Did you know that within 3 years of their release from prison, 2 out of 3 formerly incarcerated people are rearrested and more than 50% are incarcerated again?
Many people face obstacles reintegrating into society following their release because of difficulty with:
- Family
- Employment
- Housing
- Reintegrating into Society
Formerly incarcerated individuals often have difficulty securing employment and housing because of their criminal history. (Source: Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion)
The Lita Project® is ready to be part of the solution.
Our goal is to create a safe and rich community on a campus in the Phoenix Metropolitan area.
The site would be anchored by a multi-purpose commercial kitchen which would serve the campus and surrounding neighborhood while also generating income to sustain the property and program from food vendors who are in need of renting a licensed commercial facility to cook and package their goods.
Of course, The Lita Project® will be the first vendor to use the kitchen to develop our line of amazing pasta sauces!
An overview of the property looks like this:
- Commercial Kitchen
- To cook meals for campus residents and employees
- Prepare low cost “To-Go” meals for neighborhood residents and businesses
- Provide hourly cooking facilities for food vendors needing kitchen space and equipment
- Develop a co-packer facility
- Produce the sauces for The Lita Project®
- Tiny Houses
- Men
- Women
- Young Adults (18-21)
- Sanctuary
- To be used for services/Bible study by various faith communities
- Meetings for:
- AA
- Family strengthening
- 7 Habits of Highly Effective People
- Parenting
- Money management
- Self-control/anger management
- Book Club
- Music Club
- Nutrition Class
- Other
- Classrooms / Meeting Rooms
- Training classes for all aspects of working in the kitchen
- GED classes
- College courses
- Computer Lab
- Company meetings
- Rental of rooms for meetings of outside parties
- Dining Area
- Community Garden
- Community Store
- Child Care Center
- Clothing Shop
- Basketball/Football/Rec Area
- Hair Salon/Barber
- Library
- Administration
- Offices
- Conference Room
- Storage of community donations (hygiene products, etc)
Medical
- Partnership with existing organizations dedicated to at-risk community members
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Take a look at our vision. We’d love to hear your thoughts, suggestions and questions as we grow our first community campus.
