A new halfway house for formerly incarcerated men is set to open in Ward 7 on Dec. 1. The facility, called HeRise Growth Center, will be the only halfway house for men in D.C after the closure of Hope Village in 2020, founders say, adding a crucial resource for them as they leave prison.
HeRise will be located in Deanwood on Sheriff Road NE and plans to serve up to 24 residents. The facility, which founders and incoming residents describe as “luxury,” offers 16 individual units, a full kitchen, laundry room, and community center. The staff will also offer financial literacy and entrepreneurship classes to residents.
HeRise staff said they hope to secure a contract with the Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP), which would allow incarcerated men to be referred to live in the center as they near release. But for now, HeRise will operate as a private halfway house and plans to accept residents who have recently left prison or were formerly incarcerated through an intake form…