deborah potter begins her report in akron, ohio. >> reporter: at first glance the front porch cafe coulde any coffee shop. those guys at the grill aren't your typical cooks. >> i was a small felony on my record. i know how hard it was for myself to get a job. >> i've been having real poor jobs. i chose to do street life and street life is nothing but trouble. drugs, jail or both. >> reporter: most of the workers here are ex-offenders. the cafe is run by south street ministries. a fellowship that offers bible study for inmates. a place to live, a job is hard to come by. >> i've been arrested 117 times. i've been convicted 12 times. >> we want fast money. i went to prison for ten years for aggravated robbery. behind the aggravated robbery was drugs. >> reporter: perry clark new runs a construction business. michael starks is a community organizers. both say they went straight after finding faith behind bars but when they were locked up the churches they knew were not on their side. >> the church was of the mind set that he did wrong. he's being punished. they thought if you did wrong and w