Program areas at Crosswalk Center
Startin' Out (Men & Women): CrossWalk Center's post-release, residential re-entry discipleship program offers individuals guidance for a minimum of six months. Startin' Out re-entry program and services address six areas of need: Spiritual, Environmental, Physical, Social, Emotional, and Intellectual. Tangible needs met include: transportation, housing, food & clothing, SNAP and health cards, and full-time employment placement. Relational needs met include: discipleship, coaching/mentoring, counseling, and Bible study.
Steppin' Out (Men & Women): CrossWalk Center conducts in-prison character development and re-entry discipleship classes for currently incarcerated individuals that are within two years of parole eligibility. Classes run 40 weeks on an ID Unit, 20 weeks at State Jails, and are abridged for integration into specialized programs. Classes are delivered either in person by a teacher/facilitator or by live, remote conferencing from Studio CrossWalk into a prison unit.
Re-Entry Discipleship Homes (Men & Women): CrossWalk Center operates and manages half-way houses or group homes which house individuals from the Startin' Out program. Each home houses 12-15 individuals and is 'adopted and served by a community church. When feasible, each home is located in close proximity to employers hiring the Center's program participants, especially when there is no public transportation.
Volunteer Training for Steppin' Out Facilitators/Teachers & Startin' Out Re-Entry Coaches: CrossWalk Center offers specialized and proprietary curriculum training for volunteer facilitators/teachers to deliver Steppin' Out classes inside prisons for the currently incarcerated. Specialized and proprietary curriculum training enables volunteer re-entry coaches to mentor, teach and disciple CrossWalk Center clients while they are in the Startin' Out re-entry program, post-release for a minimum of six months.