BROKEN CHAMPIONS
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From Broken… to Becoming
We are an Indiana nonprofit that walks with people from incarceration to stability, before release, at the gate, and through the first year home.
Walk with people from the inside out.
Broken Champions surrounds people who are incarcerated with trained volunteer Dream Teams, meets them at the gate on release day, stabilizes the first 72 hours, and connects them to the help they need to rebuild a stable life.
An Indiana where no one walks out alone.
Every person leaving prison is known by name, has people who show up, and starts with a bed, a phone, an ID plan, and a path forward, not a bus ticket and a crisis.
Presence
Our name for this is episkeptomai, the Greek word in Matthew 25:36 (“I was in prison and you came to visit me”). It means to look in on someone with care, and to keep coming back.
Dignity
We use person-first language, protect privacy, never use anyone as a testimony prop, and route help through a system so no one has to beg one person for it.
Structure
Clear roles, a weekly rhythm, a written covenant, two-person safety rules, and logged follow-through. Consistency is how trust is built.
Generosity
Generosity, Integrity, Transparency. We give without needing credit, and we expect that integrity and openness will earn trust over time.
Integrity
We describe what we do today separately from what we plan to build. We don't claim outcomes we haven't measured.
Transparency
Our status, EIN, documents, and policies are public.
Our story
Broken Champions was incorporated in Indiana in early 2026 and recognized by the IRS as a 501(c)(3) public charity, effective February 2, 2026. We exist because too many people leave prison with a mesh bag of belongings and no one waiting. The first night decides a lot, and too often no one is there for it.
Before release, a team of twelve who already know the person. At the gate, someone with clothes, a phone, and a meal. For the first 72 hours, safe lodging and a plan. Then follow-up at 30, 90, and 365 days, plus a county-by-county directory of the help that already exists in all 92 Indiana counties.
Our faith is why we do this work. It is never a condition of receiving help.
We use seven pillars to talk about growth after release. They give a person and their team common words and visible milestones.
01
Restoring the heart: hope and an anchor when the world offers none.
02
Breaking chains that still follow: release from shame and old patterns.
03
Who I am now. You are not your past.
04
Rebuilding trust, relationships, and self-worth, piece by piece.
05
Routine, boundaries, and discipline that protect what is valuable.
06
Self-governance: owning choices and keeping your word.
07
Building a life worth protecting, and a legacy beyond yourself.
Open to all
The pillars are offered, never required — services do not depend on belief.
We are a Christian ministry. We believe every person carries God-given worth, that no one is beyond restoration, and that Jesus' words in Matthew 25:36 are a direct call to visit people in prison. That conviction is why our volunteers show up.
Release-day support, lodging, case follow-up, resource connections, and the veterans track are open to everyone, regardless of religion or belief.
Worship, Bible study, and discipleship (including 4 Fields) are voluntary, offered separately, and paid for with private funds.
No one is required to pray, attend, or profess faith to receive help.
The story and the vision are creative projects. Broken Champions is the real, operating ministry. Gifts to Broken Champions fund Broken Champions only.
A science-fiction book series by Matthew Love, coming soon. In its world, you level up by giving instead of taking. Dream Teams, Waypointers and Pioneers all began as ideas on its pages.
A place in that story: a round building where people come home after the gate, with a room that locks, work for their hands, and a road to keys of their own. It is a vision, not a program.