Coming home from incarceration starts with an address.
Furnished housing for returning citizens leaving TDCJ, state jail, or county jail, and for people on parole or probation. We have homes approved by TDCJ as Alternate Housing Resources, so they can be used in a parole release plan. We respond quickly to release plans and work with families, case managers, and supervising officers.
Without a place to go, a release plan stalls.
Returning citizens, and the families and professionals helping them, run into the same walls again and again.
A plan needs an address
Release and supervision plans usually need a residence that can be reviewed and approved before anything moves forward.
Many landlords say no early
Applications get turned down before anyone looks at the person, the plan, or what's changed.
Move-in costs come before the first paycheck
Move-in costs, furniture, and utility setups add up when income hasn't started yet.
A stable place to start again.
We can't promise every situation will be a fit. We can promise a real review, a clear answer, and a home with the basics already handled.
An individual review
We look at your full situation, including the nature and timing of any conviction and what's happened since, not just a checkbox.
Paperwork your officer can review
We provide an acceptance letter, the home address, written house rules, and a contact person so your parole officer can review the residence.
A furnished room with utilities and Wi-Fi
Move in with your personal things. Electric, water, gas, and internet are included.
One simple community fee
One monthly occupancy fee and a one-time community fee. Same fees as every resident.
Written house rules and structure
Everyone in the home knows the expectations, which helps everyone keep their commitments.
Benefits help and a bus pass
Help applying for SNAP, Medicaid, and Medicare, referrals to local programs, and a 30- to 60-day bus pass to get to work and appointments. Optional Household Support is available for a fee.
Monthly occupancy fees
| Essentials · companion | from $750/month |
| Essentials · private | from $850/month |
| Signature · companion | from $875/month |
| Signature · private | from $1,050/month |
- We accept employment income, SSI, SSDI, family support, and approved program payments
- No 2–3x income requirement
- Reach out as soon as there's a projected release date
A clear answer
Some situations may not fit a particular home, for example when supervision conditions limit where someone can live. If that's the case, we'll tell you plainly and try to point you to other options.
Is a Bloom home the right fit?
A good fit if
- You're a returning citizen ready to live independently in a shared home
- You can follow written house rules
- You have, or are working toward, income to cover the occupancy fee
- You or your officer can share the plan details we need for review
Not the right fit if
- You need treatment, clinical care, or 24/7 supervision
- You need a licensed halfway house or a facility program
- You need a lease on a full apartment
Who's reaching out?
Planning a release or a move
Send the short form for yourself or a loved one. Reach out as early as you have a projected release date.
Request a Housing ReviewParole, probation, reentry, and case managers
Use the JDE Housing Solutions Partner Referral & Triage form. You'll get a confirmation right away and a fit-and-availability answer within 1 business day.
Send a referralRequest a Housing Review.
For yourself or a family member. It's free, it takes about two minutes, and it doesn't commit you to anything.
- Send the short form.
- You'll see a confirmation right away, and we'll personally reply within 1 business day.
- We set up a review and a tour, in person or by video, usually within 3 days of our call.
Prefer to talk? Call or text 903-686-1804
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Four steps from plan to move-in.
Reach out early
As soon as there's a projected release date.
Individual review
We talk through the situation and which home could fit.
Acceptance letter
We send the acceptance letter for your release plan. Your parole officer reviews and approves the home.
Move in
Sign your license-to-occupy agreement and settle in.
What a month costs, side by side.
For adults who live independently and don't need daily personal or medical care, a full-care setting can mean paying for care you don't use. Here is how Bloom compares with Texas median costs.
Texas figures are statewide medians from the CareScout 2025 Cost of Care Survey for Texas (released March 2026): assisted living $67,200 a year and a semi-private nursing home room $67,525 a year, divided by 12. Local prices vary by community. Bloom fees are starting rates; optional Household Support is billed separately.
With support added: a Bloom Essentials companion room ($750) plus Enhanced Household Support ($749) comes to about $1,499 a month. Household Support is help around the house, not a substitute for the care an assisted living community or nursing home provides.
An honest note: Bloom House Living is not assisted living or a nursing home, and our team doesn't provide hands-on personal care, medications, or nursing care. Residents who qualify can receive in-home services from a licensed provider they choose. If someone needs round-the-clock care, a licensed care setting is the right choice, and we're glad to help you think through options.
If we're not the fit, we'll help you find one.
We work with referral partners across East Texas. If a Bloom home isn't the right fit, or a room isn't open when you need it, we'll help you look at other placement options instead of leaving you with a no.
Families, hospital and facility discharge planners, case managers, and supervising officers can all start with one call: 903-686-1804.
Housing first. Help when you need it.
- A bus pass for your first 30 to 60 days
- Help signing up for SNAP (food benefits), Medicaid, Medicare, and insurance
- If you qualify for in-home care through Medicaid or insurance, we help you apply. You pick your own licensed provider.
- Connections to local programs, clinics, and community help
Housing Only
$0
You handle your own day-to-day.
Household Support
$399/month
Up to 8 hours a month
You do most things yourself and want help with a few.
Enhanced Support
$749/month
Up to 12 hours a month
You live on your own but want more help keeping a routine.
Good to know: Bloom House Living is shared housing where you live on your own, under a license-to-occupy agreement. It isn't an assisted living facility, nursing home, treatment program, or halfway house. We don't help with bathing, dressing, toileting, or medicine, and we don't provide nursing, 24-hour supervision, or emergency response. If you need that kind of care, you pick your own licensed provider.
Run locally, by people who answer.
Bloom House Living is a collection of homes run by JDE Housing Solutions, a local East Texas company founded by Jessilyn Z. Edwards. Before housing, Jessilyn worked in healthcare benefits and insurance, including Medicare, Medicaid, and benefits navigation, so she knows how fixed incomes and paperwork really work. When you call, you reach the local team that runs the homes.
Good to know.
Is this a lease?
No. Residency is under a license-to-occupy agreement with written house rules, not a lease.
What is the community fee?
A one-time community fee is due before move-in: $300 for Bloom Essentials and $650 for Bloom Signature. It covers getting your room ready and your move-in supplies.
Do you accept people with a criminal record?
Yes, we review every application individually. We consider the nature, severity, and timing of any conviction and what's happened since. We don't make decisions based on arrests alone.
Are you part of TDCJ or a halfway house?
No. Bloom House Living is privately owned and operated by JDE Housing Solutions. It isn't a halfway house or a state facility, and TDCJ doesn't pay for housing here. We have homes approved by TDCJ as Alternate Housing Resources, which parole staff can use in a release plan.
How do I use a Bloom home in a release plan?
Request a housing review. If the home is a fit, we'll send an acceptance letter. Give it to the institutional parole officer or case manager, who starts the release-plan review. The parole officer decides whether the plan is approved.
Who pays the monthly fee?
The resident pays, using work income, benefits, family help, or an approved program. TDCJ doesn't pay for alternate housing. We don't require you to earn 2–3 times the monthly fee.
Can someone apply before release?
Yes. Families and case managers can start the process as soon as there's a projected release date.
Is Household Support required?
No. It's optional, not medical care, and billed separately.
JDE Housing Solutions has homes approved by the Texas Department of Criminal Justice as Alternate Housing Resources. TDCJ has no contract with Bloom House Living, and Bloom House Living is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or operated by TDCJ or any supervision agency. Residence approval is decided by the supervising agency, not by Bloom House Living. Equal Housing Opportunity.