BUILDING PEOPLE, NOT PRISONS.
We believe in the power of people to change. We help individuals with justice involvement rebuild their lives through innovative services and advocacy.
TRANSFORMING LIVES AND ADVANCING SYSTEMIC CHANGE.
We employ a “one-stop-shop” model of service provision, offering in-house services to over 8,000 individuals with justice involvement and advocate for alternatives to incarceration.
GET INVOLVED TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE.
You can help promote successful reentry from incarceration and promote a fair, humane, and truly rehabilitative justice system.
The Fortune Society’s mission is to support successful reentry from incarceration and promote alternatives to incarceration, thus strengthening the fabric of our communities.
In response to COVID-19, our Long Island City offices are closed. We’re instead providing most services remotely. Here’s how to access them.
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Join us for our virtual NY Reentry Roundtable on this Wednesday 6/3! We'll be discussing reentry ... services during the pandemic with @thefortunesoc, @BronxDefenders, @LawNY + @therealLSCNY.
Register for free here: https://bit.ly/2ZoU7mi
Tomorrow, join @ShakesinPrison for their weekly live readings of Shakespeare plays on Youtube. Watch... live here: https://bit.ly/3dj5z7k or view their archive: https://bit.ly/3gKvwPg
For more remote arts opportunities, read our Good Ship Fortune guide: https://bit.ly/2Xn2lKI
Ask your Senators to include supports for nonprofit human services providers in the next stimulus ... bill, as we continue supporting communities most impacted by #COVID19. #Fight4TheFrontlines
Sample letter: https://bit.ly/36ENGgH
Contact your senator: https://bit.ly/2TT7uaK
We talked to @thefortunesoc's JoAnne Page on the challenges of prison re-entry during the COVID-19 ... shutdown, and took calls from people recently released from prisons and jails.
https://www.wnyc.org/story/reentry-during-covid-19
Being released from prison in the middle of a pandemic brings its own problems, and the challenges ... of finding work and housing are compounded.
We talked to the @thefortunesoc's JoAnne Page on the challenges of re-entry and available help.
https://www.wnyc.org/story/reentry-during-covid-19
Today on @BrianLehrer, our President & CEO JoAnne Page discussed how Fortune is continuing to ... support people recently released from jail or prison. Fortune participant Marvin Wade also joined to share his experiences.
Listen to the full interview: https://bit.ly/3cbWJXi
For help with reentry, @thefortunesoc offers these services: ... https://fortunesociety.org/our-services/ or call 212-691-7554. To share your story live on the air or talk to JoAnne Page, call us at 646-435-7280.
Listen to Fortune participant Marvin Wade on @BrianLehrer as he talks about his experiences with our... virtual Creative Writing classes and his work conducting #2020Census outreach: https://www.wnyc.org/shows/bl