SOAR RE-ENTRY CENTER
205 E. Court Street
Hinesville, Georgia 31313
M-TH | 10am- 3pm | Appointment Required
(912) 877-5293
Improve public safety, reduce recidivism, and empower justice-involved and formerly incarcerated individuals to reach their human potential.
We envision a transformative, evidence-based, comprehensive community-based adult reentry program, with a broad-base of partnerships and collaborations with law enforcement, local government, care and service providers, churches, businesses, peer mentors/supporters, and other people who care to help people create the change they want to see in their lives after incarceration.
Our Mission.
Our Vision.
The Backstory.
The Liberty County Re-Entry Coalition, Inc. was founded in 2012 by a group of elected officials and community minded individuals who saw community-based reentry services as part of the solution to reduce recidivism and promote public safety. State Representative Al Williams led the charge, appointed a steering committee, and continues to support the initiative even to this day.
In 2014, the Coalition activated a steering team to assess the need, inspire community engagement, and build capacity. The Coalition held monthly stakeholder meetings during a 24-month program design and implementation process, during which several focus groups with those with lived-experiences to inform and validate the planning.
The SOAR Re-Entry Center, Community-based Adult Re-Entry Program officially opened for direct service to formerly incarcerated individuals on September 14, 2016. Hundreds of stakeholders witnessed a flagship model which has been recognized across the state. Liberty County was also selected as one of seventeen Georgia Prison Re-Entry Initiative Sites by the Governor's Office of Transition, Support, and Reentry (GOTSR). Though the Liberty County Re-Entry Coalition, Inc. did not receive state funding, it has strategically sustained the SOAR Re-Entry Center to serve hundreds of formerly incarcerated individuals with support from local agencies, caring citizens, faith-based organizations, and social organizations.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Kenneth Howard, Board Chairman
Michele Freeney-Washington, Vice Chair
Morris Cockerm, Secretary
Fanchon Powe, Treasurer
John Slappy
Jeffrey Porter, Jr.
Henry Knox, Jr.
Joseph McEady
Emmanuel Joyner
Al Williams
SOAR RE-ENTRY TEAM
Daisy Jones, Executive Director | Program Manager
E. Housey, Program Support
H. Wadsworth, Program Support
M. Cockerm, Peer Support | Mentor Lead
J. Slappy, Peer Support
R. McGregory, Peer Support