02 Jul One Woman’s Journey from Worldly Greed to Spiritual Richness
At Riverside House, we like to share stories about how our clients have found hope and faith in God to help them pursue a more positive life path. One of...
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18 Jun Why We Embrace New Technology
Recently on Nightly Business Report, they talked about two industry giants: Starbucks and MacDonald’s. While many of us are still getting our daily dose of caffeine and junk food from...
12 Jun Through Incarceration, One Man Finds Passion for Ministry
Our clients often share their stories of success with us, and we are proud to share them with you. Here, one client gives his account of how his life fell...
22 May Elements of Successful Reentry Part 4: It Takes a Village
By Cleveland Bell, Riverside House CEO As we have gone through this series about reentry, one thing you may have noticed is that it’s never just about the released prisoner who...
15 May Without a Father, He Followed the Wrong Men, Went to Prison, and Now He’s Got the World in Front of Him
They say that you are a product of your environment and at no time are you more impressionable than you are as a child. It’s easy to judge others and...
15 May Elements of Successful Reentry Part 3: Follow Up
By Cleveland Bell, Riverside House CEO In this blog post series, we are talking about the four successful aspects of reentry, or how a returned citizen can successfully come back into...
08 May Elements of Successful Reentry Part 2: Inmates Are People
By Cleveland Bell, Riverside House CEO As we continue to talk about the four elements of successful reentry as part of the larger process of restorative justice, it’s important to understand...
01 May Elements of Successful Reentry Part I: Start Early
By Cleveland Bell, Riverside House CEO We have recently talked about restorative justice – what that means, why it’s important and the process we go through at Riverside House to help...
13 Apr Restorative Justice & Restored Voting Rights
By Cleveland Bell, Riverside House Executive Director Achieving restorative justice is not something that happens over a few days, weeks, or even months. Our residents are with us 120 to 160...
04 Apr A Way Forward with Restorative Justice
By Cleveland Bell, Riverside House Executive Director When all the trees are cut down to make way for progress, at least some of those trees are later replaced through reforestation. We...