An action plan
A professional parole plan packet for the board and for everyday follow-through after release.
ONE YEAR. FIVE CLASSES. A PRACTICAL FUTURE.
Preparation inside.
Support outside.
Inside two Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ) prisons, GoingHome combines structured learning, peer mentorship, and volunteer instruction. After release, returning citizens (people coming home after prison) put their plans into practice with resource connections and personal support.
Families and referring organizations can ask about current prisons, participation, and the process for connecting someone with GoingHome.
Read the family guide →THE FIVE CLASSES
Skills for the
life ahead.
Classes are taught by a combination of trained mentors who are incarcerated and certified community volunteers.
Each part contributes to a practical foundation participants can carry home.
The five classes are connected parts of one program. Their listing here does not represent the teaching schedule.
Parole Planning
Participants assemble housing, employment, transportation, and community support information into a professional parole packet (an organized collection of plans, support letters, and documents for the parole board). A 90-day action plan, longer-term goals, and responses to setbacks make it useful after release.
Professional parole packet and a practical action planJob Skills
Participants identify transferable skills, prepare a résumé and cover letter, practice interviews and honest discussions of their record, and plan a first job that provides income while they work toward a longer-term career.
Résumé, interview preparation, and a career portfolioPersonal Finance
Participants estimate living costs, work from take-home pay, and plan for obligations, saving, credit, and debt. Their budget connects an employment goal to the actual cost of rebuilding life.
Realistic budget and a personal financial planStrengthening Family Bonds
Participants practice accountability, listening, making amends, respecting boundaries, and rebuilding trust through consistent actions. A written plan for rebuilding family relationships turns intentions into specific commitments.
Practical commitments for healthier family relationshipsProfessional Soft Skills
Communication, reliability, teamwork, and workplace judgment.
Through written reflection, discussion, and role-play, participants practice reliability, emotional regulation, receiving feedback, teamwork, judgment, and leadership.
Skills for keeping work and growing in responsibilityWHAT PARTICIPANTS COMPLETE THE PROGRAM WITH
Something concrete
to carry forward.
A résumé
A professional résumé to support the search for employment.
A realistic budget
A practical financial plan for the realities of starting again.
A network of people and organizations offering support
Connections to coalition organizations offering practical help, with personal success coaching among the resources we are developing.
ESTELLE UNIT · OUR FLAGSHIP
A place to practice
a different future.
TDCJ administration has graciously allowed GoingHome to renovate an entire cell block at Estelle. It houses 126 participants in a structured living environment, with shared routines, expectations, and regular classes, with five classes each week.
GoingHome is an officially approved program through TDCJ Chaplaincy Volunteer Services. Originally developed by Field Minister Brandon Authement, the program will continue expanding to other units with TDCJ’s blessing.
Information for families →ESTELLE FLAGSHIP126
participants housed in a
structured living environment
Made possible by people who show up
PRIMARY FINANCIAL SPONSOR · PAST TWO YEARSSugar Creek
Sugar Creek
Baptist Church
Sugar Land, Texas
GoingHome would not be possible without their love, generosity, and faithful support.
HELP BUILD THE SUPPORT NETWORK
Employment & coaching
Preparation that connects to opportunity.
We welcome job-readiness organizations, employers open to hiring people with criminal records, and personal success coaches.
Bring your resources to the coalition →OUR NONPROFIT HOME
MissionaryAgents
A 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization
GoingHome Reentry is a program of MissionaryAgents, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit led by President Brandon Authement.
Visit MissionaryAgents ↗ (opens in a new tab)FAMILIES · RETURNING CITIZENS · COMMUNITY