Our Services
Help us make sure that - 

  • No one in our community is alone or forgotten regardless of circumstance.
  • We make society safer for everyone by helping others turn their lives around and become the kind, ethical, and productive human beings they were meant to be.
  • We break this cycle for children and families with counseling, sincere and personal interaction, and scholarships.

I. PRISONS

With 3 locations throughout Illinois, the Hinda Institute is the Jewish chaplaincy program for the Illinois correctional system at the State, County and Federal level. We support families and assist Jews who are alone in the abyss of prison to become productive members of society -Jews that have often been virtually forgotten or ostracized.

Click here for a list of serviced institutions.

II. REENTRY

The Hinda Institute stays in touch with all of our clients on their release from correctional institutions and keeps in touch with them for the rest of their lives.  Our holistic approach includes:

  • support, counseling and rehabilitation services
  • visitation
  • advocacy
  • holiday services
  • educational programs
  • financial assistance
  • support for children and spouses

Our humanistic and holistic approach is responsible for our miraculous recidivism rate.

III. FAMILIES

Families are deeply affected by an incarceration. This includes shame, social stigma, loss of financial support and tremendous strain on the family structure. In particular, children are affected when a parent is incarcerated. Our clients know that the Hinda Institute is a place where people care and where they can get support, no matter what the situation. We support families and children throughout the entire process. 

Help us break this cycle for children and families with counseling, sincere, personal interaction, and scholarships.

IV. Reentry Education Programs
 

V. Online Courses 
 

VI. White Collar Group