The Journey to Successful and Sustainable Re-entry Begins Here
Men who have been imprisoned face tremendous challenges as they try to reintegrate back into society.
Returning citizens need advocates, guides, and encouraging re-entry coaches to walk alongside them upon release from prison and as they re-enter, transitioning to live out their faith in freedom.
CrossWalk Center bridges critical social services and ministry between prison life and freedom - Seamless Re-entry Discipleship from the Inside Out.
We offer hope and a future apart from broken prison life to whole-hearted intentional living as the unique individuals God originally created and intended them to be.
The Regional Realities of Re-entry. Every day, five days a week, 245 days a year, at around 2 pm, 50 or more of the 16,300 plus individuals released annually from Texas Department of Criminal Justice prisons, arrive by bus at Houston's Midtown bus terminal.
Isolated from society and our rapidly changing world for a number of years, most ex-offenders lack the basic knowledge of what to do after release. They do not know who to trust or who to turn to for help.
They do not know how to access, much less how to find and navigate, all the regional service providers and ministries that could assist and enable them to transition and reintegrate successfully back into Houston communities and neighborhoods.
Logistically, Houston is a challenging city for anyone to navigate. The city is not only initially overwhelming and frightening to get around in, but it can be nearly impossible because these men return to Houston with little or no money, no job prospects, and basically no means of financial support - just the $50 to $100 issued by the state upon release. It becomes more difficult when they have no identification, no means of transportation, and often no family willing to help them, nor a safe home.
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I was thirsty and you gave me a drink,
I was homeless and you gave me a room,
I was shivering and you gave me clothes,
I was sick and you stopped to visit,
I was in prison and you came to me.
- Matthew 25:35-36
TONIGHT at 6 PM! 🪑
The Empty Chair No Show Gala goes live right here on Facebook (and on YouTube) at 6:00 PM Central. Stay in your comfy clothes, grab dinner, and spend an hour with us at the CrossWalk table.
You'll hear how an empty chair becomes a new beginning for men and women coming home from prison.
Can't wait? Text NOSHOW26 to 53-555 to give now.
Set your reminder and bring a friend. We saved you a seat. 💛 ...
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Imagine walking out of prison with a folder of paperwork and whatever you could carry. No ride. No job. No one who knows your story. Where do you go first?
For thousands of men and women in Texas, that's what coming home looks like. The help that exists is scattered, and it's easy to fall through the cracks. That's why CrossWalk starts the work inside prison units across Texas, years before release day, and walks with each person all the way home into a discipleship home, a church family, and a new life.
Swipe through to see what reentry really looks like, and how you can be part of someone's fresh start.
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2 DAYS until the Empty Chair No Show Gala! 🪑
Every week, men and women walk out of prison with nowhere to go and no one waiting. This Thursday, we're saving them a seat.
Join us for the Empty Chair Hour, live from the CrossWalk table, and help us make sure every person coming home finds a place to belong.
📅 Thursday, October 8
⏰ 6:00 to 7:00 PM Central
📺 Live on Facebook and YouTube
No tux. No tickets. No traffic. Just show up from your couch and help fill the chairs.
💛 Give now: Text NOSHOW26 to 53-555
#EmptyChairGala #CrossWalkCenter #SecondChances #ReentryDiscipleship #Houston ...
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There's an empty chair at our table, and we're saving it for you. 🪑
This Thursday, October 8, CrossWalk Center hosts our first-ever Empty Chair No Show Gala Live Stream. No tickets. No tux. No parking. Just one hour, live from the CrossWalk table, and a seat with your name on it.
Every day in Texas, men and women walk out of prison with a folder of paperwork and whatever they were able to carry. Too often, no one is waiting for them. At CrossWalk, we believe that empty chair is meant to be filled: with a mentor, a home, a family of faith, and a new life in Christ.
Join us for the Empty Chair Hour
📅 Thursday, October 8
🕕 6:00 to 7:00 PM Central
📺 Facebook Live and YouTube Live
Can't watch live? You can still pull up a chair. Text NOSHOW26 to 53-555 to give.
#EmptyChairGala #CrossWalkCenter #SeamlessReentryDiscipleship #WalkSomeoneHome ...
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