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The OurJourney
First Aid Reentry Kit Program
OurJourney's Standard First Aid Reentry Kit includes all of the items listed below. It is designed, created and assembled by formerly incarcerated people at our Distribution Center in Newton, NC.
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A 56-page reentry booklet called "What to Expect: Your First Days Free", full of advice and encouragement from men who have already made that journey. Click on image to view the new Third Edition!
This reentry booklet is available for purchase in bulk quantities.
To learn more, please email us at contact@ourjourney2gether.com.
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A Reentry Resource Guide specific to each man's home plan county, full of contact information for agencies, organizations, faith- based ministries and businesses that provide services for those who are returning from prison.
Click here to download a Reentry Resource Guide.
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A NC DMV Driver Handbook, for those who will need to renew their Driver's License or get one for the first time.
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A gift card for a local restaurant that is enough for at least two meals
(restaurant may vary).
The Chick-Fil-A logo is a registered trademark of Chick-Fil-A.
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OurJourney desires to include two doses of Narcan, the FDA-approved opioid overdose reversal medication, inside each of our First Aid Reentry Kits. To make it more likely that the Narcan will be available when needed, we remove it from the box and attach the two doses to a lanyard. We also include a Narcan instruction card that we developed, complete with information for connecting with organizations that can provide support and assistance to those who want to overcome drug addiction.
The Narcan logo and packaging are registered trademarks of Emergent Operations Ireland Limited.
The OurJourney First Aid Reentry Kit program, however, is much more than "just a box." It is also a vital link that connects everyone interested in seeing a returning citizen succeed, both before and after release: the one incarcerated, the prison case managers and the reentry specialist back home. How does it do this? To find out, join us on an animated adventure we call "The Magic Little Green Box."
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Who currently qualifies to receive a Standard First Aid Reentry Kit through this program?Anyone returning to freedom from the following North Carolina prisons will automatically receive a reentry kit on the day of his release. Albemarle Correctional Institution Bertie Correctional Institution - Medium Custody Bertie Correctional Institution - Close Custody Carteret Correctional Center Catawba Correctional Center Craven Correctional Institution Franklin Correctional Center Greene Correctional Institution - RSTEP Participants Only Hyde Correctional Institution Johnston Correctional Institution Nash Correctional Institution Neuse Correctional Institution Orange Correctional Center Pamlico Correctional Institution Randolph Correctional Center Richmond Correctional Institution Rutherford Correctional Center Sanford Correctional Center Southern Correctional Institution - Minimum Custody Southern Correctional Institution - Medium Custody Wake Correctional Center
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What about those at other facilities?OurJourney is now accepting new state correctional facilities into the First Aid Reentry Kit program. Wardens & Assistant Wardens from interested facilities are encouraged to reach out to OurJourney about enrolling. Click here to view the information packet. ​ OurJourney is now accepting new Local Reentry Councils into the First Aid Reentry Kit program. LRC Coordinators from interested counties are encouraged to reach out to OurJourney about enrolling. Email us at contact@ourjourney2gether.com.
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Is the Standard First Aid Reentry Kit program available for both men and women?Right now the First Aid Reentry Kit program is only for men returning from prison. However, OurJourney is working hard to adapt this program for our female returning citizens by the summer of 2025.
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I was recently released from a different NC correctional facility. Can I still get a Standard First Aid Reentry Kit?We would love to hear from you! Please email us at contact@ourjourney2gether.com.
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I know someone who will be released soon, or who was recently released, from a prison or jail and is returning to a county in North Carolina. Can I order them a Standard First Aid Reentry Kit?Yes! Click here to purchase a Standard First Aid Reentry Kit for your loved one. Remember, First Aid Reentry Kits are currently available ONLY for men returning to counties in North Carolina. Each reentry kit is $60, which includes shipping and handling.
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How can we make sure we get a Standard First Aid Reentry Kit that contains Narcan?OurJourney currently offers First Aid Reentry Kits that include Narcan only through a partnership with Trillium Health Resources, who provides our reentry kits to its justice-involved clients in 28 eastern North Carolina counties. Our goal is to expand this feature to all of our partnerships, including our North Carolina prison facility partnerships. If you would like to order an OurJourney First Aid Reentry Kit that includes Narcan for your loved one returning from a North Carolina prison, email us at contact@ourjourney2gether.com.
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How can we make sure we get a Standard First Aid Reentry Kit that includes a smartphone?OurJourney currently only offers First Aid Reentry Kits with phones as part of a limited pilot program at one correctional facility in North Carolina. To learn more, click on the Digital Opportunity First Aid Reentry Kit tab.
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I still have questions. Is there someone at OurJourney who can help me?Yes! Lewis Whitmire is our Director of Distribution and oversees our Distribution Center in Newton, NC. If you have questions or comments about anything on this page, please contact him at lewis.whitmire@ourjourney2gether.com. You can also call our office between 9:00 AM and 5:30 PM Monday through Friday at 888-507-3368.
Individuals, community groups, churches and corporations are invited to join us by sponsoring single or multiple kits. Click here.
Reentry agencies or organizations interested in purchasing larger quantities of Standard First Aid Reentry Kits for their own distribution should contact us at contact@ourjourney2gether.com. Reentry Kits purchased in this manner begin at $80 per reentry kit.
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