Housing and programming
A safe bed and a team in your corner.
a key, a routine, and people who show up
You get a safe bed, a steady rhythm, and a team in your corner. The program combines stable housing with the support and skills you need to move forward with confidence.
Stable foundation
What the housing is.
- Clean, recovery-focused shared homes with private or semi-private rooms
- Utilities included in your stay
- Locations near transit and employment corridors
- Structured daily routines that support recovery and growth
Skills and support
What happens around it.
- Weekly meetings and peer support circles
- Reentry planning and personalized case management
- Employment readiness, resume building, and interview labs
- Financial basics, budgeting, and credit rebuilding workshops
- Recovery support and community circles for ongoing healing
- Life admin support: IDs, benefits applications, transportation assistance
Success pathway
Six steps, at your pace
Each stage builds on the last, toward independence, stability, and leadership. This is not a rigid timeline. It is a framework that adapts to your pace and priorities.
- 01
Intake
Assessment and goal setting. We listen to your story, together.
- 02
Stabilize
Housing, structure, recovery. Establish routines, build trust, and lay the foundation for everything that follows.
- 03
Skill-Build
Job readiness and life admin. Develop the practical skills and documents you need to access opportunities.
- 04
Work
Connect with employers who value second chances and get ongoing workplace coaching.
- 05
Financial Foundations
Budgeting, banking, credit rebuilding. Manage money, save for the future, and repair your financial footing.
- 06
Alumni
Move on to independence and keep growing as part of our extended community.
Spotlight: fatherhood and leadership
Fathers change futures. Mentors multiply it.
Being a present father and an engaged mentor sends change well beyond one family.
Our fatherhood circles are a place to share struggles, celebrate wins, and learn practical ways to be the dad your kids deserve. We help men work through custody arrangements, child support systems, and the emotional weight of reconnecting after absence.
Accountability, vulnerability, and consistent showing up.
Your plan, not ours
Everyone here writes a personal development plan.
You sit down with a planning coordinator and build it across five areas. Real goals with dates on them, not intentions. You review it as you go and change it when life changes.
Physical and health
Education and professional
Emotional
Spiritual and mental
Financial
For each one: what you are already good at, what you want to improve, the goal, and the actions to get there. Specific, measurable, achievable, relevant, and with a finish date.
Level Up Mentoring
Three conversations that take your life apart and put it back together.
Mentoring here is not a stuffy office and a checklist. It runs in three phases, and the point of the third one is that you end up equipped to mentor somebody else.
- Phase 1
The past
What shaped you. Broken into three stages: earliest memory to childhood, childhood to high school, high school to now. Why people trust you, or do not.
- Phase 2
The present
If you are not where you thought you would be, why not. The setbacks and the obstacles. The earliest fear you remember, and whether you still carry it.
- Phase 3
The future
Design it, however bold. Set milestones for each stage and celebrate every one with something small that means something to you.
Eligibility and house rules
Protecting the community
Our guidelines exist to protect the community and create a place where everyone can do the work. We hold these standards for the safety and accountability of every resident.
Eligibility
- Men 18 and older exiting incarceration with no registered offenses, or facing housing instability
- Commitment to recovery and willingness to submit to regular testing
- Agreement to program participation and house standards
- Willingness to work, learn, and contribute to the community
House rules
- Maintain a recovery living environment and participate in random testing
- Respect shared spaces, observe quiet hours, clean up after yourself
- Attend required meetings and keep your commitments
- Zero tolerance for violence, threats, or intimidation
- Guests require prior approval from house managers
Accountability comes with both firmness and grace.
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Take the next step
Ready when you are.
Most men wait longer than they need to. Not because they do not care, but because they are used to carrying things alone. Level Up exists so you do not have to.