Men of Valor
Programs
Budget
$40,600.00
Description
The Family Ministry supports the children of the incarcerated men we work with, the "forgotten and innocent victims" of crime. We provide Welcome Packs and themed Holiday care packages to remind them they are loved, prayed for, seen and not forgotten. Our care packages include age -appropriate Bibles, coloring books and crayons, devotionals, fun colorful pencils, Christian bookmarks, and more! Our Holiday packages include fun Christ-themed activities to ensure our kids know that Jesus is alive and we are saved by His grace! We partner with local churches to provide a community of support and often host fun events like Easter egg hunts, Trunk or Treats, Thanksgiving food drives, and Christmas sponsorships. Men of Valor also hosts its own family-related events throughout the year such as our back-to-school backpack drive and annual fall picnic and fishing day! Men of Valor not only offers genuine love and hope to the incarcerated but to their families as well.
Beneficiaries
Families
At-Risk Populations
Children and Youth (0 - 19 years)
Program Areas Served
Children of Incarcerated Children
$40,600.00
Description
The Family Ministry supports the children of the incarcerated men we work with, the "forgotten and innocent victims" of crime. We provide Welcome Packs and themed Holiday care packages to remind them they are loved, prayed for, seen and not forgotten. Our care packages include age -appropriate Bibles, coloring books and crayons, devotionals, fun colorful pencils, Christian bookmarks, and more! Our Holiday packages include fun Christ-themed activities to ensure our kids know that Jesus is alive and we are saved by His grace! We partner with local churches to provide a community of support and often host fun events like Easter egg hunts, Trunk or Treats, Thanksgiving food drives, and Christmas sponsorships. Men of Valor also hosts its own family-related events throughout the year such as our back-to-school backpack drive and annual fall picnic and fishing day! Men of Valor not only offers genuine love and hope to the incarcerated but to their families as well.
Beneficiaries
Families
At-Risk Populations
Children and Youth (0 - 19 years)
Program Areas Served
Children of Incarcerated Children
Description
A new reentry development, Dogan-Gaither Flats, will serve former offenders leaving prison or jail in Knox County.
The facility is owned by 4th Purpose Foundation with programming and mentor services provided by Men of Valor Ministry. Men of Valor already have men there visiting the prisons and jails to build relationships with the men who will be eligible for this program. Ex-offenders will live in one-bedroom apartments for 12 months while they participate in one-on-one and group counseling, Bible study, work placement, skills training, housing consultation and accountability measures. The transitional living program will open in January 2022
Category
Crime & Legal - Related - Rehabilitation Services for Offenders
Beneficiaries
Formerly incarcerated people & incarcerated people
Adults
Long-term Success
Graduates of Men of Valor's Nashville program has a 9% recidivism rate, compared to Tennessee's rate of 49% and the national rate of nearly 70%. The long term success of this program will be lowering the recidivism rate in Knox County.
Program Areas Served
Knox County
A new reentry development, Dogan-Gaither Flats, will serve former offenders leaving prison or jail in Knox County.
The facility is owned by 4th Purpose Foundation with programming and mentor services provided by Men of Valor Ministry. Men of Valor already have men there visiting the prisons and jails to build relationships with the men who will be eligible for this program. Ex-offenders will live in one-bedroom apartments for 12 months while they participate in one-on-one and group counseling, Bible study, work placement, skills training, housing consultation and accountability measures. The transitional living program will open in January 2022
Category
Crime & Legal - Related - Rehabilitation Services for Offenders
Beneficiaries
Formerly incarcerated people & incarcerated people
Adults
Long-term Success
Graduates of Men of Valor's Nashville program has a 9% recidivism rate, compared to Tennessee's rate of 49% and the national rate of nearly 70%. The long term success of this program will be lowering the recidivism rate in Knox County.
Program Areas Served
Knox County
Description
MOV produces a weekly faith-based DVD that is being shared on closed circuit televisions inside some prisons in Tennessee. The program is called, Valor Life. It is hosted by Rudy Kalis and includes worship, Bible teaching, testimonies, music videos and other faith-based or encouraging content. The program plays on the prison's TV channel at a designated time determined by each prison, and inmates have the opportunity to Valor Life if they so choose. We are hoping this becomes a standard program in prisons statewide eventually.
Program Areas Served
Tennessee prisons
MOV produces a weekly faith-based DVD that is being shared on closed circuit televisions inside some prisons in Tennessee. The program is called, Valor Life. It is hosted by Rudy Kalis and includes worship, Bible teaching, testimonies, music videos and other faith-based or encouraging content. The program plays on the prison's TV channel at a designated time determined by each prison, and inmates have the opportunity to Valor Life if they so choose. We are hoping this becomes a standard program in prisons statewide eventually.
Program Areas Served
Tennessee prisons
Description
Men who are graduates from Men of Valor's pre-release prison, or come referred by another prison program, live in a duplex on the 26-acre Valor Ridge campus, owned by MOV. These men live in a group situation for the first six months, benefiting from a safe, supportive environment and receiving the accountability and the support they need as they transition back into society. The duplexes, opened in September 2018, house 60 men. Construction on a compartment complex will be complete in summer 2020. Men may choose four different tracks for the aftercare/transitional living program - 90 days, 180 days, 270 days, and 365 days.
Program Areas Served
None
Men who are graduates from Men of Valor's pre-release prison, or come referred by another prison program, live in a duplex on the 26-acre Valor Ridge campus, owned by MOV. These men live in a group situation for the first six months, benefiting from a safe, supportive environment and receiving the accountability and the support they need as they transition back into society. The duplexes, opened in September 2018, house 60 men. Construction on a compartment complex will be complete in summer 2020. Men may choose four different tracks for the aftercare/transitional living program - 90 days, 180 days, 270 days, and 365 days.
Program Areas Served
None
Description
Men of Valor serves serves over 700 men in prison providing weekly Bible Studies (small groups and community groups). Focus is placed on personal responsibility, internal 'heart' transformation, moral training and building up healthy relationships with others based on a personal relationship with God. Currently, the program operates in four area prisons (2 Core Civic and 2 TDOC) and one local jail.
Program Areas Served
None
Men of Valor serves serves over 700 men in prison providing weekly Bible Studies (small groups and community groups). Focus is placed on personal responsibility, internal 'heart' transformation, moral training and building up healthy relationships with others based on a personal relationship with God. Currently, the program operates in four area prisons (2 Core Civic and 2 TDOC) and one local jail.
Program Areas Served
None
Description
All men must be full-time employed to participate in MOV's aftercare/transitional living program. Thankfully, MOV has numerous community partners who agree to hire their participants. MOV regularly maintains a 100% employment rate.
Program Areas Served
None
All men must be full-time employed to participate in MOV's aftercare/transitional living program. Thankfully, MOV has numerous community partners who agree to hire their participants. MOV regularly maintains a 100% employment rate.
Program Areas Served
None
Description
Men of Valor recruits, trains and retains community mentors (volunteers) and matches them with men who were recently released from prison. Issues can include personal concerns, family problems, adjustment problems and prayer. Mentors for this ministry are always men, generally Christian businessmen and community leaders.
Program Areas Served
None
Men of Valor recruits, trains and retains community mentors (volunteers) and matches them with men who were recently released from prison. Issues can include personal concerns, family problems, adjustment problems and prayer. Mentors for this ministry are always men, generally Christian businessmen and community leaders.
Program Areas Served
None
Description
Men of Valor focuses on preparing a man to assume a responsible role in society to reduce recidivism. Aftercare includes assistance with job placement, housing, basic needs, church home identification, family restoration, life skills and post-release adjustment issues. The majority of the participants in the Aftercare Program are typically struggling with alcohol/drug addictions and without financial means of support. Our Aftercare Coordinators act as Community Resource Liasons to make sure MOV's 'investments' are protected.
Program Areas Served
None
Men of Valor focuses on preparing a man to assume a responsible role in society to reduce recidivism. Aftercare includes assistance with job placement, housing, basic needs, church home identification, family restoration, life skills and post-release adjustment issues. The majority of the participants in the Aftercare Program are typically struggling with alcohol/drug addictions and without financial means of support. Our Aftercare Coordinators act as Community Resource Liasons to make sure MOV's 'investments' are protected.
Program Areas Served
None
