GOINGHOME REENTRY · TEXAS COALITION
Our coalition is a network of independent organizations working together to help people rebuild life after prison. Bring the services you already offer and help families find a more complete network of support.
Always free. Government and nongovernment organizations welcome. Receive a response within 10 business days.
YOUR EXPERTISE CAN FILL A REAL NEED
We welcome organizations that can help families prepare, organize, and print support letters and other parole-packet documents. Careful participant identification helps the right documents reach the right person.
A well-prepared packet also becomes a practical action plan for life after release.
Bring document-support resources →Job-readiness providers, employers open to hiring people with criminal records, and coaches can help returning citizens (people coming home after prison) prepare for interviews, navigate setbacks, and follow through on goals.
We are building these connections and would welcome a conversation about featuring your organization on our homepage, with your permission.
Bring employment or coaching resources →A SIMPLE PATH TO WORKING TOGETHER
Complete one application with where you serve, who qualifies, and how people can get help. Choose what we may display publicly.
Receive an email within 10 business days with a membership decision or a request for more information. If approved, you receive a welcome confirming membership.
We introduce approved resources to program participants. With your listing permission, families and returning citizens can learn about your organization and contact you directly.
Members receive occasional coalition updates about program development, participants at Texas units, and collaborative progress in communities across Texas.
Start your free application →Behind each release is a transition involving practical needs, family expectations, and new responsibilities. TDCJ recorded 50,612 releases across prisons, state jails, and specialized substance-use treatment facilities in FY 2025.
Source: TDCJ FY 2025 Statistical Report, p. 34 ↗ (opens in a new tab)Release events, not a count of unique people. Separate from GoingHome participation or outcomes.
ONE PERSON’S NEEDS CROSS MANY DOORS
A job offer matters. So do a safe place to sleep, food, transportation, and someone to call when plans change.
A provider helps someone explore a suitable housing option.
Another helps with readiness, an interview, or a fair-chance employer.
A ride and a coach help connect the plan to daily life.
An illustrative example of coordinated support. Each provider keeps its own requirements for receiving help and available capacity.
Working as a coalition helps us see the whole picture, share accurate referral information, and identify gaps before they derail a plan. Our shared goals are to reduce recidivism (returning to crime or the justice system, as defined by each study), help prevent crime, strengthen families, and rebuild communities. Membership alone does not guarantee those outcomes; the work is matching practical support to each person’s needs and following through.
The National Institute of Justice identifies housing, employment, family connections, and health needs as important to reentry success—and notes that program results vary. Read the NIJ research overview (2022) ↗ (opens in a new tab)
PREPARED INSIDE. CONNECTED OUTSIDE.
GoingHome participants build a professional parole packet (an organized collection of plans, support letters, and documents for the parole board) that also serves as their action plan, a résumé, a realistic budget, and a network of people and organizations offering support. Estelle is our main program location inside a two-unit Texas program.
Coalition partners help turn that preparation into practical connections after release—through housing, transportation, employment, food, clothing, education, coaching, and Christian community.
Explore the GoingHome program →WHY EMPLOYMENT CONNECTIONS MATTER
1 in 3had no recorded employment during four years after release in a BJS study of people released from federal prison in 2010.
Source: Bureau of Justice Statistics (2021) ↗ (opens in a new tab)Federal study population tracked during 2010–2014; not a current Texas unemployment rate.
MANY ORGANIZATIONS. A SHARED PURPOSE.
Churches, ministries, nonprofits, government agencies, employers, and education providers can contribute within their own mission and capacity. You do not need to offer everything to make a meaningful connection.
A RELATIONSHIP, NOT A COMPLICATED CONTRACT
There is never a fee for coalition membership. If your organization charges for any services, simply tell us so referrals are clear.
You continue to use your own process for receiving requests and deciding who qualifies. Share what you can realistically provide and keep those details current.
Either your organization or GoingHome can cancel membership at any time, for any reason, by sending the other an email saying you wish to end the membership.
GoingHome will email you within 10 business days with a membership decision or a request for more information. Applying does not automatically make your organization a member. Approved listings appear only with your permission.
BRING WHAT YOU DO BEST
No membership fee. No complicated contract. Tell us how your organization can help. We will email you about your application within 10 business days.
THANK YOU FOR STEPPING FORWARD
Your application is saved for GoingHome’s review. Membership and any public listing will be confirmed separately. Keep your reference number for follow-up.
We will email you about your application within 10 business days. Your on-screen receipt confirms submission immediately.
Explore Texas resources →APPROVED COALITION RESOURCES
Families and returning citizens may contact listed organizations directly. Ask each organization who qualifies, what help is available, and how to request it.
Our coalition is growing. Approved organizations will appear here when they give permission for a public listing.
Become a coalition member →