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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 7,000 individuals with justice involvement and advocate for alternatives to incarceration.
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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.
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If you’re here, you’re a New Yorker.
Your immigration status has nothing to do with completing… the census, and any personal #2020Census information that you share is private and protected by law.
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As someone who has achieved sobriety for three years, Michelle knows that surrounding oneself with … positive people who listen without judgement are key to recovery from substance use.
In our latest blog, learn how she now spreads positivity to others: http://bit.ly/2SO4wmA
@NickTurner718 from @verainstitute, @LeannBertsch with @NDDOCR and @CLALeadership, and … @Stan_Fortune with @thefortunesoc discussing changing the culture of incarceration at @JohnJayCollege
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Despite efforts to roll back NY’s #BailReform, we must remain firm in supporting it.
In a @NY1 … interview with @cherylwillsny1, our Executive VP @Stan_Fortune and Fortune participant Althea Hogan discuss how bail reform will help build safe communities: http://bit.ly/2Vcdwoi
This Sunday at 10:30am and 3:30pm, tune into @NY1’s “In Focus” for a timely discussion on … #BailReform with @cherylwillsny1, featuring out Executive VP @Stan_Fortune and Fortune participant Althea Gibson. #BailReformNY