Friend
Friend-level Freedom Partners give every month, creating the steady support our residential reentry and restoration program will rely on.
Advocate
By giving at the Advocate level, you provide recurring support that helps us prepare stable reentry housing and future support services for returning citizens long before move-in day.
Champion
A monthly gift at the Champion level gives Gardner House the financial stability to plan boldly, pursue our first property, and design a home-like space where returning citizens can heal.
Join Our Effort
Your time and skills help build healing, opportunity, and real second chances for returning citizens.
Campaign Outreach Ambassador
Help share the Gardner House story, invite others into the $500,000 Founding Campaign, and connect interested donors, congregations, or civic groups with our team.
Event Support Volunteer
Assist with setup, hospitality, check-in, and follow-up during awareness events, house previews, and community conversations focused on reentry and restoration.
Reentry Resource Advocate
Use your professional skills to help us map local reentry resources, identify potential partners, and strengthen the network that will surround future residents.
Join Our Volunteer Team
A Guided Path Home
A structured journey spanning stabilization, healing, growth, and long-term independence.
Stabilization
During a planned 30-day stabilization period, residents will settle into a safe, home-like space while addressing urgent needs such as identification, healthcare appointments, benefits, and immediate emotional support.
Planning
Through individualized success planning, each returning citizen will work one-to-one with staff to define personal goals around housing, work, education, healing, and family, then map out clear steps to reach them.
Healing
Trauma-informed mental health and wellness support will help residents process their experiences, build emotional intelligence, and strengthen daily practices that support calm, connection, and purpose.
Independence
Ongoing employment readiness, financial literacy, family restoration work, and alumni mentorship will support residents as they secure income, nurture relationships, and stay connected to a caring community after graduation.