The Mission Gate Christian Center

Mission Gate provides services and reentry presentations in Missouri prisons and jails and owns and operates aftercare programs in facilities owned in cuba and troy, Missouri and in The st louis city area for federal,state,county and city former prisoners who are on probation or parole or newly released felons who are not on state supervision and for men and women with drug and alcohol addictions. Misson Gate's aftercare homes serve over 350 men, women and children per year. All residents in The Mission Gate program receive employment placement assistance, transportation, initial food and clothing,instruction in spiritual, emotional and nutritional health, bible studies, employment soft skills, computer training, financial stewardship and other life skills such as parenting, interviewing skills and anger management. Residents without a high school diploma receive ged/hiset training and testing. Mission Gate volunteers provide in-prison church services, bible studies and one-on-one counseling to an estimated 3,000 inmates per year. Mission Gate works closely with institutional and field parole officers, case managers and chaplains to screen applicants for residency at Mission Gate. All applicants are interviewed by Mission Gate staff prior to approval.

Equine and canine therapy for program clients utilizes dogs,cats,horses and small livestock at Mission Gate's fort good shepherd, stl city guest homes, hannah's ranch and promises of hope ranch for residents, children and graduates. The program has a healing effect on program participants' mental health. Participant feeds and cares for animals which promotes responsibility, trust and worth. Horseback riding brings a new way of recreation that excludes drugs and alcohol. Participants' families visit and partake in equine and canine interaction.

Christmas angel program providing 2,500 children of primarily prisoners'families and community needy with gifts, gospel witnessing and church referrals.upwards of 125 area churches and businesses are involved. Community,residents and their families participate by donating their time.

All Mission Gate aftercare facilities are running at full capacity and are credentialed through mcrsp (Missouri coalition of recovery support providers) which meets narr (national alliance for recovery residences) national standards. Mission Gate serves 350 or more ex-offenders and children yearly. All clients in The program maintain a 95% or higher employment rate. Volunteers from 130 local churches help with maintenance and programming in The prisons and jails, aftercare and christmas angel Mission. Formal mentoring and training programs are provided to volunteers and staff. Training from The department of mental health for alcohol and drug recovery, mrss (Missouri recovery support specialist) and cps (certified peer specialist) is provided for staff and key volunteers. Mission Gate continued to worked closely with Center for disease control, department of mental health, Missouri coalition of recovery support providers, Missouri department of probation and parole, national alliance of recovery residences and local employers to comply with guidelines for safety of all residents, staff and community. Mission Gate continued to upgrade telehealth equipment to provide a continuum of care for our residents onsite such as ged/hiset, satop (substance awareness traffic offender program), and financial stewardship onsite with local banks and other entities. Mission Gate has been very successful in building strong realtionships with The community. Quarantine units have been maintained and available to accommodate residents.