Constructing Futures

Reducing Recidivism, Transforming Lives

Constructing Futures works to significantly reduce the recidivism rate in America while simultaneously impacting the low income housing epidemic through the training and development of former inmates spiritually, mentally and vocationally.
This unique process will produce a group of people who will (many for the first time) feel a sense of ownership and achievement. Furthermore these skills are in an industry that has been increasingly experiencing a labor shortage. This new found confidence will bear fruit in the manner of low-cost housing, recovery houses and potentially women’s shelters. These are the roots from which most of these offenders have come from.



Addressing a Need

The United States has more people incarcerated than any other country in the world, with more than 2.3 million people currently sitting in prisons. Tax payers bear the brunt of the cost, paying approximately $82 billion dollars a year to maintain our mass incarceration system, which has tripled in the last decade.
The end result of this punish and incarcerate philosophy is that nearly 2 out of 3 inmates released from prison today will return within the next 3 years. Most of these statistics can be attributed to the lack of skills and resources, both personally and vocationally. They give up.
The inability to make ends meet often plays the major role in why one returns to crime.

Offering Opportunity

Rather than handing a bus ticket and a parole officer appointment to those just released, Constructing Futures begins its relationship with these men and women while they are in release status. This helps them more comfortably transition from jail or prison to the work force. Our services build confidence and provide the ability to earn more than just a minimum wage.
Our training can take a person who might only be able to obtain a minimum-wage job and equip them with valuable, marketable skills. In a few short weeks, they’ll develop practical knowledge such as how to read a tape measure, hang drywall, or paint a wall nearly. These skills can nearly double their income-earning capacity.

FOR ONLY $1.00 PER DAY - your reoccurring donation can help us reduce the recidivism rate and make a significant impact on an often overlooked population. Our organization addresses all the key issues for those facing re-entry after prison. Your donations help guide many men and women back onto a fruitful path and aids in proving value resources, job training & employment services for those desperately in need.