A Phoenix nonprofit is opening a new home for women who are re-entering society after being in prison.
It’s called MOM’s House, and it will officially open next month following a $100,000 renovation.
Daren Strunk is chief operating officer with St. Joseph the Worker, which owns and operates MOM’s House.
“We’re going to be able to service about 15% more women through the house in any given year,” said Strunk.
The home is part of the organization’s Workforce Villages Re-entry Program, and helps women leaving Perryville Prison transition back into life and the workplace.
This transitional program has already helped create several success stories, Strunk said.
“Eighteen of 22 women have come through the program, so far, have successfully saved the money, gotten their own lease. So they all exit into market-rate housing, so they are no longer on government assistance or food stamps, [and] they’re all working a full-time job with benefits,” said Strunk.
The re-entry program started in 2024 using homes owned by another local nonprofit.