Brookside Community Development Corporation

Reentry program:through our isaiah house residential program, weekly community meetings, and connections to vital services, we help individuals overcome obstacles and prevent recidivism. At brookside cdc, we believe safe and affordable housing is the foundation for a stable life. Our community-centered approach provides a critical solution to housing instability, which is a major contributor to recidivism. We offer both short-term transitional housing and traditional housing programs, providing individuals with a safe place to live and the intensive support needed to find employment and achieve long-term stability.we don't do this alone. We partner with community organizations, church partners, and individuals. Together, we bring services that mirror jesus' model of compassion and love directly to our community, rebuilding lives with the gospel as the central motivation for all that we do. In 2024, our reentry program served 356 individuals and provided over 8,200 services, including meals, transportation, and counseling. We also hired a dedicated mental health counselor for our women's reentry program and launched a violence interruption basketball tournament that engaged over 50 participants.

Play program:brookside community play is a youth development program for children, teens, and families in our community. Research shows that children and teens who grow up in underresourced neighborhoods like brookside experience trauma at higher rates than their peers. This trauma often results in behavior issues and poor academic performances. Our elementary-age program helps children grow socially and emotionally, while our education & employment academy helps teens find their place, purpose and passion. Play also offered a 5 week summer play camp/learning lab in partnership with the mind trust.