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The Environmental Protection Agency has awarded The Fortune Society a $300,000 grant to be used for a new green jobs-oriented training program.
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Experts Vote Fortune Society #1 in Positive Impact in Criminal Justice System!
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The Fortune Society is committed to helping ourselves and our associates stay up to date on the latest legislation impacting our shared mission.
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Toolkits titled, Employing Your Mission: Building Cultural Competence in Reentry Service Agencies and In Our Backyard: Overcoming Community Resistance to Rentry Housing, outline how to successfully employ men and women with criminal histories is now available. This is the product of a joint effort by The Fortune Society in partnership with the Prisoner Reentry Institute…
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Fall Benefit is a Rousing Success
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“West Harlem, NY This fall, mayor Michael Bloomberg joined The Fortune Society, Jonathan Rose Companies, and federal, state and local officials in celebrating the opening of Fortune’s “Castle Gardens,” a mixed-use affordable and green apartment complex. The total project cost was $43 million. Located at 625 West 140th St., the new 110,000 s/f building provides 114 apartments for formerly incarcerated individuals and low income families from the local community…” Read the full story after the jump!
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“More than 300 members of New York City’s philanthropic, business, civic and theater communities gathered tonight to honor Newark Mayor Cory A. Booker and Broadway Producer Eric Krebs at the Fortune Society’s Annual Awards and Benefit Gala held at the Laura Pels Theater. Pulitzer Prize winning playwright Edward Albee and New York State Assemblyman Keith L.T. Wright served as the evening’s honorary Co-Chairs. The Fortune Society is one of the nation’s most respected nonprofit organizations offering services to formerly incarcerated men and women…” Read the full story after the jump!
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“Glenn E. Martin, Vice President of Development and Public Affairs; Karen Williams, the Visionary and Co-Producer of “Bring You’re ‘A’ Game”; Newark Mayor Cory A. Booker; Betty P. Rauch, The Fortune Society Board Chair; JoAnne Page, President and Chief Executive Officer; Eric Krebs, Broadway Producer; Sherry Goldstein, Chief of Staff). More than 300 members of New York City’s philanthropic, business, civic and theater communities gathered on Monday at the Fortune Society’s Annual Awards and Benefit Gala. The event, held at the Laura Pels Theater, honored Newark Mayor Cory A. Booker and Broadway Producer Eric Krebs.” Read the full story after the jump!
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“The Fortune Society was joined by Mayor Bloomberg and other officials on Wednesday to celebrate the opening of “Castle Gardens”, a mixed-use affordable and green apartment complex in West Harlem. Located at 625 West 140th Street, the new 110,000 square-foot building will provide 114 apartments for formerly incarcerated individuals and low income families from the local community…” Read the full story after the jump.
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Samson Styles, one of Fortune’s esteemed board members, is a correspondent for BET (Black Entertainment Television). He shares his thoughts about the grand opening of our new residence and service center, Castle Gardens, on his blog, “Samson’s View”. Thanks for the shout-out, Samson!
“Thank God for the Fortune Society…. They are a non-for-profit organization based in NYC. Their primary mission is to support re-entry from prison and to promote alternatives to incarceration. The Fortune Society has been rocking for 43 years and they keep building up steam. They just built an eco-friendly affordable apartment complex in west Harlem that cost $42 million. It’s called Castle Gardens and it has 114 units…” Read the full blog post here.
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Join us Sunday, February 5th, at 3:00PM to hear four powerful stories from individuals whose journeys have gone from prison to becoming successful, responsible members of New York City society. For tickets or for more information please contact David Rothenberg at 212-255-4834.
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“Both Sides of the Bars” airs July 31st, with a rebroadcast on August 3rd, via local cable stations
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There are plenty of opportunities coming up to see the new Castle II performed.
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Join us for the second of two sessions to learn more about the powerful and dynamic relationship between the Chief Executive and the Board Chair. We will hear from pairs of Executive Directors and Board Chairs from three organizations with different types of partnerships: (1) The Executive Director and Chair of The Fortune Society have worked as a team for several years; (2) The Executive Director and Chair of Goddard Riverside Community Center have worked together for a while, but the Chair is beginning her term in 2011; and (3) The Chair and Interim Executive Director of Civitella Ranieri Foundation, represent a different type of partnership limited in time and focused on transition.
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Fall Benefit is a Rousing Success
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Join Family Reentry and the cast and crew of The Castle, including Fortune Founder David Rothenberg, for Theater in the Garden at Bydale this Sunday, September 26, 2010 at 12:30pm.
The Castle was conceived, co-written, and directed by Fortune Founder David Rothenberg, and is co-written and performed by Vilma Oritz Donovan, Kenneth Harrigan, Angel Ramos, and Casimiro Torres – all of whom are former clients of The Fortune Society. This breathtaking drama follows the formerly incarcerated cast, which has collectively served over 70 years in prison, as they relate their harrowing, real-life journeys through adversity, crime, and redemption.
For more information, or to read reviews of The Castle, click the link above!