The purpose of Riverside House is to guide men and women convicted of crime into becoming productive citizens through a nondenominational, faith-based approach. Many of our clients that have come through the facility have left with skills and confidence necessary to enter society again. One such client is *Andrea Olson. After being at Riverside House […]
Reentry isn’t easy, period. When returning to society after prison, health problems and deep psychological issues can complicate a healthy transition back into society. Sixty-one year old returning citizen *Jerry Jenkins has been at Riverside House for two months. He is currently working on maintaining his health due to his long-term battle with diabetes. On […]
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 […]
In June, our team from Riverside House charities were able to participate in Faith in Florida, which seeks to represent the interest of all regarding public policy. Faith in Florida is a non-profit organization that chose us as the recipients of COVID-19 essential items such as face masks and hand sanitizers, as a way to […]
Thank you to the Chapman Partnership Foundation for their contribution to Riverside House. We are beyond grateful to receive clothing, shoes, and accessories for our residents. (https://ihacvet.com/) If you would like to donate online or in person, please contact us by visiting our donation page.
At the end of June, our Riverside team, Antonio, Michelle, and Diana, packed masks and hand sanitizers that were donated by Faith in Florida to mail out to Home Confinement residents and their families. We are proud to announce that 115 care packages were sent out! Thank you to everyone that helped make this possible. […]
On July 7th, Riverside House met with Commissioner Eileen Higgins, Methodist Church, and the U.S. Census Bureau. We teamed up with these wonderful groups and went door-to-door in our community to share information about COVID-19 along with passing out face masks and hand sanitizers!
Thank you Steve Lantz from Team Respect for donating 200 FKN-95 face masks to Riverside House!
Thank you to Chapman Partnership and the Downtown Miami Ambassador Program for their masks donation to our home confinement residents! We have close to 150 families to serve in our home confinement program and with this generous donation, we have enough for 50 families!
Thank you to our Downtown ambassador, Vladimir, for all of his kind donations! We received a DVD player, board games, clothes, caps, and shoes for our residents! We are so incredibly thankful for everything our supporters do for us. If you’d like to donate to Riverside House, we are open to receiving Monopoly, Life, Scrabble, Checkers, […]
