Thrive for Life Prison Project

Thrive For Life Prison Project creates opportunities for spiritual development and provides educational resources for incarcerated and formerly incarcerated individuals while partnering with local universities and local employers.

Thrive For Life Prison Project builds bridges of trust, healing and reconciliation between incarcerated and formerly incarcerated individuals and the community through education and Ignatian spirituality. Rooted in the Ignatian tradition of being “contemplative in action,” our volunteers and programs help cultivate spiritual and psychological self-awareness, and then help participants transform that awareness into meaningful and rewarding lives.

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Thrive For Life builds relationships with individuals while they’re incarcerated and then continues nurturing those connections on the outside. This continuity of care is essential to our mission. We understand where people have been and what they’ve been through. Mutual respect and trust form the bridge between the inside and the outside

Our efforts focus on three areas:

Housing: Through community partners, we've facilitated permanent housing for Thrive For Life participants and retreat alumni. These housing opportunities have kept men and women out of city shelters and in their own homes where they can begin to rebuild their lives.
Education: We’ve formed partnerships with New York University (NYU), St Francis College, Manhattan College, Fordham University, the CUNY system and other local universities, arranged for Thrive For Life Scholarships, and provided research training and academic mentoring to formerly incarcerated individuals who are pursuing undergraduate and graduate degrees.
Employment: In partnership with local employers, Thrive For Life has provided job opportunities in a variety of industries, as well as employment support and mentorship.