Thrive for Life and Georgetown University’s Pivot Program and Prisons & Justice Initiative share a similar mission - supporting formerly incarcerated individuals returning home.

George Chochos’s academic credentials read like a list of George Patton’s military decorations. He holds a Master of Divinity and a Master of Theology from Yale Divinity School, a master’s degree from the New York Theological Seminary, a bachelor’s degree in Social Studies from Bard College, and he is currently pursuing a PhD in Theology and Religious Studies at Georgetown University.

But it all started with a mistake.

Quintin Murray joined Ignacio House last month from a shelter in Schenectady, NY. He was released early after 15 years on March 3rd, 2020 - just a week before the U.S. was forced into quarantine due to the COVID-19 pandemic - after successfully meeting the requirements of program, vocational, and good behavior. Quintin is Ignacio House’s newest resident, a full-time NYU student studying to earn his BA in Social Work, a motivational speaker, facilitator of multiple groups, and founder of Say Word, Let’s Talk About It.