Returning to life outside of prison is not simply a change of address. During incarceration, inmates' lives are highly structured. They receive three meals a day, sleep on the same cot in the same cell, and live lives without decisions and personal responsibility. Inmates are released with one set of clothes and $100 into a completely unstructured environment. Many have alienated their families and friends. For many, a return to the old neighborhood is the only option. This invariably leads to poor decisions and re-commitment.

Freedom House Ministries provides a home-like facility for released inmates where relationship skills are learned and healthy work habits promoted, in short, a place where ex-felons can develop Godly principles and acquire life skills that will allow them to become productive citizens. For training and mentoring the program relies heavily on the active involvement of volunteers from a cross section of churches (approximately 14,700 volunteer hours per year.) The volunteers provide classes in life skills, literacy improvement, family living, job training, work ethics, money management, and Bible sutides.

The program includes activities that support participants in overcoming destructive behavior, encourage spiritual growth, allow for counseling and therapy, and for recreation. The program requires employment and participation in household responsibilities. Participants typically stay at Freedom House Ministries for a period of six months before graduating.