Gateway to Glory Ministries, Inc

Provide transitional housing for men in recovery and ex-offenders. Provide mentors to these men while nurturing them through the local church community. Provide the men with an environment which encourages spiritual growth, mental maturity and physical fitness.

Quick Facts:

Focus of initiative/program:
  • Education
  • Employment/Job Training
  • Housing
  • Mentoring
  • Physical Health
  • Substance Abuse
    • Inititative/program name:
    Gateway to Glory Ministries, Inc
    Year Established:
    2006
    Population served by initiative/program:
  • Returning from local detention facilities
  • Returning from local jails
  • Returning from prison
  • Under community corrections supervision (parole or probation)
  • Adults
  • Men
  • People convicted of a violent offense
  • People convicted of a non-violent offense
  • Tribal populations

    • Gateway to Glory Ministries, Inc

    Contact:

    Steve and Robin Malek
    Founders
    Gateway to Glory Ministries, Inc.
    Phone: 586-978-7022
    PO Box 863
    Sterling Heights, Michigan 48311-0863
    contact@gateway2glory.org

    gateway2glory.org

    Gateway to Glory Ministries, Inc

    Initiatives and Programs

    Focus of initiative/program:
  • Education
  • Employment/Job Training
  • Housing
  • Mentoring
  • Physical Health
  • Substance Abuse
    • Inititative/program name:
    Gateway to Glory Ministries, Inc

    Funding

    Funding sources for initiative/program:
    Private donors/church mission

    Partners in the reentry initiative/program

    Informal Agreement Formal Agreement
    (e.g., a written contract or an MOU) with this partner.
    Health, mental health, and substance abuse treatment providers:
    X
    Institutional corrections (e.g., DOC, jail, prison):
    X
    Members of the community (e.g., people who have been incarcerated, their families or neighbors):
    X
    Work force development and employment agencies (e.g. business associations, unions):
    X

    Participants

    Population served by initiative/program:
  • Returning from local detention facilities
  • Returning from local jails
  • Returning from prison
  • Under community corrections supervision (parole or probation)
  • Adults
  • Men
  • People convicted of a violent offense
  • People convicted of a non-violent offense
  • Tribal populations
    • Total number of people who have participated in initiative/program to date:
    48
    Total number of people currently participating in initiative/program:
    6
    Total number of people who can be served at one time:
    6
    If your initiative/program serves people under community corrections supervision, how does your organization work in partnership or work in collaboration with participants’ probation or parole officers?
    Open communication

    Data Collection

    Does your organization collect data about the process of your initiative/program?
    No
    Does your organization measure and/or track the outcome of participation?
    No

    Activities

    What activities does your organization engage in post-release and how do these activities differ from those offered to the general population?
    Get them connected to a local church community, mentors and offer transitional housing while they search for a job. The activities differ in that the general population may not offer a place for them to live while they are looking for work
    Explore the Justice Center’s Websites
    CSG Justice Center Criminal Justice / Mental Health Consensus Project Justice Reinvestment National Reentry Resource Center Reentry Policy Council