Restoring lives.
Rebuilding communities.
Ending mass incarceration.
What is Guided By Purpose?
Guided By Purpose Reentry Initiative, Inc. is grassroots, justice-impacted–led 501 (c)(3) organization dedicated to advancing healing, accountability, and opportunity for individuals, families, and communities most impacted by incarceration and violence. Grounded in restorative justice, we work both inside and outside prison walls to address the root causes of harm, support personal growth during incarceration, and ensure meaningful, supported reintegration after release.
Through community advocacy, civic education, and restorative justice practices, GBP empowers people to reclaim ownership of justice in their communities. We create spaces for healing-centered dialogue, leadership development, and informed civic engagement—equipping justice-impacted individuals and community members to participate in policy change, violence prevention, and community-driven solutions. Our work strengthens trust, builds collective responsibility, and challenges punitive systems that have failed to deliver safety or repair.
At every stage, we cultivate leadership and purpose—supporting people in becoming mentors, role models, and change-makers during and after incarceration. By centering lived experience and community wisdom, GBP is committed to breaking cycles of incarceration and inner-city violence while building pathways toward dignity, stability, and lasting communal healing.
Our Services
Our services are designed to educate, empower, and restore.
Pre-Entry Youth Mentorship
Prevention is just as important as reentry support. By intervening early, we aim to stop the cycle of incarceration before it begins.
Advocacy and Community Organizing
We organize and advocate for major policy solutions to mass incarceration.
Consulting
With our lived experience and research background, we bring practical, knowledge-based solutions that are often overlooked.
Restorative Justice
Creating pathways to healing through accountability and communal justice.
Support Our Work
Your financial support keeps our work alive.
Donations help us provide:
Free legal consultations
Survival resources (housing, food, clothing, transportation)
Programs for people impacted by incarceration
Peer-to-peer mentorship for youth and adults
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