The first Community Re-entry Summit of Hope was held on February 9th 2010 in Mt. Vernon Illinois. Working with the Mount Vernon Southern Illinois Re-entry Group (SIRG) the community gathered at the Rolland Lewis Building in the Veterans Park at 8 am. Individuals on State Parole, Federal Parole and County Probation who were invited began arriving at 9 am and continued through the day. The Summit provided a complete venue of service providers, community groups and faith based organizations. Offering health care services, education opportunities, mock job interviews,community services and much more all designed to provide this population with the knowledge and support they need.    

Goals of the Summit of Hope: Public Safety through reduced recidivism. Through a community expo of services and support we can both supply and encourage those re-entering back into society with the tools they need to become crime free responsible members of society.

Our Mission is: To give those Hope that have lost their Hope.


      THE NEXT SUMMIT OF HOPE WILL BE HELD ON     
        TUESDAY JUNE 5TH 2012 IN HARRISBURG at
McKinley Avenue Baptist Church 410 W. Sloan St. Harrisburg 62946

      Yes…90         No…..5        Blank…..11

Question #2  Did you find the presenters adequately addressed your concerns and questions?

      Yes…92         No….2         Blank…..12

Question #3  Do you feel that your volunteer was helpful in making this a positive experience?

      Yes…94         No…..0        Blank…..12

Question#4  Do you intend to follow-up with any of the agencies you visited today?

      Yes…85         No…..9        Blank…..12

What did you like best?

Everything was explained in great detail and made the experience worth while, I liked everything about the summit it was very helpful and greatly appreciated, positive thing, All of the helpfulness and the fact that people show care and concern, meeting people I know, Positive people, The Bi-County health case station, The environment, All of it, free ID, nothing, all the agencies and volunteers, my volunteer, IDES booth, Illinois Department of Employment Securities, Everything, The support, It was a wonderful learning experience, the job things, my helper and all the available information, the help groups, the AIDS test, Living assistance, Child Support, here, took time to answer all my questions, leaving, my helpers, UCAN, My tour guide, see Brad Bullock and Tim O’Boyle, money is owed me from a past job!, Child support, Everybody was nice and helpful, prompt service to allow me to get to work, It was all very good, Everything, Client support!, nothing, Assistance on employment, In and out quickly and my volunteer was very helpful, Lutheran Social Services, My helper was very sweet and genuinely concerned about my well-being, The girl that showed me around, The help!, Tony my volunteer was very friendly and helpful, Employment and medical, Can’t say, Available jobs, Having a negative HIV test, Joan she was funny and courteous and a lot of help with everyone plus she knew most everything about everywhere, Employment section, The concern and opportunity provided to me as an ex-felon to improve my life, The help and support they offered, organization was good, the fact that I was able to get my drivers license, All the information, I liked how I learned how to get the documents that I need, I fell that it was very well organized, All of it, Information on the housing and state ID, work opportunity tax credit, being here J, Everything, employment, everything, ID help, the help they offered, talking with people, Food, All of them, Pizza (lol) he help and support, very satisfied, everything, UCAN services hopefully to help with employment, my guide, DMV services, The health information, All of it, The women at the child support booth she was very helpful with information needed, Lutheran Social Services, Volunteer, All, food, conversation from reps, everything, the GROW challenge of opportunity, All, checking to see if the State owes me money (it doesn’t),  Adrienne she was really nice to help me out with anything I needed.

Any other comments or suggestions?

You are all great!, Keep up the good work, Have this more often, Thank You, Thank you all, Keep doing what’s being done, Thank You, Everybody was polite and very helpful, Thank You, Keep Joan around!, Wonderful opportunities, This is needed, Thank you, It was good for me, Peggy was great, Thank You, Thank you for everyone here I felt really blessed much love, I think its absolutely ridiculous I cannot get my ID, Thank you for the experience.

Thanks to all involved, this is just one little example of team work and how working together we can make safer communities and reduce recidivism. The Summit of Hope is simply people helping people in their community.  

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