Soaring Eagle’s Academy

Re-entry Training Program

Soaring Eagles Academy provides a safe and secure environment to men recently released from prison. The 12-month program is designed to help these men overcome life’s challenges and successfully reenter society. During the program, each participant will receive bible teachings, counseling, discipleship, spiritual coaching and job skill development training. In 2014, Eagles Nest Ministries purchased an additional 10 acres where the Soaring Eagles re-entry home and training program currently resides.

Since 2015, seventy-two men have come to find a safe landing place at Soaring Eagles Re-entry Home and Academy. Some have stayed for the entire 12-month discipleship program while some stay for only a portion of it. The men coming into this unique ministry receive countless benefits that markedly lessen the risk of joblessness, homelessness, drug relapse, or re-incarceration.

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The struggle of Re-entry:

The transition from prison back to the community remains a monumental challenge. People leave prison with a $100 check, a 10-day supply of medication, a list of community resources, the clothes they are wearing and a bus voucher.

When men leaving prison arrive in their communities, they find barriers to employment, long-term housing, and occupational opportunities. S.E.A.(Soaring Eagles Academy) believes in restoring the whole man and helping him to secure housing, transportation, support systems and employment which enables him to successfully re-enter society.

Since 2015 we have had 58 men go through our program
Our recidivism rate for all academy participants over a 5-year period is 3%
Our recidivism rate for all academy participants who graduated our program is 1%

20%
of all academy participants
have graduated our program

100%
of all academy participants
have remained in compliance
with parole conditions

76%
of all academy participants
have reconciled with family
and successfully created an
ouside support system

The average stay time for a
participant in our program is 5 months

47% of program participants have gained adequate housing before they leave our program

46% have been able to purchase a reliable vehicle

69% have acquired gainful employment

48% have received job training.

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FIRST 30 DAYS
in Soaring Eagles Academy

Notable Facts

*as of September 1, 2019

70-80,000 inmates are released every year from Texas Department of Criminal Justice

1800 men and women here in Montgomery County

>240M is the estimated number of calls to 911 each year, the majority of which are unrelated to emergencies or crimes in progress

Upon release they receive a maximum of $100.00 and the clothes on their back

95% is the proportion of people incarcerated in state prisons who will eventually return to their communities

68% of people in state prisons had not received a high school diploma in 2003

500% increase in the incarcerated population over the past 40 years

24% drop in U.S. prison admissions since 2006, thanks in part to state reforms

According to the 2018 Bureau of Justice Statistics report

44% of released prisoners were arrested during the first year following release

68% of all prisoners released will be arrested within 3 years

Of the remaining 32%, 47% who were not arrested within 3 years of release were arrested during years 4-9 following release

Meeting the immediate needs of these men post-incarceration means that those who lack a family support system will not be homeless or gravitate toward the destructive environments that contributed to their prior criminal behavior. In addition, throughout their time in the Soaring Eagles Program, the men receive benefit from attendance at:

Weekly church services
Weekly Recovery meetings
Weekly discipleship classes taught by Pastor Jeff Williams
Individual and family counseling with a licensed counselor.
A variety of life and vocational skills classes including auto mechanics, nutrition/cooking, parenting, managing finances, time management and goal setting, anger management, social skills and job readiness.

How the Soaring Eagle’s Academy is Providing Solutions

Within the first 30 days, a parolee who comes into the Soaring Eagles Program receives, at minimum:

A warm welcome into a safe, beautiful, comfortable home
A kit containing a man’s hygiene necessities for the first few weeks
A bed, linens, towels, and a wardrobe for his clothing
Vouchers to purchase additional clothing
Communal meals
Transportation to the parole office, district courts, DPS, etc.
Enrollment in the food stamps program
Weekly trips to Walmart to purchase food and supplies

Assistance obtaining state identification or driver’s license
Assistance accessing necessary healthcare and applying for health insurance
Comprehensive assessment and individual counseling by a Licensed Professional Counselor
Consultation and assessment by vocational counselors
Job placement on or off campus

Join the Soaring Eagle's Academy

As part of a supportive community, men at Soaring Eagles experience a grace-filled but very structured and supervised environment where they are shown dignity and respect. They choose this program as a preparation to re-integrate into the wider community as honorable and productive citizens.

To apply you must have prior approval for parole and have financial support.

Please fill out the form below to have an application sent to you.