18,000+
Floridians served
Across technology education, reentry support, counseling, hunger relief, disaster response, and outreach.
Tallahassee nonprofit | Youth, seniors, reentry, and community support
DRMI’s reach and service.
DRMI connects youth, older adults, families, and justice-involved individuals to technology education, reentry support, community care, and practical pathways that build stronger lives across Florida.
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- Four-week youth technology cohorts with intergenerational showcase events
- Behavioral, recovery, trauma-informed, and parenting programs delivered through trusted partnerships
18K+
Floridians served
10K+
Justice-involved individuals reached
286
People served in 2025
DRMI does not, by policy or practice, discriminate against any person or group on the basis of race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, gender identity and expression, marital or military status, or based on any individual’s status in any group or class protected by applicable federal, state or local law.
DRMI community and program moments
A broad DRMI visual snapshot across programs, outreach, and community settings.
Impact at a glance
A clear snapshot of DRMI’s reach and service.
10,000+
Justice-involved individuals reached
Through prisons, detention facilities, probation services, and community reentry settings.
286
People served in 2025
Documented annual reach across current DRMI programs and direct services.
83.49%
Used for direct services
Share of 2025 income and donations used for direct program support.
DRMI in action
Real program and community moments from DRMI’s current work.
Correctional programs
Practical support for healthier choices and stronger reentry pathways.
DRMI’s Control the Fire, Reclaiming Freedom, parenting, recovery, and trauma-informed work reaches justice-involved individuals through practical curricula, case management, wraparound referrals, and life-skills coaching.
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Mission
Helping all people live more enriching lives.
DRMI empowers youth, individuals, and families to live healthier, more stable, and purpose-driven lives through life coaching, mentoring, counseling, training, and community-centered support.
Programs are holistic, secular, and grounded in evidence-based, evidence-informed, and evidence-guided practices. Services are accessible regardless of background or belief.
Who DRMI serves
- Youth ages 8-24 building technology and leadership skills
- Older adults learning directly from trained youth at showcase events
- Court-involved and incarcerated individuals seeking healthier pathways
- Returning citizens and families rebuilding stability and purpose
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One organization, multiple pathways of support.
DRMI serves youth, families, older adults, and justice-involved communities through technology education, behavioral health programming, parenting support, mentoring, and neighborhood outreach.
Youth ages 8-24 and older adults
Geeks & Gramps
An eight-week intergenerational technology program where youth build skills in cybersecurity, AI, Microsoft Office, VR, wellness, and financial literacy, then teach older adults through community showcase events.
View program detailsAdults, youth, court-involved participants, and incarcerated populations
Control the Fire!
A structured anger management curriculum offered in secular, faith-based, and gender-responsive formats to strengthen emotional regulation, social skills, and decision-making.
View program detailsYouth cohorts, schools, families, and youth-serving partners
Control the Fire Youth
A youth-centered version of Control the Fire that uses social-emotional learning, life skills, and guided discussion to help young people manage anger, strengthen decision-making, and build healthier responses to conflict.
View program detailsAdults, inmates, and returning citizens
Reclaiming Freedom from Addictions & Substances
An evidence-informed recovery curriculum focused on relapse reduction, resilience, accountability, and practical pathways toward stabilization.
View program detailsIncarcerated parents and families
Nurturing Parenting Program
Evidence-based parenting education that supports emotional awareness, healthy relationships, and stronger family reunification outcomes.
View program detailsTrauma-impacted justice-involved populations
Breaking the Chains
A trauma-informed workshop series using the S.E.L.F. framework to help participants understand trauma, process loss, and prepare for life beyond incarceration.
View program detailsFamilies, neighborhoods, partners, and local residents
Community Events & Outreach
Annual events and neighborhood outreach that connect DRMI programs to the wider community through service, awareness, and relationship-building.
View program detailsIntergenerational digital learning
DRMI trains youth in modern technology and creates meaningful ways for them to teach and support older adults.
Reentry and healing support
Programs are built around stabilization, emotional wellness, trauma awareness, addiction recovery, and practical tools for life beyond incarceration.
Family and parenting support
DRMI combines coaching, counseling, parenting education, and evidence-informed programming to strengthen the people who strengthen communities.
Why this matters
DRMI is strongest where technology, healing, and community support intersect.
Networking and strategic partnerships
DRMI builds trusted referral, civic, correctional, funder, business, and community relationships so participants can reach the right support faster.
Wraparound service coordination
Programs connect coaching, case management, mentoring, referrals, family support, and stabilization resources instead of leaving people to navigate needs alone.
Life-skills coaching and practical follow-through
Evidence-based, evidence-informed, and evidence-guided curricula are paired with life-skills coaching that helps youth, families, and justice-involved individuals keep moving.
Organization story
A Tallahassee-rooted nonprofit with a longer history behind it.
DRMI is a for-purpose, tax-exempt 501(c)(3) public charity. Although the name includes "Ministries," DRMI is a nonprofit charitable organization and is not designated as a church. DRMI delivers secular programs and services for youth, families, and justice-involved individuals without religious instruction, doctrine, or participation requirements. Programs are grounded in evidence-based, evidence-informed, and evidence-guided practices. Donations are tax-deductible to the extent permitted by law.
Read the full story2004
Founded as a non-denominational outreach church ministry in Utica, New York.
2014
Incorporated in Florida as a 501(c)(3) and expanded secular programming.
2019
Launched Geeks & Gramps and expanded digital inclusion programming.
2025
Marked 21 years of impact and launched new parenting and trauma-informed offerings.
Partners and funders
Trusted partners help DRMI reach more people.
American Commerce BankVRcadeWalmart Store #1408Texas RoadhousePanera BreadJason’s DeliCovalentNAMI TallahasseeGoodwill Industries of the Big BendBig Bend AFTER Reentry CoalitionMt. Olive Affordable Housing & CDCGadsden County Senior Center
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