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MOTIVATE, EMPOWER, AND ENCOURAGE RETURNING CITIZENS

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The Business of Living is the heart of what we do. It focuses on the Personal, Occupational, Educational, and Spiritual areas of your life. Learn about how the Business of Living came to be and get all the resources you need here!

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Resource Club meets Saturday in the Trinity Lutheran Church Fellowship Hall, 15 Randolph Ave. Doors at 9:30am for networking. Meeting begins 10:00am. Please join us and bring a friend!

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We have established a broad network of collaborative partnerships to increase our impact.

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"The moment you begin to act better than the people you serve, you become ineffective."

Business of Living Seminars
Inside Maryland Correctional Training Center Pre-Release

First Days of Freedom  
The realities of reentry without a plan

Weekly Schedule

Monday: The Gatekeepers office is open to follow-up on requests from the Saturday Resource Club meeting. Intakes are done daily and those who have been released from a Washington County correctional facility within the last 90 days are provided with Basic Needs.

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Tuesday: The Business of Living class is taught in the morning at the Day Reporting Center and again in the afternoon at the Detention Center (men's and women's sides).

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Wednesday: The Business of Living class is taught inside the Maryland Correctional Training Center (MCTC).

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Thursday: The Business of Living class is taught inside the Roxbury Correctional Institution (RCI).

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Friday: The Business of Living in taught inside the Pre-Release area at MCTC and at Lasting Change. Gatekeepers also mans an office inside Parole & Probation, assisting Agents, and providing those on parole and on probation with resources.

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Saturday: The Resource Club meeting is held in the Fellowship Hall at Trinity Lutheran Church. This is where returning citizens get to meet community resources.

BASIC NEEDS PROVIDED

Total JAN - SEP 2024: $161,199

Housing Assistance

$95,070

Food Assistance

$12,148

Clothing Assistance

$11,185

Transportation Assistance

$18,487

Cell Phone Assistance

$14,362

Utility & Other Assistance

$9,947

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