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Hand Up Ministry
Hand Up Ministry
Verified Oct 11, 2026
Shelter
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About this resource
Faith-based prison re-entry and transitional residential program providing housing, meals, clothing, transportation, case management and employment support for people released from incarceration (separate men’s and women/family programs).
Hand Up Ministries, Inc. operates residential re-entry/aftercare programs (transitional housing, food, clothing, transportation, phones/address, mentorship/counseling, addiction recovery support, classes and employment assistance). The organization presents a three-phase reentry model (stabilization, transition/employment, transformation/success) and operates separate application tracks/campuses for men and for women/families.
What to know before you go
- Hours / availability
- Housing is subject to availability; accepted applicants may be placed on a waiting list. (No daily office hours are published on the organization's site.)
- Eligibility
- Program targets returning citizens recently released from prison (prison aftercare). The organization runs separate tracks/campuses: HUM 1 campus serves men only; there is a separate Women & Family application. The men's application page explicitly instructs that married couples/families should not complete the men's application and should use the family application instead.
- How to access this service
- To apply: download and fully complete the aftercare application (include your release date). Submit the completed application by one of the methods shown on the organization's application page: email to [email protected] or [email protected]; fax (numbers shown on site pages vary: 405-738-8910 and 405-232-5871); or mail to 2130 SE 59th St, Oklahoma City, OK 73129. The application page states HUM 1 campus serves men only and that married couples/families should use the family application. For questions the site lists Ray Riddle at 405-738-8910.
- Cost
- The site states residents are charged a nominal program fee after permanent employment or other support has been established.
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