Freedom | Family | Finance

Commitment to Participants: The leaders and team members of NSNS are deeply dedicated to the well-being of the participants we serve. Each member possesses a skillset that integrates both theoretical knowledge and lived experiences.

Holistic Understanding of Behaviors: Our approach is grounded in an understanding of how life circumstances shape behaviors, encompassing social, emotional, and cognitive functioning. This awareness influences our workflow, emphasizing the significance of addressing reentry challenges.

Openness to Innovation: NSNS is open to embracing new connections, services, and resources to achieve our annual goal of serving 220 youth and adults. We recognize the importance of personalized reentry plans tailored to each individual after their incarceration.

Proven Success: Our reputable program has yielded successful results, notably in reducing recidivism and homelessness. The unique support system promoting self-sufficiency has contributed to improved safety outcomes across the state of Maryland.

Vision Statement

Bridging the gaps of Freedom, Family and Finance. The success of an individual, safety of self and others and build family unity with generational wealth. #NoExcuses

No Struggle, No Success, Inc. Mission Statement

To remove all obstacles and excuses from returning to prison. Delivering readily available resources to change the justifications that leads to using illegal “street” alternatives.

No Struggle, No Success, Inc. Services Statement

The No Struggle No Success, Inc. is the Youth & Adult Reentry program that supports individuals returning from prison, helping them navigate a full range of services and resources to reduce program participants from reoffending. The program will provide a comprehensive reentry home that restore the civil, social, and human rights of the formerly incarcerated by mobilizing individuals to become advocates for their own personal development, for their families, and for their community while living healthy.

Core Values

No Struggle No Success, Inc. has a unique approach to improve public safety, reduce corrections, and related criminal justice spending, and reinvest savings in strategies that can decrease crime and reduce recidivism. Our methodology is mentorship.

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Organization Sites:

Headquarters: 

2025 Maryland Avenue

Suite 2-4 + Lower Level 

Baltimore, MD 21218

Thank you, Delegate Melissa Wells, Senator Antonio Hayes, and Delegate Melissa Wells, for welcoming NSNS to the 40th District.
 

Central Administration Office:

100 East Pratt Street, Transamerica Building 

23rd Floor and Suite 11 

Baltimore, MD 21202 

Thank you, Baker & Donelson Law and Goldman Sachs Small Business, for allowing NSNS to be a part of this Baltimore Business Incubator space. 

Mail Unit: 

3000 Homewood Avenue

Suite 7136

Baltimore, MD 21218

The organization is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization with good standing status. It is also a certified minority- and woman-owned business, M/WBE-Hispanic American# 22-37770. 

 The love a mother has for her child served as the driving force to navigate through the systematic challenges within the legal and criminal system for black and brown individuals. This maternal perspective deepened as she planned an approach to address gaps in juvenile justice reform and restorative justice practices. She believed that this work would leave a meaningful impact on her life and the reentry population.

The organization's name was adopted by a youth (at the age of 15) who faced adult charges in Maryland. While confined behind the prison walls in solitary confinement, known as "23/1 lock up," this youth channeled his artistry to envision his future upon release.

The tenacious spirit of this mother sparked a purposeful idea: to contribute rather than succumb to the systemic challenges. She designed a robust reentry model involving direct programming, led by a comprehensive response to assist in the transition of individuals released from prison, jail, or juvenile residential facilities. This encompasses all aspects of public safety, health, and the overall need for transitional change.