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Praying for favor.

As 2022 comes to a close I wanted to look back at all of the exciting things that have happened at Returning Home over the last year....

Community Alternative Program Newsletter October 2022

Obtaining a state identification card in Arkansas and an out-ofstate birth certificate seemed impossible for this individual. Our...

My Family Member is Getting Out of Prison: What to Expect

Every year, over 7 million people are released from jails and over 600,000 from prisons across the United States. That means north of 7.5...

178 Clients Served with Freedom Baskets

When released from jail and prison rarely do you have anything other than the clothes on your back. Due to our generous supporters, we...

Aftercare Facility Update

Build ing a foundation...literally. We wanted to give an update on the Aftercare Facility Fund. We just received another generous...

Week 1 of CAP

WEEK ONE IN THE BOOKS When people think of diversionary programs in the justice system it can be seen as a way for the individual to get...

April 2021 Newsletter

A God-Sized Vision Returning Home has been blessed by such amazing partner organizations, sacrificial-giving donors, and clients willing...

December 2020 Newsletter

Vision Of The Future As 2020 comes to a close, we take a big breath and exhale. This year has shown us more about what we have than any...

September 2020 Newsletter

Cl inton School of Public Service, the University of Arkansas at Little Rock School of Public Affairs, and the Arkansas Community...

May 2020 Newsletter

“Understanding a New Normal” Our clients come from incarceration; a place where your movement is restricted. You are limited in your...

March 2020 Newsletter

Action is Hope In order to truly help someone change you must know where they are prior to release from prison and now. Recently we...

Pilot Program Offers Alternative to Jail Sentences

To hear the interview click here. This month Returning Home, a Springdale-based nonprofit that works with those at-risk of recidivism,...

Non-profit looking to solve Wash County jail overcrowding problem

SPRINGDALE, Ark. (KNWA)– In Washington County, the quorum court is exploring alternatives to funding a jail expansion. This comes after...

Woman Making Her Time Count After Living Behind Bars

At 19 years old Brenda Stringfellow was hooked on drugs. And for the next seven years, she was in and out of prison. "For awhile you'll...

Summit addresses issues in prisoners re-entry into community

Organization leaders from Northwest Arkansas gathered Saturday to learn and discuss some best practices for advocating, embracing and...

After the Arrest Summit Helps Prisoners Transition into Community

Every month 200 people join the Northwest Arkansas community after being release from incarceration. That's why community leaders are...

KPSQ Radio Interview

KPSQ 97.3 FM Fayetteville host Jim Lukens interviewing Returning Home executive director Nick Robbins. Listen

"Women In Jail" Pop-Up Art Show

A one-day, Pop-Up Art Show dedicated to “Women in Jail” in downtown Springdale on Nov. 11. The show aimed to educate the community,...

Reentry Center Coming to Springdale

The Returning Home Center opens Wednesday and plans to offer a multitude of services to former inmates trying to reintegrate into...

"Returning Home" Allows Ex-Cons A Way To Re-Enter Society

Returning Home provides support from the moment ex-cons walk through the door. The executive director says these are not hand outs. "I'm...

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