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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‼️ BREAKING: Pell Grants for incarcerated people passes House of Representatives. This is a ... historic victory for justice-involved advocates who have been working on this issue for 26 years. #PellYes
Read: https://bit.ly/2Pn902u
THIS IS HUGE! #BPIBard was founded in the late '90s in the wake of the #94CrimeBill decimating ... #collegeinprison by making ppl in prison ineligible for Pell. Since then, we've joined with formerly incarcerated advocates such as @Vivian_Nixon_WW to champion the restoration of Pell. https://twitter.com/ccf_ny/status/1290347094071484418
‼️ BREAKING: Pell Grants for incarcerated people passes House of Representatives. This is a historic victory for justice-involved advocates who have been working on this issue for 26 years. #PellYes
Read: https://bit.ly/2Pn902u
TOMORROW at 4pm: Attend our virtual Arts Showcase and launch of #VoicesofFortune2020!
Artists from... our Creative Arts Program will share poetry, music, and more.
*Everyone will receive a digital copy of the new issue of
"Voices of Fortune.”*
RSVP: http://bit.ly/VirtualArtsShowcase
Tomorrow: https://twitter.com/thefortunesoc/status/1286033955385466886
On Wed. August 5th, attend our Virtual Arts Showcase and launch of #VoicesofFortune2020! Artists from the Fortune community will share their poetry, music, and more.
Everyone will receive a digital copy of the new issue of “Voices of Fortune.”
RSVP: http://bit.ly/VirtualArtsShowcase
#STATEMENT: Friday, @nytimes released another harrowing article highlighting how NYS, amid a ... pandemic, continues to incarcerate people for minor tech. violations of parole - underscoring the need to reform NY’s unjust parole system & pass #LessIsMoreNY.
https://www.lessismoreny.org/statement_limny_nyt
If you are justice involved or know someone who is, read @MentalHealthNYC’s COVID-19 Guide to ... Mental Health Resources for Justice-Involved People. It includes Tele-mental health services, peer groups, support for children of incarcerated parents and more.
https://bit.ly/2PlRxYg
Use this guide to find support as you return to the community after incarceration, including only ... services available during the COVID-19 pandemic: https://thrivenyc.cityofnewyork.us/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/071620-GuidetoMHResourcesforJusticeInvolvedPeople_FINAL.pdf