Give Second Chances

Help us ADVANCE HOPE.

Give Second Chances

Help us ADVANCE HOPE.

Help us cultivate stronger communities by creating opportunities to realize second chances and reduce recidivism. Donate now to help the thousands of people returning from incarceration to communities across Florida.

To continue advancing our successful reentry programming and services, we need your help to invest in our strategic expansion and technology upgrades. Help us to make Ready4Release and Ready4Work available to the thousands of people returning every month from incarceration to communities across Florida.

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"My greatest hope is that others will join me in supporting important efforts with their charitable dollars. If I can help people see what a difference their donations can make, and encourage them to feel greater ownership in improving our community, then I will feel like my giving has made a difference beyond the agencies I have personally supported."

Delores Barr Weaver

Trailblazing Philanthropist and Long-time Supporter of Operation New Hope

Delores Barr Weaver

Trailblazing Philanthropist and Long-time Supporter of Operation New Hope

Ways to Give

Help us continue to serve.

To reconnect hundreds of to the workforce, their families, and them community each year, we rely on the generous support from our donors. Your contribution provides:

Individualized Reentry Support
Mental Health and Addiction Recovery Services
Safe Transitional Housing
Bus Passes for Reliable Transportation
Earned Incentives and Stipends
Vocational Training
Family Reunification

Help us serve more.

Partner with us to expand our Ready4Release and Ready4Work programs to additional locations around the state to address the critical needs of the thousands of people returning every month from Florida’s jails and prisons. Your gift supports:

Expanding Pre-Release Services to More Prisons and Jails
Building More Cities of Second Chances
Developing Satellite Facility Infrastructures
Supporting More Returning Citizens throughout Florida

Help us serve better.

To continue advancing our successful reentry programming and services, we need your help to invest in strategic innovation. Your support funds:

Launching an E-Learning Platform for Career Development
Delivering More Training Behind the Wall
Advancing Program Expansion with Technology Upgrades
Upgrading Infrastructure to Continue Nationally Recognized Reentry Services
Creating Leading Edge Facilities to Serve More Returning Citizens

Ways to Connect

Quinn Bell, a successful community leader, entrepreneur, and philanthropist, served as our dedicated board chair for 12 years. His commitment to our mission through the gift of his time, talent, and treasure made a lasting impact on our organization. The Bell Society honors and continues the great work Quinn helped to begin. We invite you to join now by becoming a monthly donor to honor his legacy.

Join us for an informational and inspirational lunch and learn to become part of social justice reform. See how our team is working to develop safer communities, stronger economies, and more stable families. Tour our program facility and join us in celebrating our clients as they graduate from our nationally acclaimed Ready4Work program.

Like in golf, the practice of granting a mulligan is a kind and humane gesture to make good on an otherwise woeful shot – an opportunity to correct.

Join us in offering a second shot at life by sponsoring our Mulligans for Hope Charity Golf Tournament on October 25, 2021 at the beautiful Atlantic Beach Country Club.

For over 20 years, we have been connecting people affected by the criminal justice system to the workforce, their families, and the community. We have connected employers with trained and vetted candidates. We have connected donors to a mission that achieve safer communities, stronger economies, and more stable families. Learn more!