Summertime is for Recovery

a story about Exodus Place, a rehabilitation and housing facility for any man of any background

Sometimes our residents are here for years, preferring the stability and support that our program offers them over the uncertainty and lack of support they would have on their own or in other facilities. Other times, we just serve as a pit stop on the way out of jail and into independent housing. This is the case for one of our new residents, Joe.

Joe has a full-time job, is in the process of purchasing a vehicle, and is in great physical shape. He has friends and family he regularly spends time with. He and his brother have tickets to a MMA fight on Saturday. Today is his day off of work, and he used his morning to visit a consignment store that had advertised a need for volunteers to assist in unloading trucks two days a week.

Why is Joe at Exodus Place? He prefers to stay in a program like this while he’s transitioning to his own housing than attempt to locate and get along with roommates. Joe considers himself (and if you met him, you couldn’t help but agree) a responsible, determined person and is staying at Exodus Place temporarily so he can solidify his long-term goals. We are glad to have Joe remind us that it is possible to live prosperously after prison. It just takes hard work, patience, and faith.

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