Mission Statement
CONFRONTING THE PAST TO REDESIGN THE FUTURE
New Legacy’s mission is to provide long-term residential housing, vocational education, spiritual enrichment, entrepreneurship guidance and basic life skills to former felon’s; which equips and empowers them to become better parents, spouses and citizens.
Reality of Incarceration #1
International human rights advocates have called parental incarceration “the greatest threat to child well-being in the U.S.”
~The World’s Children’s Prize Foundation at the 2004 World’s Children’s Prize award ceremony
Reality of Incarceration #2
In the United States 11.4% (One in 9) African American children , 3.5% (1 in 28) Hispanic children , and 1.8% (1 in 57) white children have an incarcerated parent.
Nationally, there are more than 120,000 incarcerated mothers and 1.1 million incarcerated fathers who are parents of minor children (ages 0-17).
~Correctional Association of New York. (2009). Women in Prison Fact Sheet. New York, New York: Women in Prison Project.
~Pew Charitable Trusts. (2010)
Reality of incarceration #3
Kentucky is a National Leader in Terms of Incarceration Rate. Often referred to as the era of mass incarceration, the years between 1972 and 2008 saw sevenfold prison population growth nationwide. Kentucky recorded the greatest increase. According to late 2013 statistics, Kentucky’s actual rate is 462 individuals per 100,000 population, which is significantly higher than many other states.
~Contemporary Journal of Anthropology and Sociology
EVENTS AT NEW LEGACY

TESTIMONIALS
Effective treatment for recidivism
Reentering society as a criminal has a catch 22. I think it’s imperative that we do all that we can so they can successfully reenter society.
Courtney
New Legacy VolunteerI want to be known as something more than a convict. A lot of transitional homes don’t really care about you. Here thats not the case.
Micheal
New Legacy GraduateI’m meeting new people; professionals. In a place where I can gain my focus instead of being bombarded by the pressures of life.