Check out this cool VIDEO CLIP, in which JoAnne Page discusses the work of the Fortune Society and its role in providing supportive housing for ex-convicts.  Page highlights the organization’s use of the Castle building in Harlem to create a culture of nonviolence for its occupants.

The Castle Gardens Grand Opening was a success! Some of the initial photos from the event are below.  Click here to view the full album on Facebook, or click here (or continue scrolling down) to read the official press release for this event from the Office of the Mayor Michael Bloomberg.  Pictures of Castle Gardens itself are available here.

“Mayor Bloomberg Presents Apartment Keys to New Residents Including Formally Incarcerated Individuals and Low Income Families

NEW YORK – Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg today 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, supportive and green apartment complex in West Harlem. Located at 625 West 140^th Street , the new 110,000 square-foot building will provide 114 apartments for homeless and formerly incarcerated individuals and low income families from the local community. The Fortune Society is one of the most respected and effective alternative to incarceration and reentry agencies in the country.” Read the full story after the jump!

Check out this week’s edition of the DRCPP Weekly Email Update, available here!

On Thursday, June 17th, The Fortune Society was honored to host Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg for a press conference during which he announced the launch of a citywide fatherhood initiative to strengthen New York City families by helping fathers be active in their children’s lives.