top of page
OurJourney
is a new approach to freedom, where being released from prison isn't just an occasion to anticipate, but also
a journey to join.
19,000
Approximately 19,000 people are released each year from North Carolina’s state prisons. 44% are re-arrested within two years.
95%
95% of all incarcerated individuals in North Carolina will return to our communities at some point.
50X
The opioid overdose death rate in North Carolina is 50 times higher during the first 2 weeks of release than it is for the general public.
49%
Only 49% of people in North Carolina find employment within a year after their release from prison.
OurJourney Reentry Kit
Our Magic Little Green Box provides essential tools for the initial days of reentry after incarceration. The OurJourney First Aid Reentry Kit program includes a package given to men on their release dates to help them as they transition from prison to freedom, from their past life to their Best Life.
Designed, created and assembled by formerly incarcerated individuals.
Play Video
OurJourney Reentry Resource Guides
One item included inside every OurJourney First Aid Reentry Kit is a Reentry Resource Guide for the returning citizen's home county, full of information for local agencies, organizations, ministries and businesses that provide reentry support in all 100 counties in North Carolina..
These same Reentry Resource Guides are available FREE on our website!
MyJourney Reentry App
The newest reentry tool from OurJourney allows returning citizens, family members and people from the community to search for, and connect with, reentry support in all 100 NC counties right on their smartphones. Users can also watch inspirational and educational videos about reentry and use the app to connect directly with OurJourney. Available for iPhone and Android smartphones.
The Best is Yet to Come
Play Video
Set to the song by the same title performed by Mack Brock and Pat Barrett, "The Best is Yet to Come" follows the life of Clint "CJ" Graves for the first two weeks of his life after his release from Tabor Correctional Institution in Tabor City, NC on April 7, 2022.
In this video we will see CJ begin the process of facing the challenges of reentry in his hometown of Reidsville, NC: buying clothes at Goodwill, going to the DMV to see about getting his driver's license, applying for a job. We will also watch as CJ soaks in both the thrill and profundity of freedom.
Every year in North Carolina appoximately 19,000 men and women return to freedom from prison, just like CJ. Over two-thirds will reoffend within three years, leaving behind even more broken lives, more grief, more victims. OurJourney wants to help end that cycle of sorrow by helping the formerly incarcerated discover their Best Life.
We think you'd look awesome wearing an OurJourney Compass T-Shirt, the exact same shirt we include inside each of our First Aid Reentry Kits.
Get one for yourself, a family member or even someone you know who is justice-impacted.
Click the Add to Cart button below to make a donation and receive an OurJourney Compass T-Shirt. All donations help support OurJourney's programs and services.
Available in Adult Medium, Large, XL, 2X and 3X.
Yours for a $25 donation!
(includes S&H)
Rock the C
mpass!
New
Color!
bottom of page