Outside the Walls Ministries is hosting "A Celebration of Freedom and Recovery." The event will celebrate the lives and newfound freedom of men and women who have paid their debt to society and promote the reconnection of families once broken due to incarceration. This day will offer a spiritual atmosphere emphasizing the importance of faith-based consciousness in productive reentry and in sustaining the effort to remain free, clean, sober, and serene. Information about community resources available to people reentering society will be available. Food, musical entertainment, and special guest speakers will be featured, and the first 500 guests will receive free gift bags. Click here for a flyer (PDF) with more information.
Saturday, September 8
11AM - 4PM
Douglas Park
Chicago, IL
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