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  August 20, 2019 The Fortune Society

  Fortune Society Strengthens Executive Team With Two Key Appointments

  “Fortune is proud to welcome Lou and Donald to our executive team. Their diverse and impressive backgrounds, insights and perspectives, as well as their decades of experience serving vulnerable populations, will enhance our ability to serve people with justice involvement." Read more about two new members of Fortune's team.

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  August 06, 2019 The Wall Street Journal

  NYC launches health initiative to help those involved in the criminal-justice system

  Fortune’s Director of Health Policy, Micaela Linder, and several Fortune participants shared their expertise to inform the NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene's new initiative. Learn more, now on The Wall Street Journal.

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  August 05, 2019 Queens Daily Eagle

  Young adults in city jails miss half of their mental health appointments

  Mental health treatment is vital for individuals with justice involvement. Young adults incarcerated in New York City, however, are marked as having completed just 54% of their scheduled mental health treatment appointments by December 2018. Read from Fortune Executive Vice President Stanley Richards and others regarding why this may be occurring and what should be done about it. 

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• July 30, 2019 Queens Daily Eagle

  [Individuals with justice involvement] pose for professional portraits on ‘Headshots Day’

  More than 150 Fortune community members posed for professional portraits by photographer Grayson Barrett, with assistance by make-up artist Marissa Proto, during our first-ever Headshot Day. Read more about the special event, now on Queens Daily Eagle.

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  July 25, 2019 New York Daily News

  What I have learned from [men and women who are formerly incarcerated]

  “If they had my life, they’d be me. If I had their life, I’d be them,” writes Ronni Burns, an adjunct professor at NYU Stern School of Business. On New York Daily News, Professor Burns shares what he’s learned by volunteering at The Fortune Society. Read and share today.

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