On April 3rd, 2017, Coral Gables High School delivered 50 individual boxes consisting of hygiene products, snacks, and encouraging notes for our returning citizens. This kind gesture came about when students were asked by their high school teacher to come up with a project that would touch someone that they do not know. Two 12th […]
Finding employment and reestablishing a life as a returning citizen can be a tough task. We are often blessed with hearing success stories during our exit interviews; however, we recently established a new alumni program with the goal of offering post-prison support to the individuals who have gradated from our reentry programs. Our Chaplain, Mr. […]
On the evening of February 15, 2017 Riverside House hosted its annual Valentine’s Day program for returning citizens in our programs. This event gave the returning citizens an opportunity to invite their families to share a special time of love and appreciation for one another. Our main objective for our program was to create a environment that we […]
My name is Loren Bayless and I have the privilege of being part of a wonderful group of women that call ourselves Stitch Mission. Stitch Mission was named and really birthed by a woman of Jewish faith who always had it on her heart to teach women or men in prison to knit. She shared […]
When a client graduates from our residential reentry program, we take some time to sit with them for an exit interview. Although we spend lots of times with each individual while they are in the program, we also find it’s important to give them an opportunity to reflect on their achievements and talk about the […]
Our 2016 Christmas Celebration event last month was amazing! We partnered with Potential Church with the help of DJ Impact, Dominick Catering Services, and 95 Degrees Party Rental. During the celebration, we made sure that Christ was at the center of everything that we did. We encouraged our returning citizens to focus on the spirit […]
It is always an honor to hear from former clients and when they share their testimony of how their lives have changed after being a part of our program, we couldn’t be more grateful. Here’s a recent testimonial that we recently received from *Martina Jones. Never would have made it without the goodness of the […]
Mr. Henton and Mrs. Taylor attended the Homeless Community event hosted by Miami Beach Community Church. Chaplain Henton and Mrs. Taylor assisted with handing out water to those that were homeless as well as helped with cleanup. Over 100 homeless individuals were serviced with the goal of helping them to build self-esteem and promote good health […]
The power of God’s love never ceases to amaze us. When our clients give their life to Him and begin to take action to change their lives for the better, remarkable things begin to occur for them. Their lives are forever altered giving them a much better change at a successful reentry as a returning […]
When an individual enters one of our programs, they become like family as we are committed to them in both sickness and in health. Prior to coming to Riverside House, Mr. James Hopper was very health and considered to be in the best shape of his life. He was always cheerful and very helpful by […]
