True Freedom and Prospera Reentry are grateful for our ongoing relationship with Y-Haven, an organization that serves the addicted and provides temporary housing for the homeless and those released from incarceration. It is our privilege to secure employment for many of Y-Haven’s clients…
Read MoreWe are back in! For the first time since the pandemic, True Freedom held a service for inmates on Ohio’s Death Row, housed at Chillicothe Correctional Institution. Due to COVID-19 restrictions, our access to this facility was barred for more than a year. On Tuesday, March 22, Chaplain Mark Stradiot had the privilege of preaching God’s Word to five men on Death Row..
Read MoreI sat in the outer area of House 3 to have private conversation with a young man from Pod A. During this time, twenty boys from Pod B returned from the gym. However, the guard who had been with the boys in the gym did not notify the guard in House 3 that the boys would be returning. When this group of boys saw that someone from Pod A was in the outer area…
Read MoreStarting in October of 2021, Bill Holko led a Bible study through the book of Ephesians for 12 inmates at Grafton Reintegration Center. The study, organized around John Stott’s, “Ephesians: Building a Community in Christ,” consisted of 13 lessons. All but two sessions were covered when GRC closed again, due to COVID. By God’s grace…
Read MoreScott Lessing and Jordy Vickrey are joined by Mike and Susan Swiger and discuss what they've learned about having a loving marriage.
Read MoreThrough the generosity of our donors and in cooperation with Youth for Christ, which covered half of the expenses, we were able to provide a holiday feast to a crowd of over 200 residents and staff members at the Juvenile Justice Center…
Read MoreRelaunch at reLink
By Maxine Lowe, Director of Reentry Employment
After shutting down due to COVID, True Freedom Enterprises recently relaunched its pre-release, work release program for ten men, each of whom has nine months or less remaining on his prison sentence. TFE is a non-profit organization dedicated solely to workforce empowerment. This reentry program gives returning citizens a legitimate opportunity to find gainful employment by providing…
Read MorePhilippians 3:4–7 Though I myself have reasons for such confidence. If someone else thinks they have reasons to put confidence in the flesh, I have more: circumcised on the eighth day, of the people of Israel, of the tribe of Benjamin, a Hebrew of Hebrews; in regard to the law, a Pharisee; 6 as for zeal, persecuting the church; as for righteousness based on the law, faultless. But whatever were gains to me I now consider loss for the sake of Christ.
Read MoreFAMILY TOBOGGANING & POTLUCK
Sunday, January 20, 2019, beginning at 6:00 pm
Chalet-Toboggan Chutes (Metro Parks—Mill Stream Run Reservation)
16200 Valley Pkwy, Strongsville, OH 44136
I met a young man who had stolen a car with his buddy. During the chase from the police, the boys crashed. One of the boys died at the scene. The other needed surgery. This young man showed me his scar. He was very depressed. By God’s grace, I shared the gospel with him…
Read MoreDear True Freedom Partner,
While 2021 started off with True Freedom still handcuffed by COVID lockdowns and restrictions and the devasting loss of our co-founder Gary Koly, Prospera Reentry (formerly known as True Freedom Enterprises)..
Read MoreAccording to the U.S. Census Bureau, Cleveland is the poorest big city in America, with 20,000 homeless people living on our streets. 33% of Clevelanders live in poverty while 50% of Cleveland’s children live below the poverty line…
Read MoreTrue Freedom is still holding its Bible-based addiction recovery program, Thursday evenings at 6:30 p.m., at its home-base location, 2005 Cypress Ave., Cleveland, OH 44109…
Read MoreOur Homeless Ministry began in 1994 when God spoke to an ex-convict working in a machine shop and told him to go and feed the homeless. That night, Emil Pocisk and his wife Sandy made a few sandwiches and drove around Cleveland looking for someone in need. Out of that calling grew a team of over 40 dedicated volunteers who faithfully serve hot meals and the love of Jesus Christ to the homeless in Cleveland every Saturday, rain or shine, sleet or heat…
Read MoreBy God’s grace, True Freedom sponsored the first ever “Yard Day” event at Grafton Correctional Institution. We performed an open-air service right in the middle of the prison compound, brought in four outside softball teams (two comprised completely of Amish men) to play in a softball tournament against two prison teams, and conducted a cookout for the entire population of 1400 prisoners. It was an amazing day!…
Read MoreRejoice in the Lord! Look out for the dogs, look out for the evil doers, look out for those who mutilate the flesh. Outward rituals have no spiritual value unless they are accompanied by a genuine conversion of the heart.
Read MoreTrue Freedom is still holding its Bible-based addiction recovery program on Thursday evenings, 6:30 PM, at its home base location, 2005 Cypress Ave., Cleveland, OH 44109. If you are struggling with addiction or have a family member struggling, we invite you to come. Family members and supportive friends are welcome as well. If you would like more information, call Mark Stradiot at 216-202-3636 ext.702
Read MoreAt the Juvenile Justice Center, Chaplain Smith met with a 15-year-old facing 15 years in prison for being an accessory to murder; the trigger man was sentenced to 30 years in prison for murder. After receiving Christ…
Read MoreA few years ago, at Grafton Reintegration Center, a computer lab was generously donated and installed by the Dalton foundation. True Freedom Ministries and inmates help support and run the lab. Currently, 9 classes are being taught weekly. When an inmate completes the necessary classes, he is certified as a Microsoft Office Specialist…
Read MoreTrue Freedom Ministries is an evangelical, non-profit organization dedicated to reaching people locked in jails and prisons, the homeless, and those trapped in addiction across Ohio with the message of the true freedom found only in Jesus Christ.
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