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  June 25, 2018 Times Ledger

  The Fortune Society Receives Grant to Improve Health Services for People Released from Rikers

  The Fortune Society has launched a new program to prevent people released from Rikers Island from relapsing into substance use. Fortune’s Connections to Care Program has received a nearly $500,000 grant from the OneCity Health Innovation Fund to implement its project, which connects these individuals with primary health care and holistic support services in the community.

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  June 24, 2018 We Got Us Now

  Khalil’s Story – The Importance of Fatherhood

  Fortune Associate Vice President of Policy, Khalil A. Cumberbatch, discusses Father's Day and its importance in an era of mass incarceration, deportation, and criminalization.

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  June 19, 2018 Forward

  A Holocaust Survivor Inspires [People With Justice Involvement]

  Hedy Pagremansky has been a long-time volunteer with the Fortune Society, where her daughter JoAnne Page is the executive director. There, she holds regular Skype sessions with Fortune participants, and uses her experience as a Holocaust survivor to provide inspiration and guidance. 

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  June 18, 2018 Progressive Radio Network

  Ask Beatty Radio Show – Let’s Talk About Real Life Formerly Incarcerated [Individuals] And Listen to Their Real Life Stories

  The Fortune Society participants Eugene King and Barry Campbell appear on psychologist Beatrice (Beatty) Cohan's radio show on Progressive Radio Network. In this 43-minute interview, they discuss Fortune’s life-saving reentry services.

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  June 16, 2018 NY1

  Students Create Their Own African-American Museum

  NY1 highlights The Fortune Society's African-American Museum - a collection of exhibits created entirely by students in the pre-GED Young Adult Literacy Education Program.

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