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October 31, 2022THE FORTUNE SOCIETY FILES SUIT AGAINST iAFFORD FOR BARRING PEOPLE WITH CRIMINAL JUSTICE INVOLVEMENT FROM ACCESS TO AFFORDABLE HOUSING IN NEW YORK CITY
(October 31, 2022 - New York, NY) - The Fortune Society (Fortune) has filed suit against iAfford NY, LLC for barring people with previous criminal justice involvement from accessing New York City-assisted affordable housing units in its portfolio, disproportionately disqualifying Black and Latino applicants.
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October 31, 2022 NY Daily News
NYC-approved company caught immediately rejecting low-income housing applicants for having criminal records: lawsuit
A company approved by New York City to match low-income applicants with affordable apartments was caught immediately rejecting people with criminal records — in violation of fair housing laws and city rules, a new lawsuit alleges.
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October 31, 2022 Law360NYC Housing Marketer Sued Over Refusals For Criminal Pasts
A company screening applications under New York City's 421a affordable housing program enforces a blanket ban on all prospective tenants with criminal backgrounds, disproportionately harming Black and Latino renters, a nonprofit told a federal court.
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October 28, 2022THE FORTUNE SOCIETY’S “HOPE & JUSTICE GALA” HONORS OSKAR EUSTIS, ARTISTIC DIRECTOR AT THE PUBLIC THEATER, ON OCTOBER 25, 2022
(October 28, NEW YORK, NY)—The Fortune Society honored Oskar Eustis, the Artistic Director at The Public Theater, with its Game Changer Award, and Public Works Performers from The Fortune Society with the Spotlight Award, at its annual “Hope & Justice” Gala on Tuesday, October 25, 2022.
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October 24, 2022 Corbin Hill Food Project
PRESS RELEASE: Food as Medicine Project Centers Community Needs With Additional $500K Secured for Produce Prescription Program in Upper Manhattan and Bronx
[New York, NY, October 24, 2022] - Harlem-based Corbin Hill Food Project secured an additional $500k funding for its Food as Medicine project in partnership with Mount Sinai Health System and the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, and the Institute for Family Health's Bronx Health REACH Project, bringing the total funding to $1M.
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