A listing in the directory
Families search the directory by phase and by area. Your church shows up for the people coming home near you.
For churches
Meet the family before the gate opens.
Families on Restored Network can find churches near where their person is coming home. When a family asks to meet you, you can hear from them before release day, so a mentor and a seat can be ready.
- Free for churches
- You see only what a family sends you
- One contact, one inbox
What a listed church gets
It is free for churches. There is nothing to buy and no plan to pick.
Introduction requests from families nearby
When a family asks to meet you, it lands in a simple partner inbox. You read it and reply from there.
What you need to help, and nothing more
You see the family member's name and message, their phone or email only if they tick the box to share it, and, after you accept, the loved one's profile only if the family turns sharing on. You never see the register number, facility, dates or documents.
Training on the seven phases
One session on how the federal system moves, from sentencing to release, and what the first week home looks like.
Work alongside BRAVE Church
BRAVE Church in Denver, the founding church partner, runs church campuses inside two Colorado prisons and leads this effort to have churches ready for people coming home.
What we ask
Three things. They are what make an introduction worth something to the family.
- Answer introduction requests within a few days. A family waiting on a reply is a family deciding whether to try again.
- Give us one named contact. A real person we can reach, and who families will meet.
- Tell us when a family connects, so we can follow outcomes and keep improving the handoff.
How onboarding works
Five steps. How long it takes depends on your church and on when the first family reaches out.
- 1Listing published
We write your listing with you and publish it in the directory.
- 2Your contact invited
Your named contact gets an email invite to the partner inbox.
- 3First sign-in
They sign in, check the listing, and see how introductions arrive.
- 4Training
One session on the seven phases and what to expect at release.
- 5First family connected
You answer your first introduction and meet the family.
Started inside
BRAVE Church in Denver runs church campuses inside two Colorado prisons: the Buena Vista Correctional Complex, run by the state, and the federal ADX in Florence. Restored Network helps churches near where people come home be ready for them and their families.
Bring your church on
Tell us who you are and where you serve. We will reach out to set up your listing and walk you through the five steps.
Questions first? Write to [email protected].