Why Get Involved?

“…whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers and sisters of mine, you did for me.”
– Matthew 25:40

“Pure and undefiled religion before God the Father is this: to care for orphans and widows in their misfortune and to keep oneself unstained by the world.”
– James 1:27

Orphans…that’s probably not the first word that comes to mind when you think of those who are incarcerated for crimes committed against society – but it’s probably the most fitting.

70 to 80 percent

The number of men estimated to have come from the foster care system into prison.

1 in 4

The number of men who leave the foster care system and become incarcerated after turning 18.

No one to turn to…

Sometimes those men coming out of prison become “orphaned” because all their family has died or no longer wants them to come back home.

Many of these “Orphans of Society” return back to prison not long after being released because they have no family to welcome them home. LaunchPadHouse wants to change those statistics by being a family these men can come home to…