Empowering women on a daily basis
Doors of Hope aims to empower women to break the cycle of addiction, homelessness, and incarceration through education, intervention, mentoring, and case management in a safe and supportive recovery-based environment. We offer educational classes in all Rutherford County Correctional Facilities and a reentry program for those leaving incarceration or a rehab center in more than 50 counties across Tennessee.
Initially established as a teaching endeavor in the Rutherford County Correctional Work Center with 12 students, one unpaid teacher, and four volunteers, the agency has grown to provide education and transition planning five days a week in each of Rutherford County’s correctional facilities.
Upon release, those returning to high-risk environments will also receive a comprehensive reentry program, which includes emergency shelter, transitional housing, and program housing.
Though Doors of Hope specializes in reentry services for ex-offenders, it also accepts applications and provides similar programming for drug/alcohol rehabilitation program graduates.
We help nonviolent offenders who actively seek a change in their lives. Our program teaches personal values, responsibility, and skills for life after prison. We guide and mentor our clients as they navigate their reentry challenges before and after release.
Doors of Hope has a proven track record of reducing recidivism and coaching ex-offenders to become respectable, contributing members. Through our active involvement with many partner organizations, we can offer the type of comprehensive assistance needed during the transition phase of ex-offenders back into local communities.