Ex-offender faced homeless until ministry lent help
By Joseph Kenny | jkenny@archstl.org | twitter: @josephkenny2
Doug Evans, a case manager with the Release to Rent for Veterans Program, introduced program participant Robert Marshall to Anthony D'Agostino, and they shook hands.
D'Agostino took over earlier in July as the executive director of the Criminal Justice Ministry after Sister Carleen Reck's 17 years of leading the agency. The ministry, affiliated with the archdiocese and a recipient of funds from the Annual Catholic Appeal, is known for its success in reintegrating released inmates into society, especially through its housing programs that are combined with supportive case management.