Firm Foundation of PA

The Firm Foundation House provides transitional living services to 8 men transitioning from emergency shelter, incarceration or drug and alcohol treatment. We are in need of churches who will “adopt” one of the bedrooms and pray for the men there and assist with the furnishing and upkeep of that bedroom.

To receive an application or more information (such as a needs list for the house) please contact Ed Martin, Transition House Program Director at emartin@firmfoundation.org or (717) 233-6133 x201. You can also download the application by CLICKING HERE and then faxing (717-754-0017) or mailing or dropping off the application to Ed Martin (28 N. 19th St., Harrisburg, PA 17103).

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Reentry Management Organization of the Capital Region Ex-Offender Support Coalition

Firm Foundation is the fiscal agent for the Dauphin County Residential Substance Abuse Treatment grant from Dauphin County and the Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency.

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If you have been released within the past year from county or state prison and are returning to or presently reside in Dauphin County and are under supervision by the County or State you may qualify for funding for such services as:

Access to Mental Health Care
D&A Counseling to Break the Bonds of Addiction
Offering Safe Places to Live
Fostering Meaningful Relationships
Fostering Family Support
Developing Life Skills
Providing Transportation, Training, Education, and Career Services

For more information please contact:

Robert Stevens

Reentry Management Organization Coordinator

Capital Region Ex-Offender Support Coalition

CEEED

PNC Building

1301 Derry St., 3rd Floor

Harrisburg, PA 17104

Email: rc@firmfoundation.org

Phone: 717-724-4834 x6 FAX: 717-724-4841

For Driving Directions to CEEED and the Reentry Management Org. Coord. Click Here

F.A.I.T.H. (Facilitating Assistance in Transition & Healing) provides trained faith-based men

tors to those on probation or parole. Mentors provide increased “social capital” (i.e. a listening ear, life-issue coaching, connections for jobs, positive people, places, and things) in the lives of those reentering society from prison.

For more information please contact John Thompson, our Services Coordinator, at jthompson@firmfoundation.org or (717) 233-6133 x202.

Karla Tansmore and a F.A.I.T.H.
Mentoring Participant

FirmWorks is Firm Foundation’s holistic asset-based approach to systemically reintegrate ex-offender fathers currently residing in the Dauphin County Work Release Center by addressing the social, mental, spiritual and emotional spheres. FirmWorks combines:

1. Successful Re-entry of Ex-offender Fathers into the workforce and community

2. Community Development through Service Learning Projects completed by FirmWorks participants

3. Increasing the Social Capital of Ex-Offenders through F.A.I.T.H. Mentoring.

Currently the FirmWorks program is collaborating with the Community Action Commission to renovate the façades of low income and elderly persons homes in South Allison Hill, Harrisburg. For more information please contact John Thompson, our Services Coordinator, at jthompson@firmfoundation.org or (717) 233-6133 x202.

Proud Dads is a fatherhood initiative for those reentering the community from the criminal justice system. Fathers work together to strengthen their ties to their families and communities and are provided a FAITH Mentor. For more information on this 12-week program please contact John Thompson, our Services Coordinator, at jthompson@firmfoundation.org or (717) 233-6133 x202.

Opportunity Builders, Inc. ("OBI") is a for-profit corporation in which Firm Foundation of Pa., a nonprofit Community Development Corp., holds all the stock. It is a “Social Enterprise” of Firm Foundation. By “Social Enterprise” we are referring to Opportunity Builders being an earned-income business undertaken by the nonprofit Firm Foundation to provide career paths for under-resourced communities as well as generate revenue in support of the nonprofit’s social mission. Opportunity Builders is concerned with the “triple bottom line”—profits (earned income), people (its social impact) and the planet (its environmental impact). Firm Foundation received a grant from the U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families, Office of Community Services to capitalize OBI.

Robert Stevens

Reentry Management Organization Coordinator

Capital Region Ex-Offender Support Coalition

CEEED

PNC Building

1301 Derry St., 3rd Floor

Harrisburg, PA 17104

Email: rc@firmfoundation.org

Phone: 717-724-4834 x6 FAX: 717-724-4841

For Driving Directions to CEEED and the Reentry Management Org. Coord. Click Here

OBI is committed to providing a drug-free work place, and therefore employees are required to pass an initial drug test and random drug tests thereafter. Please be honest regarding any criminal record. In almost all cases, your record will not disqualify you from employment. You can download the employment application by CLICKING HERE.

Applications must be submitted in person by appointment to Robert Stevens at CEEED.

For all other non-employment related inquiries, contact obincnow@comcast.net or (717) 238-6900. OBI's corporate office is located at 3401 N. 6th St., Harrisburg, PA 17110.

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Capital Region Ex-Offender Support Coalition

Firm Foundation is an active partner in this coalition of about twenty-five governmental and human service organizations to help meet the unique needs of ex-offenders in our community.
The vision of the Capital Region Ex-Offender Support Coalition is that every ex-offender has access to the services and resources necessary to maintain a productive, crime-free life. The efforts of the Coalition will benefit not only the ex-offenders but also the entire community as crime is reduced and ex-offenders become productive community members.
The Coalition has undertaken several projects designed to improve coordination and communication between service providers including the development of a service directory and regular newsletter. A key project of the Coalition is working with potential employers and improving job training opportunities for ex-offenders.
Capital Region Ex-Offender Support Coalition Resource Directory