About Mission Behind Bars and Beyond – MB3

MB3 is here to help those behind bars and beyond.
Those returning to our communities from prison face many obstacles.
  • They struggle to find good jobs and decent, affordable housing.
  • They are often overwhelmed by their new freedom.
  • They frequently have lost contact with their families and have relocated to new communities where they know no one and are unfamiliar with the resources that are available.

MB3 provides many services that make the transition easier and more successful for those citizens reentering their communities.
Nurture, Support and Accountability Groups walk alongside returning citizens behind and beyond the bars providing mentoring and support. 

Trained volunteer mentors meet weekly in our groups which work with one returning citizen at a time.
Community volunteers bring their professional experiences into the classroom in areas such as accounting, banking, education, finance, business, education, and psychology.  Students receive Certifications of Completion at the end of each 6-week course which are presently offered on a regular basis at The Diersen House, a residential facility for women convicted of felonies.  
Life skills classes are taught behind the bars to prepare for a successful re-entry back into the community.  Classes on money management, how to start a business, developing and maintaining healthy relationships are just a few offered behind the bars during the course of a year.

The life skills classes offered are:
  • Smart Ways to Handle Money
  • Five Steps to a New Me
  • How to Set Up a Business
  • Resilience
  • Identifying, Understanding & Responding to Stress
  • Steps to Reconciliation
  • Making Peace With Oneself & Others
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Pastoral care and counseling 
are provided by qualified clergy
for those behind the bars and
beyond. Ordained clergy are
available to provide spiritual care
to those incarcerated.
Worship services are offered weekly to those incarcerated to remind them of God's love and mercy and to offer sanctuary in a sometimes dark world.  Churches from across Kentucky and Southern Indiana come and lead worship at our congregation inside Dismas Charities-Diersen reminding the residents they are loved and not forgotten. Those churches are there to welcome them when they are looking for a church home on the outside.