Two men sitting on a sofa having a conversation indoors. The man on the left has dreadlocks and a beard, wearing an orange polo shirt and black jeans. The man on the right is bald with glasses, wearing a blue denim shirt and jeans. There are yellow pillows and a window with curtains behind them.

OUR STORY

Uhuru was founded by two childhood friends from an under resourced neighborhood whose lives took different paths, one through incarceration as a college student, the other through college and entrepreneurship. Both were collegiate athletes. Both became business owners.

They saw firsthand how adult men returning from incarceration were expected to succeed without housing, work, or real support.

What started as youth detention and gun violence prevention evolved into a deeper focus on adult reentry housing, workforce development, and peer led support.

Today, Uhuru serves some of the same men they once saw struggling growing up.


OUR VISION

We imagine a world where incarceration no longer defines a persons destiny, and every justice impacted individual has the freedom, dignity, and opportunity to build generational stability.

OUR MISSION

The Uhuru Foundation disrupts cycles of incarceration by creating real pathways to housing, employment, and long-term stability for individuals impacted by the justice system.

We do this by:

  • Operating a peer led recovery house

  • Operating a transitional reentry house

  • Delivering workforce development & digital literacy

  • Providing mentorship, behavioral health, and recovery support

  • Offering youth reentry & workforce programming

WHY THIS WORKS

Reentry challenges persist when housing, employment, and support systems operate independently. Uhuru addresses this by integrating housing stability, workforce pathways, and coordinated support into a single, practical solution. This approach reduces fragmentation, improves continuity, and directs resources where they have the greatest impact. The result is improved follow-through, stronger workforce participation, and outcomes that are measurable, cost-aware, and sustainable over time.