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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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  October 19, 2023 Manhattan News

  Fortune Found

  New grant to facilitate mental health assistance in the courts

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  October 19, 2023 The City

  More than 15,000 Rikers Jail Video Visits Canceled Since 2020

  Loved ones and lawyers don’t buy the Correction Department’s reasons for all those abruptly disconnected conferences. Meanwhile, in-person visits are at a fraction of what they were pre-pandemic.

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  October 17, 2023 Spectrum News NY1

  Manhattan DA discusses new ‘court navigator’ outreach program

  Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg introduced a new program Monday aimed at advancing equity for people arraigned at Manhattan Criminal Court.

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