Restoration House PO Box 3046  Monroe, NC  28111 704.309.3419  www.restorationhouses.org

8/6/08

Hello all:

I just had lunch with a young man who is a business man.
I was asking Michael how we could increase so we can serve more people. Michael said to share the story of RH and what we do. I would like to start by sharing some statistics.

This year in the United States of America, over 600,000 people will be released from prisons and jails. Male and females. Of those 600,000 people 60% will return to prison within 3 years. Another statistic says 93% of all people incarcerated will be released from prison in their life time.

RH was designed to stem the tide of this recidivism statistic. In the 7 years we have been in existence the recidivism rate has been a lot lower. Each year we have had 12 people complete the 180 day program. Of these 12 men each year we have had 1-2 return to jail or prison. So 10 out of 12 people have continued to live a productive life. The reason we are looking to expand is to offer more services to men so they can become productive in society again. We also need to increase our income to be able to bring more and better programming to these men.

I want to share some testimonies of guys from the house. In 2001 we had a young man named David come to us. David came from the Union Co. Jail Life Skills class He had been divorced and remarried, divorced and remarried and divorced. David has been out for 7 years, he is a pillar in his church. He has been employed since being out. God has restored his relationships with his daughters and son. David travels to see his children on a regular. David has built a relationship with his x wives and mothers of his children.

Let me tell you about Tristan. Tristan came to us 4 years ago. His mother had heard about RH. She woke Tristan up from a nap and told him she wanted to show him something. He was 19 years old. He was not happy but decided to stay at RH instead of going back to jail. Tristan has been away from the program for over 3 years. He is completing his classes at SPCC. He has held a job with a local store for 3 years. Tristan has been clean and sober for 3 years.

I want to tell you of another young man Adrian. He came to us from the UCJ Life Skills Class. Adrian has been gone from the house for 2 years. He is employed by a plumbing company. He has also gotten married. Adrian is involved in a local church. It is good to see how God is working in his life with his new wife.
I could go on and on. We now have 12 men in RH, all 12 on beds.

I want to thank all of you who are faithful supporters, financially and prayerfully.
For those of you who are not either one I would like to challenge you to get involved with RH. I would like to ask you to invest some of your seed to see men's lives changed. It takes about $500.00 per month to bring these men to the house. After 90 days they begin paying their own expenses. After they find jobs they pay $125.00 per week fee for being part of the RH Program.

I want to again say Thank You for supporting the guys at RH,

Dom

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