Through RBF's evidenced-based Nurturing Parenting and Inside/Out Dad programs, incarcerated parents and families impacted by the criminal justice system are learning how to be better parents and better partners. Read More >>

Read to Me Daddy/Mommy Project ™

Through the Read To Me Daddy/Mommy Project ™, Reentry Benefiting Families along with their corporate partner, Hometown Productions,  provides the resources, equipment and personnel to video tape incarcerated parents reading to their children. Read More >>

Life Skills for the Incarcerated and their Families

Our staff is certified and highly experienced in providing life skills to incarcerated populations ex-offenders as well as their family members. Read More >>

Bridges Out of Poverty

Financial empowerment and economic stability are at the very core of healthy families and thriving communities. Understanding the use of financial resources, and how it works in today's society is crucial to a person's ability to develop assets. The development of assets, large or small, is the very first step to increasing family stability, encouraging better consumer habits, and eventually increasing an individual's stake in the health and wealth of a community. Read More >>

Suit Donation Partnership

RBF, in collaboration with Men's Wearhouse and the Louisiana Department of Corrections, will serve as the conduit for "gently-worn" suits to be given to offenders releasing from state prisons. Read More >>

Fatherhood Initiative

Being a parent is never easy and being an incarcerated parent poses many unique obstacles for both the parent and their children. Here are some sobering statistics concerning children of incarcerated parents. Read More >>

RBF Prospectus - Click here to download

Statewide Information:
		Download Statewide Resources
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Regional Information:
Please choose the appropriate area in which you are interested and click the link to download the pdf file or click the link to download a Microsoft Excel Spread Sheet. Adobe Reader is required for the pdf file.
REGION 1:		Bienville, Bossier, Caddo, Claiborne, DeSoto, Lincoln, Red River, Webster		Coming Soon
REGION 2:		Caldwell, East Carroll, Franklin, Jackson, Madison, Morehouse, Ouichita, Richland, Tensas, Union, West Carroll		Coming Soon
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		Grant, La Salle, Natchitoches
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REGION 7:		Jefferson, Orleans, Plaquemines, St. Bernard, St. Charles, St. James, St John		Coming Soon
REGION 8:		Ascension, East Baton Rouge, East Feliciana, Iberville, Livingston, Pointe Coupee, St. Helena, St. Tammany, Tangipahoa, Washington, West Baton Rouge, West Feliciana

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Worship At Full Volume

Click the play icon below to hear 30 sec. samples from our hit cd, Worship At Full Volume.

If you would like to purchase the entire cd for only a $10.00 donation, please click the Buy Now button below.

Once you have completed you payment, using PayPal, you will be redirected to a download page where you can download the cd in MP3 or ITunes format.

Dog is God Spelled Backwards - NOW AVAILABLE

Dog is God Spelled Backwards: Lessons I Have Learned From My Dogs About My Heavenly Father (and Other Stories that Have Struck My Fancy

In Dog is God Spelled Backwards, Michael Ellerbe shares a number of anecdotes about the bond he shares with his four dogs. Biscuit was the first to come into Ellerbe's life in 2000. Soon after, his baby brother Catfish arrived. Blueberry (also known as Blue) was added to the pack in July 2006, and Highway (Princess Sac-a-Mud) was found and rescued on the roadside. Ellerbe entertains readers with humorous stories of the fun they've shared and how through them he has grown closer to the Lord. <<Learn More>>

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A Unique Solutions to Poverty / Financial Empowerment Training for Corporation, Non- Profit and Small Business Executives offered in collaboration with DezinsInteractive & Resources Benefiting Families.

Building Human Capacity,
Not Just Institutional Capacity,
through a proven philosophy designed to

Help individuals & families to:
- Create / enhance their own resource base
- Make choices that promote dignity & well being
- Giving back to others and their communities
- Become self-sufficient!

Presenter/Facilitator:
Elain Ellerbe
Certified National Trainer
Bridges Out of Poverty, Getting Ahead In A Just Getting By World & The R Rules

What is the purpose of Bridges Out Of Poverty:

If you didn't grow up in poverty, you may be totally unaware of the "hidden rules" that govern many aspects of life for the poor.  People in poverty are often in survival mode, where the future holds no promise and support systems taken for granted in middle class and wealth are non-existent. 

If your business, agency or organization works with people from poverty or you care about being an agent of change in finding solutions to poverty, then only a deeper understanding of the challenges of the under-resourced-and strengths-will help you "partner" with them to create opportunities for success.

In the Bridges Out of Poverty context, poverty is defined "as the extent to which an individual does without resources".  Therefore, if people in poverty are able to connect to the necessary resources, they are likely to become more self-sufficient and self-sustaining.

Looking at poverty through the lens of economic class versus social class allows one to do away with pre-conceived and judgmental opinions of people in poverty.

An individual brings with them their own "hidden rules of class" in which they were raised.  These "hidden rules" dictate an individual's pattern of thought, social interaction and cognitive strategies.  Understanding other classes' hidden rules can help close the communication and relational gap between individuals from different economic classes.

Learning how to build human capacity rather than just institutional maintenance is the key to implementing more effective solutions to poverty.   However, any discussion or planning should only take place when all three "Fred's" are at the table-the Fred from Poverty, the Fred from Middle Class and the Fred from Wealth.

Who should attend?

For individuals wanting to be a part of changing the economic landscape of the Greater Baton Rouge area, this is a must attend training. Including:

• Business Owners / Corporate Staff / Social Entrepreneurs
• Mentors of Adults and Youth
• Non-profit Executives and Staffs
• Civic and Community Leaders
• Social Workers
• Anyone interested in being an Agent of Change

What Can I Do With This Certification?

• A Certificate of Completion will be awarded to all participants
• You will come away with very unique and innovative knowledge on tackling the issue of poverty in a very "out of the box" way
• And once you cross the "Bridge", there's no going back!

What Is The Cost?

• $99 per person and includes Bridges Out of Poverty textbook/workbook

What Can I Expect?

• The unexpected, and we promise you won't be bored!  Lively discussion will ensue!

How Do I Register?

• Call (225) 963-2074
• Send an email with your name and contact information to info@rbf.la