OWOH – Resident Application - On Wings Like A Dove #

Resident Application - On Wings of Hope

On Wings of Hope Resident Application Version 2, Feb 8, 2022; Online Version Nov 28, 2022

Goal:

To show the love of Jesus by providing financial (physical) and spiritual support to newly released inmates returning to our communities and to help you become self-sufficient. These funds will give you a chance to establish yourself as a productive member of your community. This On Wings of Hope program is part of the On Wings Like A Dove Ministry.

Program Description:

On Wings of Hope funds and Mentor support will be used to help you choose what type of support you need. Possible areas of support include: adequate safe housing, food, hygiene supplies, furniture, clothes, transportation, insurance, etc. The funds will be paid directly to the providers of the services. An approved applicant will be assigned a Mentor(s) to provide accountability and guidance on what a productive member of society looks like as well as help with spiritual needs and financial planning. Initially, this program will be restricted to persons wanting to live in the Winston Salem, NC area. If you are completing your application online, your completed and submitted online application will be emailed to David Walters, with a PDF of the completed application emailed to you within 5 days of submission. If you choose to complete a paper application, you must mail your completed paper application to On Wings Like A Dove Ministry, Attention: David Walters, at 455 South Church Street, Winston-Salem, NC 27101. If you do not have access to an email address, and wish to request a paper application, click Contact Us on the website menu at the top of this page and submit a request for a paper application to be mailed to you. Be sure to share your complete mailing address in your request. Important: The number of persons to be served by this program is limited.

Guidelines & Requirements to submit an application:

Must have the ability and desire to hold a full-time job with job training
Must accept a provided accountability Mentor(s) for a one-year period
Must be clean from any illegal drug usage and sober (not an official recovery program) but we encourage any recovery ministry involvement
Willingness to participate in On Wings Like A Dove bible studies & ministry services and hear the good news of the Gospel in all areas of the program interaction
Willingness to participate and adhere to a 12-month budget and weaning from financial support in months 7-12 & adhere to a savings plan to be monitored by Mentor
Applicants with current medical conditions must follow their doctor’s medicine prescription
Applicants will not be given housing support IF you have another option and opportunity to have a safe home environment to return to
Must have desire to return as a productive member of society
Applies to both Men and Women
Release date must be within 6 months of application
Must release medical records to program if asked by the program
Must have been incarcerated for at least a 12-month period
Must allow and give permission for parole officer to speak to Mentor(s) regarding your caseresources

Please complete all of the following. Each field is required before the online form can be submitted.

Name

Inmate Number

Email Address (Required for online applications.) If you do not have access to an email address, click Contact Us on the website menu above and submit a request for a paper application to be mailed to you. Be sure to share your complete mailing address in your request.

Release Date

Current Facility and Location

What job skills do you have?

What type of job do you desire upon re-entry?

Do you have any medical conditions? If so, state them here or indicate None:

Are you currently on any prescribed medicine required immediately following release? If so, please list:

Have you been accepted into another re-entry program that provides housing?

Do you have another safe housing option available to you upon release?

What does it mean for you to be a productive member of your community?

Upon release, explain your desire to refrain prior actions that caused your imprisonment:

How would you prepare over a 12-month period to become financially able to care for yourself?

Explain how a Mentor(s) could help you upon release:

Do you have any concerns participating in Bible studies and hearing the Gospel message?

Do you have concerns with relapsing into illegal drug or alcohol addictions?

Explain how this program could change your life for the better:

Describe how you would commit yourself to the program requirements stated above:

Describe what the word "hope" means to you personally:

What barriers do you personally see that would hinder your successful re-entry into your community?

What personal fears do you have about re-entry?

What are your strengths?

What areas do you need to grow in?

What are your 3-, 6-, 9- and 12-month goals and what tools do you need to accomplish your goals?

Please provide two character references for On Wings of Hope to contact:

Name

Phone

Relationship

Name

Phone

Relationship

Signature (REQUIRED)
By providing my signature below, I attest that all the information on this application is true and I commit to fully follow all the program requirements stated above. (Use your mouse to provide your signature in the box. Type your name, as signed, in the box below your signature.)

Name

Today's Date (date will autofill)

Best way to contact you:

After you click on the Submit Application button below, your completed online application will be emailed to David Walters at On Wings Like A Dove. If you would rather submit a paper application instead, please see the notes about paper applications in the Program Description section at the top of this online form. Thank you.