Meeting the Moment

The team at Operation New Hope is rising to Meet the Moment. The essential services we provide our clients – transitional housing, transportation, job training and placement, mental health counseling, connection to social services – are more important now than ever. Providing these resources not only helps individuals returning from prison, but also serves as an important economic need by matching qualified, vetted employees with industries in need of workers, as well as, an important community safety measure, by helping to stabilize neighborhoods and prevent further crime.

At Operation New Hope we have a team of dedicated staff who are committed to serving our community. When the pandemic struck, our employees began looking for new ways to help and proved to our clients and to the community that we will continue our mission. Since the beginning of April 2020, our team has been:

• Adapting programming to keep our staff, clients, and community safe by development of Ready4Work-Light
• Maintaining lifelines with the vulnerable population we serve by reaching out to our clients by phone, text, and email 2496 times
• Virtually supporting our clients by providing 158 telehealth counseling sessions
• Continuing to connect clients in full-time, living wage work by making 43 unique employment matches and 3 re-matches despite a shifting economy
• Reaching out to inmates preparing for release by making 90 pre-release connections
• Providing safe homes for our clients at our partnering transitional homes 

Even as the world is changing, we are truly changing lives! And we know we are making an impact based on what our clients are saying:

 “Even though we are going through the pandemic, I am so thankful for Ready4Work team constantly checking on me and my well-being.” – Casey

“Remote learning may be challenging at times, particularly for the inexperienced. However, my case manager constantly checks in on me and my two young children, not only to encourage my self-sufficiency, but also to help promote and encourage their learning. We are STILL hard at it!” – Catherine