Coming to New Freedom feels like coming home. Our staff and current members greet you with friendly faces, warm smiles, and a commitment to providing the peer-driven support and practical tools you need to make a successful transition back to your community.
New Freedom graduates who have stayed out of incarceration.
New Freedom graduates who have gained employment.
New Freedom’s estimated impact on social savings per year.*
New Freedom graduates’ average wage increase 2 years post-graduation.
*In the form of annualized crime/justice savings, Medicaid savings, plus net gained GDP
New Freedom’s pioneering programs and services empower motivated justice-involved, previously incarcerated individuals to successfully integrate back into our communities. Our members have access to everything they need to create positive change for themselves and their communities.
Our approach centers on compassionate, introspective, peer-driven support that empowers positive change. Those who come to New Freedom want a different lifestyle, free from judgment and stigma. We help our members find inner peace, remember their dreams, and set out on the path to their future.
“I read it and asked my friend, ‘Who is this person?’ and ‘How often do you receive letters like this?’ I had never seen any program like this before. I told him, ‘The woman who wrote this letter actually cares about you, dude. She wholeheartedly gives a crap about you as a human being.’ I was all in right there. I wanted in.”
“Now I can say that I’m pretty successful. I went after what I wanted. I pursued a certificate in Welding with the aid of New Freedom’s vocational department. After I graduated the program, I was actually hired on as a welding instructor from the same school New Freedom connected me with for my own training.”
