Secure Immediate Needs

Housing: Identify safe, stable shelter (transitional housing, family, halfway homes).

Food: Apply for EBT/SNAP, local food banks, shelters.

Healthcare: Register for Medicaid or affordable clinics, mental health screening, substance recovery check-ins

Gather Identification Documents

Social Security Card

State ID/Driver's License

Birth Certificate

Criminal Record Summary (helpful for transparency in job applications or legal aid)

Self-Assessment & Goal setting (with Coach)

Identify immediate stressors & triggers.

Set short-term survival goals (30 days).

Complete HOR intake & risk assessment.

Introduce HOREA (House of Resilience Empowerment Assessment) for empowerment type.

Phase 2: Mindset Reset – Heal & Rebuild Identity

Separate Your Identity from Your Record

Coaching Session: “You Are Not Your Record”

Workbook Activity: Identity Beyond Incarceration

Emotional Resilience & Inner Work

Daily affirmations: "I am worthy of new beginnings."

Journaling: Triggers, regrets, hopes.

Trauma healing coaching or therapy.

Identify role models who transformed after incarceration.

Create a “New Narrative”

Rewrite your story.

Vision board: What does your free life look like?

Identify role models who transformed after incarceration.

Phase 3: Foundation Building – Structure for Success

Employment & Career Pathways

Resume workshop for justice-involved individuals.

Practice disclosure interviews.

Partner with second-chance employers or trade programs.

Build side hustle ideas or entrepreneurship if aligned.

Education & Skills

GED, trade certification, online courses.

Financial literacy: Budget, banking, credit repair.

Legal & Community Support

Expungement or record sealing (if eligible).

Check-ins with parole/probation (if applicable).

Connect with reentry and resource networks.

Create accountability partnerships (coach, sponsor, mentor).

Phase 4: Relationships & Life Skills

Rebuilding Family & Community Bonds

Family counseling (if needed).

Parenting support for fathers.

Co-parenting and healthy communication skills.

Healthy Boundaries & Relationships

Identify toxic patterns.

Coach-guided exercises: "Who’s in My Circle?"

Relearn trust, loyalty, and emotional maturity.

Daily Life & Self-Mastery

Time management & routines.

Managing triggers and conflict.

Self-care habits (sleep, diet, mental wellness).

Phase 5: Reinvention – Purpose & Empowerment

Life Purpose Activation

Discover gifts, passions, and values.

Align goals with a sense of mission.

Introduce HOR’s Rise Up & Re-Invent coaching sessions.

Legacy Planning

What will you give back?

Share your story: Podcast guest, peer mentor, speaker, or writer.

Start a project, business, or cause.

Celebrate Wins & Reflect

Monthly self-check-ins.

Track milestones: Employment, housing, sobriety, reconnection.

Acknowledge how far you've come — even small steps count.

🔁 Ongoing Empowerment Support