HomeMy WebLinkAboutLetter of IntentRe -Nu Life Center
A Simple Program for a Complicated Person
May 14th, 2020
To Whom it May Concern,
Re -Nu Life is a nonprofit serving the Central Arkansas area. We have been in business since June 2018 and
have continued to grow. Our passion is recovery.
We would like to express our desire to help the women of Little Rock. We are interested in the property at
7600 Inmar Little Rock, AR.
We are very interested in using the property to provide the community with an Arkansas Community
Corrections licensed Reentry facility for women.
Re -Nu Life Center would like to open a 30-35 bed reentry facility for women, providing them with the
following amenities:
■ Matrix System — evidence -based program (substance abuse treatment)
• In house schooling so they can get their GED
• Receive Career Readiness Certificates and Wage Certificates
• Parenting and budgeting classes are a requirement
• Pre -parole program licensed with Arkansas Community of Corrections
■ College credits through Crossroads College / AR Baptist
• After 30 days with us they are employed and able to save some money
• By day 150 they move out on their own if they are ready
This program works in phases Day 1-45 we get them Drivers License (if possible) take care of fines and court
cases that they still may have in traffic courts. Teach evidence -based programming for their substance abuse
addiction. Enroll them in college to start their college credits.
Phase 2 Day 46-90 they will have full- time employment continue their (College or GED) education, reunite
with loved one such as children and immediate family members. Parenting classes, budgeting classes as well
as more substance education. Outside meetings AA NA CA along with celebrate recovery.
Phase 3 Day 90- 150 they will continue their education along with their full-time employment, with hopes of
having a start of a relationship that is growing with their children/ loved ones. We are working on relapse
prevention evidence -based programming. Have a sponsor and or mentor working steps building a foundation
for which they are getting ready to move out on their own at this point.
Phase 4 150- 180 they are moving out and getting ready to start a new life. With the tools we have put in
front of them they are more then ready if they choose to apply them. Phase 4 gives them an opportunity to
get this right, but they are still in the program so if they don't get it right, we can bring them back and figure
out what needs to be different.
This program is a special program designed by the governor of Arkansas to help these individuals turn their
lives around and be productive members of society. These ladies are handpicked, they cannot have
disciplinary's have to be a class one and 18 months to the door (going home) with these programs in place our
recidivism rates here in Arkansas are getting better.
This address (7600 Enmar Little rock Ar) has had treatment in it and is set up to do exactly what we are trying
to do. There has been a special permit in the last 7 or so years. And has been remodeled for residential
treatment model. We Re -Nu Life Center are asking the city of Little rock to allow us to also have a special
permit to continue treatment in this building.
As community service we will also if allowed will help keep the neighborhood cleaned up as we do at our
other facility's.
Thank you
BJ Brady CEO
Re -Nu life Center
10905 west Markham
Little rock Ar. 72211
Office 501-414-0286
Cell 501-802-6077