Bethesda House
Our Family Outreach team enjoys working with the families of inmates and victims. One of the points of contact, assistance and intervention we have identified is when the families come to the institutions to visit their inmate/family member. Most of them travel many miles to give their support, when they themselves are in need of support.
We intend to establish a house near each institution where families will be able to stay, for a small fee, in a supportive, faith-based environment. Here, they will be away from their “day-to-day grind” where they will be open to counseling and support. When they go to visit and inmate for an entire weekend (typically three days during the day), they have free time in the evening.
During their free time we will provide the counseling, group time, and aid with available resources. Also, we will be able to guide and help them with issues that may arise during a visit and with direction and guidance in how to handle parole when their inmate comes home. We will also guide them in things such as, how to know the difference between supporting and enabling and working with the parole agent instead of against.
