UBUNTU LIVING
Updated 25 days ago
- Age: 15 years
- ID: 9252903/142
‘UBUNTU' in the Xhosa culture means: "I am because we are". Ubuntu Living is a transitional living program that meets people where they're at and provides the necessary support to help them find their way forward... A serendipitous outcome of personal experience (alcoholism), Ubuntuliving (an Oklahoma registered Non-Profit corporation that has officially operated from 2009 -2017) began by assisting one gentleman; then two; then three; and so on. Ubuntu provides reentry services but having been incarcerated is not a prerequisite of entering the program. Lacking the prison experience, my empathy stems from conscious awareness that without personal resources, a keen understanding of the judicial system, and meaningful relationships - but for the grace of God, there go I. Ubuntu has had four separate houses simultaneously but couldn't maintain as much financially. As of (July 31, 2012, Ubuntu had a volunteer Program Manager but still hasn't received outside funding help beyond a few good..