C.M. Chartier recently volunteered to help paint the barn for the Dismas House of Worcester, Massachusetts.

The barn was starting to weather and peel. C.M. Chartier volunteered to repaint the barn for the local residents. The newly repainted barn will help to keep this spirit alive for generations to come.

Since 1988, Dismas House has been welcoming former prisoners back to greater Worcester. In their homes, Dismas House, and the Father John Brooks House, and their other apartments, former prisoners are engaged in the hard work of rebuilding lives, and rekindling hope for themselves and their families. Families with kids, volunteer Board members, live-in international students, and church groups help create the family atmosphere by breaking bread with residents and spending the holidays with them. Their dedicated staff - many former prisoners themselves - provide key educational, recovery, and reentry tools to residents.