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Very soon our kind God—who has
eternal and glorious plans for you in Christ—will restore, support and
strengthen you, placing you on a firm foundation.
1 Peter 5:10
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The Firm Foundation
House
provides transitional living
services to 14 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 furnishings.
Transitional Housing for Fathers and their
Children-We have a home for 2 Dads (who are the
primary care givers) and their children.
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).
Click Here for Driving
Directions to our main Firm Foundation Transition House
at 28 N. 19th St., Harrisburg, PA 17103
Reentry Management Organization of the Capital
Region Ex-Offender Support Coalition (CRESC)
Firm Foundation works closely with CRESC to provide
reentry case management. At times there
are funds available for some of the services needed
for a successful reentry. Referrals are also
made to CRESC members who often have resources to
provide necessary reentry services such as:
- Employment Services
- Access to Mental Health Care
- D&A Counseling to Break the Bonds of Addiction
- Offering Safe Places to Live
- Fostering Meaningful Relationships
- Family Support
- Developing Life Skills
- Providing Transportation, Training, Education,
and Career Services
For more
information please contact:
James
Cavanaugh
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 mentors 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
Habitat for Humanity. 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.
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 since we hire many ex-offenders. You can download the employment application by
CLICKING HERE.
Applications may be dropped off, faxed, emailed or
mailed to:
Att: Vladimir Beaufils
CareerLink
349
Wiconisco St.
Harrisburg, PA 17110
Phone (717) 920-2846 FAX (717) 754-0788
employment@opportunitybuilders.net
Opportunity Builders, Inc. is located at 3401 N. 6th
St., Harrisburg, PA 17110 (Phone 717-238-6900).
However, we request that you direct all employment
inquiries to the Employment contact person listed
above and refrain from applying at 3401 N. 6th St.
or calling there.
cresc
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.
CRESC meets on the third Thursday of every month at
3:30 pm at the Capital Region Careerlink,
349
Wiconisco St.,
Harrisburg, PA 17110
Capital Region Ex-Offender Support
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Firm Foundation of
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Mailing: PO Box 5524, Harrisburg, PA 17110
Physical: 28 N. 19th St.,
Harrisburg, PA 17103
Phone: 717 233-6133
FAX: 717-754-0017
Website:
http://www.firmfoundation.org
Email:
info@firmfoundation.org
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