Manna Du Jour
Daily bread.
Fresh mercy.
New life.
The Problem
600,000 people walk out of prison every year in America.
Most leave with nothing. No job. No place to stay. No one waiting. On any given night, over 770,000 Americans have no home at all.
These are real people. Someone's kid. Someone's mom. People who used to have a kitchen table to sit at. Another program won't cut it. They need a bridge.
Sources: Bureau of Justice Statistics, 2022; HUD 2024 Point-in-Time Count
The Crossings
Three crossings.
Everyone we serve is in the middle of one.
From incarceration
To freedom
We go into prisons. We sit down with people who are locked up and we start building a plan — job training, mentorship, a real path for when they get out.
From homelessness
To home
A roof is the beginning, not the end. We help people find work, build habits, and put down roots so they can stay.
From death
To life
This one isn't physical. It's spiritual. Through Christ, there's life that death can't touch.
"For I was hungry and you gave me something to eat, I was thirsty and you gave me something to drink, I was a stranger and you invited me in."Matthew 25:35
What We Do
We set the table.
We don't hand people a Bible and wish them well. We teach them to cook. To serve a table. To run a kitchen. To show up on time and do the work. Christ is in all of it — not bolted on as a program, but the reason we show up every day.
Skills Training
Cooking, food service, kitchen management — the kind of work that's always hiring.
Mentorship
One-on-one discipleship. Someone who's been where you are and isn't going anywhere.
Reintegration
Help finding housing, work, and a community that'll have you. The part after the program ends.
Get In
This work doesn't
happen alone.
You don't have to do everything. Give, volunteer, pray — whatever you can. It all builds the bridge.