Our Mission
Gardner House, Inc. is building a residential reentry and restoration program in Albany, Georgia, where returning citizens find safe housing, healing, and a clear path forward. Guided by the lived experience of founder Jimmie C. Gardner, we make sure coming home never means facing freedom alone.
Help Open A Home For Second Chances
Gardner House is a Georgia 501(c)(3) nonprofit building a residential reentry and restoration program for returning citizens in Albany. We are preparing safe housing paired with individualized support, healing, employment readiness, and genuine community, so coming home means a real place to land. We are not open yet, and every gift moves the $500,000 Founding Campaign closer to opening the first home, where people rebuilding after incarceration can begin again with dignity.
Planned Offerings
A safe home, individualized planning, healing support, practical skills, and community connection, all designed to make freedom sustainable.
Residential Reentry Housing
We are designing a warm, home-like residence where returning citizens can stabilize, rest, and rebuild within a structured 6 to 12 month program.
Individual Success Planning
Each resident will co-create a personal roadmap that connects goals in work, wellness, relationships, and finances with steady one-to-one guidance.
Employment And Life Skills
Planned workshops and coaching will focus on job readiness, financial literacy, and daily living skills so residents can move toward lasting independence.
Ways To Help
Join the $500,000 Founding Campaign and help turn an empty property into reentry housing.
GIVE MONTHLY
Become a Freedom Partner with a recurring gift that steadily funds housing preparation, resident support, and long-term program stability.
SPONSOR
Choose a symbolic gift level, such as a hygiene kit, welcome kit, bed, or room, to sponsor the comforts that make the house feel like home.
PARTNER
Explore the program, or referral partnerships that align your organization's expertise with Gardner House's residential reentry and restoration model.
Help Open The First Gardner House
Your donation funds property acquisition, prepares bedrooms and gathering spaces, and launches trauma-informed programming for returning citizens.
FRIEND
$15 a month. Steady support that keeps the Founding Campaign moving and helps us prepare to open the first Gardner House.
ADVOCATE
$40 a month. Recurring giving that strengthens our plans for stable reentry housing and resident support before the first house opens.
CHAMPION
$100 a month. Leadership-level monthly support that helps Gardner House pursue its first property and build a home where returning citizens can begin again.