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  November 13, 2023 City Limits

  How a Bronx Election Swerved the Course for Plan to House Formerly-Incarcerated

  Political calculus around a City Council race in the East Bronx has slowed the approval process for a plan to house seriously ill people leaving jail, and could cue up a test: whether the Council is willing to override opposition from one of their own.

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  November 08, 2023 Queens Gazette

  I On Politics

  The Fortune Society, one of the nation’s leading nonprofit reentry service and advocacy organizations serving more than ten thousand justice-involved individuals every year, honored President and CEO JoAnne Page, who is retiring after 34 years at the helm of the organization, and founder David Rothenberg as he celebrates his 90th birthday, at their annual “Bold Leadership, Bright Future” gala on October 30, 2023.

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  November 02, 2023 New York Nonprofit Media

  First Read Morning Newsletter

  The Fortune Society, one of the nation’s leading nonprofit reentry service and advocacy organizations serving more than ten thousand justice-involved individuals every year, honored president and CEO JoAnne Page, who is retiring after 34 years at the helm of the organization, and founder David Rothenberg as he celebrates his 90th birthday, at their annual “Bold Leadership, Bright Future” gala on Oct. 30.

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  November 01, 2023 City Limits

  NYC Promised More Apartments to Break a ‘Vicious Cycle.’ Where Are They?

  But a plan to expand JISH to 500 units from an initial 120—that would satisfy a commitment in former Mayor Bill de Blasio’s Points of Agreement to close the city’s notorious jail on Rikers Island—has barely advanced, despite a $93.7 million 2019 Request for Proposals (RFP).

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  October 26, 2023 News 12 New York

  Fortune Society court navigator program receives funding from Manhattan DA

  Behind bars, Soto found his inner freedom by helping his fellow inmates realize their full potential. Soto now works for the Fortune Society – a nonprofit that was recently awarded $3 million by the Manhattan DA’s Office to staff Manhattan Criminal Court with court navigators. The program is voluntary and is the brainchild of Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg. 

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  October 26, 2023 Inside Philanthropy

  The Inside Track: Using Donor-Advised Funds Creatively to Solve Nonprofit Problems

  Given the scale of social challenges we’re facing, this is a time to experiment with deploying philanthropic dollars more strategically to help nonprofits address those issues more effectively and spend more effort on mission-critical work. Many foundations focus on providing unrestricted grants, which give nonprofits the flexibility to address any emerging needs. But donors can offer much more than just grants to their nonprofit partners.

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