparities in Sentencing
Insufficient number of well-qualified public defenders
Culture of “out-of-sight, out of mind.”

Society makes it hard to stay out of prison once you’ve been in.

Factors Contributing to Recidivism:

Lack of transitional housing for those who cannot or should not go home.
Employer reluctance to hire.
Untreated mental health issues.
Financial responsibilities beyond earnings.
Lack of education and social skills.

More About Us

Most Street volunteers come with years of experience as volunteers with Kairos Prison Ministry.
We know those in prison are God’s children too. Many are good people who have made poor choices in life.
Many also want to turn their lives over to Christ, return to society, and never go back to prison.
But we noticed that some of those we worked with through prison ministry were returning to prison after only a brief period “back on the street.”

As one such individual said to us, “If I go back to where I was, to who I was with, how could I not be what I was?”

As much as we did for those who were in prison, we weren’t there to help them after release. We created Street Re-Entry Program of Maryland as an entity separate from Kairos Prison Ministry. Street would devote itself to preparing for and supporting life after prison.