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  June 21, 2017 New York Daily News

  Cuomo pardons immigrant Ground Zero worker who faces deportation for 1990 drug crime

  Governor Andrew Cuomo's order of clemency gives Carlos Cardona a second chance at hope.

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  June 08, 2017 Citybizlist

  The Fortune Society Awarded $200,000 Unrestricted Tow Foundation Grant

  We are honored to receive this grant, which will benefit the advocacy and public policy work we do through our David Rothenberg Center for Public Policy (DRCPP).

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  June 06, 2017 Dollars & Sense

  Finding Rehabilitation Through the Arts

  Through organizations like Rehabilitation Through the Arts (R.T.A.) and The Fortune Society, the magic of art shines through in its ability to transform justice-involved individuals, offering them paths to tranquility and self-confidence.

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  May 18, 2017 Associated Press

  Nonprofit: Macy’s criminal background checks discriminate

  A nonprofit organization that helps [formerly incarcerated individuals] says Macy's criminal background check policies used to screen job applicants violates federal discrimination laws.

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  May 16, 2017 Miltech

  EPA provides $200,000 for green job training in New York City

  Illustrating its strong commitment to improving the environment and investing in the economic health of communities, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency today awarded a $200,000 grant to The Fortune Society, Inc., to help fund the organization’s program to train formerly incarcerated people in environmental jobs.

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  May 08, 2017 The Crime Report

  Whatever happened to National Reentry Week?

  Last year, President Barack Obama declared the final week of April “National Reentry Week,” calling on the country to pay attention to the 600,000 or so people released every year from prison. What happened this year? Did “National Reentry Week” survive to see its second year under this new administration?

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