Abraham House offers the incarcerated and their relatives a place of hope and community, where lives can be rebuilt, families mended, lessons learned and men, women and children, deeply marked by crime receive the social, practical, and spiritual tools to become productive citizens.

Abraham House takes a holistic approach to preventing recidivism and breaking the intergenerational cycle of crime.

Description and/or History:
Abraham House was founded in 1993 by Catholic prison chaplains and Baptist Department of Corrections officers in response to what they had witnessed through their work on Riker’s Island. To the founders, it seemed the prisons simply warehoused offenders, few opportunities for rehabilitation existed, and the jails were only creating better criminals. After completing their sentences offenders were ill-equipped to find a job that paid a living wage, and struggled to reconnect emotionally with their families and find some measure of respect in the community. Abraham House opened its doors as an alternative to incarceration program for offenders convicted of non-violent crimes. Today, it also offers services for hundreds of children and families of prisoners and ex-offenders from the greater New York area.

Contact person: Erika Figueroa, Volunteer Coordinator, (718) 292-9321 x25, (email)

Address:

P.O. Box 305 Mott Haven Station Bronx, NY 10454

Directions:

You can take the number 6 train to 138th Street & 3rd Avenue Stop. Walk out the Alexander Avenue exit. Willis avenue is one avenue away. You can take the number 2 or 5 train to 149th Street & 3rd Avenue stop. You can also take the Bx15 bus & get off on 140th street and Willis avenue stop. We are located on Willis Avenue between 141st & 142nd Street.   Nearest Metro/Subway Stop: 6, 2 or 5,   Walk distance (in minutes): 5-15   Nearest Bus Stop: Bx15, 1 minute walk