The Need: a small, supportive, long-term residence for mature indeterminate offenders on parole.

The Issues

The Vision

In keeping with our mandate to support Orthodox inmates throughout their incarceration, St. Silas Prison Ministry is committed to providing a residential “sanctuary” for those offenders in our care (Orthodox or otherwise) who are serving indeterminate sentences on parole in the community.

The Sanctuary is not a halfway house or treatment center. It is a privately-owned residence for offenders to rent once they have been granted permission to live independently outside of a halfway house (full parole).

The Sanctuary residence would consist of the following: