Take a moment to imagine starting over. You’ve lived two lives: one before incarceration, and one inside. Now, you’re expected to build a third. When released, you're given a used shirt, pants and shoes plus $100 and a bus ticket. You’ve been tasked with successfully reentering into society by securing a job and housing. 

Where do you begin? Who will give you a second chance? How do you show the world who you are now?

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One Man’s Treasure is here to meet men at that critical first step—offering not just clothing, but dignity, support, and hope for a better path forward.

The journey after prison is filled with barriers. Every year 45,000 to 50,000 men are released from Texas state prisons, about 15,000 of which return to the North Texas area and they face immediate challenges:

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• Finding a job without appropriate attire

• Securing housing with limited support

• Reuniting with families after months to years of absence

• Understanding a society and technologies that have changed

• Facing the stigma of being formerly incarcerated
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Without basic needs met, these men are at high risk of returning to prison. In Texas, recidivism rates range from 21% to over 44%, depending on the facility. Nationally, more than 67% of men are rearrested within three years of release.

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Our clients' recidivism rate is 9.5% because we provide critical support at this turning point.