Offering Women in Distress a Hand Up, Not a Hand Out 

We are a grassroots nonprofit founded by a formerly incarcerated woman for other formerly incarcerated women. We are strong advocates for women and are committed to providing programs and services that support women in their re-entry efforts from prison to community. We provide a continuum of programs that includes Pre-Release Mentoring to incarcerated women, residential services at Why Not Prosper House and community services at our Resource Center located in Philadelphia PA. 

About Us

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​Services Provided Include:

• ​Pre Release Mentoring
• Residential Facilities
• Community Resource Center
• Teleservices
• Graphic Arts
• Workforce Academy

 services provided in cooperation with City of Philadelphia & PARR

​​In Memory of:

• Lacy Barns 
• Tracey Bell
• Jerminda Cox 
• Janis Deamer
• ​Yolanda Fletcher
• Olivia Kennedy ​
• Doris Manning
• Dawn Mayson
• Irnette Rameriz 
• Lyn Tomeo

Adele

​“Why Not Prosper has affected my life greatly because being there helped me to get a foundation to get back with my family, my children, and society from the drastic change from coming out of prison… Without Michelle, I would not have been able to stay clean for the amount of time that I have stayed clean. I would not understand what was really out there for me because I would have never given myself a chance.”

Faith

"Why Not Prosper, being underneath Reverend Michelle and her teachings, has afforded me to be in my second year in college with a 3.8, looking to graduate next May of 2021. I have accumulated almost 3 years clean... I'm in a humble place with myself and my healing journey. I go to therapy once a month. Why Not Prosper has played a very intricate part of my life. It's helping me stabilize myself and given me the footing I need, so when I do leave Why Not Prosper, I will have the supports in place so I don't have to self-medicate when something comes my way that I think I can't handle emotionally."

Venus

"It got me back to being out in the world... I got my own place, I got a one bedroom apartment. When I was there, I got a job and Michelle helped me keep that job… Why Not Prosper taught me a lot. It turned me back around and made me go straight now."