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The Promise House
New Creation's Promise House
Bringing women from prison into God's
promises.
CONGRATULATIONS ANGIE!
Saying goodbye has never been this good!
Promise House is proud to announce that Angie Randle is the
first graduate of the Promise House Resident Lifestyle Management
Plan. She obtained the first of many of her Promise House
Empowerment goals toward self-sufficiency. Although Angie has only
been a resident of Promise House for a little over five months, her
growth has been astonishing. She landed her first job at Community
Food Bank as a cook two weeks into the program, got a raise sixty
days later, and was promoted to Warehouse Manager Assistant not
even thirty days after that. Additionally, God has blessed Angie
with a great start to independent living. With her new position,
her benefits include housing, access to a company vehicle, paid
forklift training and experience in the truck driving industry,
free meals and, of course, compensation. What a God we
serve! Angie has proven that God's faithfulness,
determination, and hard work are key components to success. Join us
as we celebrate the witness of God's PROMISES fulfilled.
-Coyletta Govan, Housing
Coordinator
New Creations Promise House
The Promise House provides a loving home environment for
women released from prison. Women and volunteers who come to
The Promise House will leave forever changed with a promise from
God.
- The mission of The Promise House is to empower women to become
the women God created them to be.
- The women will walk through three separate empowerment
phases over the course of a year, preparing to live independently
and be reconciled with their children and families.
When a woman goes to prison, families are
destroyed.
- 75-80% of women in prison are mothers with an average of 2.4
children.
- Over half of the minor children of incarcerated parents are
less than 10 years old.
- A child's development is significantly impacted by separation
from a parent, especially if the parent is the primary
caregiver.
- 2/3 of incarcerated mothers are sole custodial parents prior to
arrest; thus, their children are more likely to end up in foster
care.
- Incarcerated mothers expect to resume their parenting
role.
- Reuniting with their children can be the most powerful
motivator for substance abuse recovery.
Women releasing from prison are not equipped for independent
living. They need help before they are ready to live on their
own.
- Women are more likely than men to have become addicted to
drugs.
- 78% of women in prison do not have a high school degree (and
only 16% get their GED while incarcerated).
- Half of the women did not work prior to their arrest.
- 15% of women were homeless at least once one year prior to
their arrest.
- Most housing solutions in Tarrant County for women are for
homeless women and children, but women releasing from prison do not
qualify as homeless.
Promise House Volunteer Opportunities:
- Mentoring
- Administrative support
- Event Coordinator
- Volunteer Drivers
Training requirements for a volunteer working closely with
the women:
- CAN Mentor Training
- Periodic Continuing Training
Kelly
Purselley, Director Reentry Services Division
817-343-0492
Coyletta Govan, Housing Coordinator
817-333-4399
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