When Cortez Mc-Daniel returned from prison, he had few clothes. But he gave some to the homeless. “It made me feel I had the ability to help. I felt valued as a person,” explains McDaniel.
McDaniel, now a successful employee at the Father McKenn...
Turning Ex-Offenders into “Homecomers”
Cortez was a superstar high school football player, bound for a big Division I college program. He had grown up in a good, stable middle-class family. His Dad was a career army professional. Cortez had his sights set on playing in the NFL. A...
In Ward 7, men’s morning patrols aimed at giving kids ‘Safe Passage’ to school
”You change your life by changing your heart.” – Max Lucado
It’s a sweltering hot August evening in one of Washington, DC’s roughest neighborhoods. The Homecomers...
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Not every Homecomer meets with success. As Cortez’ story demonstrates, a person must want to change his life – truly want something different – or else all of the help and assistance by the Homecomers (or by any other orga...