Editorial

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  December 10, 2020 Daily News

  People with arrest records have housing rights, too

  In an op-ed in the Daily News, our President & CEO JoAnne Page urges the NYC Council to pass the Fair Chance for Housing Act and end landlord discrimination against people with conviction histories. She writes about the need to see people for who they are—not what they once did.

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  September 08, 2020 Daily News

  N.Y. pushes nonprofits to the brink: Give certainty to organizations trying to help the neediest

  New York cannot abandon human services providers as we continue serving communities hardest hit by COVID-19.

  In an op-ed, our President & CEO JoAnne Page explains how the risk of losing state contract payments jeopardizes the survival of nonprofits and endangers lives.

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  July 07, 2020 The Daily News

  Black lives matter behind bars too: Bring reform movement to America’s jails and prisons

  Cellphone videos and body cameras have exposed rampant police violence, but behind bars, there are no bystanders to film the daily brutality that disproportionately falls on Black and Brown people. In an op-ed, our Executive Vice President Stanley Richards describes actions needed for reform.

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  March 27, 2020 Daily News

  Let thousands out of Rikers, now: The coronavirus crisis demands bold action by Mayor de Blasio

  In a co-authored opinion article, our Executive Vice President Stanley Richards and NYC Council Speaker Corey Johnson call for the immediate release of as many people as safely possible from Rikers Island, where COVID-19 is spreading. Learn how rapid decarceration now will save lives.

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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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  May 20, 2019 Thrive Global

  Mental Health After Prison: What I Wish You Knew

  "Prison is a kind of battlefield, and what incarceration looks like is unimaginable to those who haven’t experienced it." May is Mental Health Awareness Month. On Thrive Global, read insights from Fortune Social Worker Ali Power on essential things to know about justice involvement and mental health.

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