Things have been kind of quiet around Hope for the Hopeless since the beginning of the year. Our two major donors both quit giving as of 12/31/08, so we've had limited resources to do stuff with. (Both former donors are still friends and prayer partners, just needed to trim back on their giving in lean times, I suppose.)
In 2009, we have focused on helping a registered sex offender (RSO) who was recently released from prison to re-integrate into society. This has been very rewarding, helping him get settled, a place to live, productive work, etc. He is a former executive with lots of skills, and he is starting his own business back up again (self-employment is the only sure career solution for RSO's) and it all seems to be paying off.
Today, I attended the Prisoner Reentry Initiative seminar on mentoring as a part of the reentry solution and it was excellent. There was a great deal of interest in helping RSO's get reintegrated back into society after prison. Also, there was a connection made to get state funding for providing social services in the community, so that was exciting! Looks like things are picking up - praise the Lord!
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