Healing And Transition Program
Welcome to the
Healing and Transition (HAT) Program.
HAT is a faith-based reentry program serving men and women who have been incarcerated and will be returning to the Central Florida area. Providing pre-release and post-release reentry services through a network of providers with an emphasis on the mentoring process. A continuum of local churches working together form the volunteer structure to support the Returning Citizen as well as their family. Our goal is to provide safer communities, supportive family units and a new start for those who have been incarcerated. Currently serving within Seminole County jail and the Faith Based dorm within Orange County jails, we also serve men and women who will be release from other county jails, or the prison system through a process know as the "Correspondence Orientation" process.
Faith Communities can offer a transition and healing environment where non-judgmental acceptance, love, caring, forgiveness, reconciliation, redemption and restoration can occur.
A Different Approach to AdvocacyFaith Communities can offer a transition and healing environment where non-judgmental acceptance, love, caring, forgiveness, reconciliation, redemption and restoration can occur.
The
Healing and Transition program is a partnership of an enhanced Faith
Based Program inside the jail, combined with a coaching/mentoring
program supported by the Faith Based Organizations and Churches in the
community. This tightly-knit collaboration allows for healing and
transition to those returning to our communities from jail and to their
families, thus creating stronger communities.
The goals of the Healing And Transition (HAT) Program is to transform hearts and minds, and to create a sense of inclusion, thus reducing the stigma and shame which are associated with incarceration and criminal records. Another goal is to build networks of support that start in welcoming houses of worship and expand to the community at large.