Project HOPE

Emotional Care and Support Course, Project HOPE is JerNe’s inaugural program that will build up women who are recently released from Harris County Jail or State Prison. This personalized 9-week curriculum works towards preventing recidivism.

Our applicants are female offenders. She has been arrested and offered probation, did not meet the terms and conditions of probation, revocation has occurred and she has to serve time. Inwardly she is broken, dealing with the emotional baggage of having to adjust to the residual effects of incarceration. Forgiving herself will become her most challenging obstacle to opening up for emotional healing and freedom. JerNe will walk alongside these women in dealing with heart issues that surface because one or the other has happened.

There are many factors to consider after incarceration. Unless there is a mindset of “yes, I committed a crime and I have served time, but this is the only time any jail or prison will be graced with my presence”, this woman will find herself back in the system. The company she keeps, the choices she makes, faulty thinking, and being emotionally unstable all play a big part in how well she will function once released.

Project HOPE was laid on the heart of the Founder Kiwanya Tende. She knows all too well how emotions can leave you battered and bruised due to making unwise choices in life. Kiwanya envisions women walking in total freedom without guilt and shame. Walking in the freedom of a crime-free lifestyle, raising her children with dignity, and walking out the purpose God has for her life. No more hiding, no more secrets, no more fear, and most of all, no more regret! This goal can be achieved by any woman who is committed to finishing the 9-week program that is available through JerNe. We serve a God that has redeemed us and it is time to walk out the call on our lives.

Project HOPE Curriculum is available for purchase here.

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