Deep Heart

Deep Heart Operation was developed to take advantage of our touring schedule to provide material support to the homeless population, those recently released from incarceration and others in need, in the cities in which we perform.

- As we tour performing the Deep Heart Demonstration, we give away pre-prepared packets of non-perishable food, meals, hygiene items, rain ponchos & aluminum blankets to the homeless and needy wherever we meet them.

- We provide personalized care for individuals whom we encounter repeatedly in the course of our work. Whether it’s bringing them a hot meal, specific food due to dietary restrictions, filling a prescription, providing transportation to a medical appointment, buying a wheelchair or specific clothing, we treat everyone as an individual, a human being with the right to request/receive aid provided with respect and compassion.

- We assist individuals who are actively seeking housing or employment by offering them: transportation assistance by paying for local bus passes or bike rental services, prepaid phone cards, personal coaching on interviewing & how to write a resume, purchasing a suit or appropriate clothing and haircuts and assistance in securing opportunities using any local contacts or resources we may have.

- Deep Heart Operation may also, at the discretion of the Board of Directors and on a case-by-case basis, offer financial aid to certain individuals, who have already proven themselves to be trustworthy, to help secure temporary housing, make a deposit on an apartment, purchase tools, certifications or supplies required for employment or other needs that further our exempt purposes in providing material support to the individual. This also lessens the burden on state and federal social services. In such instances, Deep Heart will continue to monitor the recipient to ensure a responsible use of the monetary aid for intended purposes.

- Deep Heart Operation will distribute approx. 3,000-5,000 personal aid packets and provide more extensive material aid and on-going support to approx. 200-500 individual recipients annually.

Drawing from over ten years of experience working in 220 prisons worldwide, Deep Heart created its magazine, DEEP HEART UNBOUND, specifically written and designed for those incarcerated or otherwise isolated, families, and all those suffering in these difficult times. At 28 full-color pages, with a diverse array of articles, stories, art, and photos, this publication will provide hours of educational, inspirational, and thought-provoking reading material, meeting the overwhelming need in correctional facilities for quality, innovative literature.

UNBOUND content is dynamic, ground-breaking, and practically helpful to individuals from all walks of life. Every edition is themed and built around an inspiring, comforting, and transformative message. DEEP HEART will be shipping copies, on request, to facilities around the country, as well as providing them, free of charge, to all audience members of the DEEP HEART DEMONSTRATION and participants in DEEP HEART OPERATION. The first run is 5,000 copies. This number is expected to grow exponentially, as DEEP HEART builds production and distribution partnerships, to meet overwhelming demand.

Launched in the fall of 2020, DEEP HEART UNBOUND aims to become a quarterly publication. Deep Heart is currently looking for partners to help with printing and distribution, as well as advertisers.
Email: deepheart[email protected] for more information.