Press Release

• May 18, 2020 The Fortune Society

  Target Corporation Distributes Up To $600,000 To Reentry Organizations Across the Country To Support Employment Services For People With Criminal Histories

  Target Corporation (Target) has agreed to make a one-time payment of up to $600,000 directly to seven nonprofit organizations nationwide that provide re-entry services to people with criminal justice involvement. Called the Pipeline Project, the payment is part of a previously announced settlement of a 2018 class action job discrimination lawsuit in which The Fortune Society (Fortune) played a pivotal role as a plaintiff.

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  March 20, 2020

  Open Letter to Our Government Leaders from New York City’s Nonprofit Sector

  In an open letter to leaders, several nonprofits demand commitments from the city, state, and federal government to endure the COVID-19 pandemic and recession.

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  January 31, 2020 New York City Council

  Speaker Corey Johnson Unveils Agenda to Address Our Homelessness Crisis

  Fortune is proud to stand with NYC Council Speaker Corey Johnson as he unveiled his plan to address homelessness in NYC. In a press release, our President & CEO JoAnne Page describes how breaking down barriers that prevent justice-involved people from accessing safe and affordable homes will help end NYC’s housing crisis and build safer communities.

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  November 14, 2019 The New York State Office of Temporary and Disability Assistance

  New York State Announces Completion of $14.6 Million Innovative Emergency Shelter, Affordable and Supportive Housing Project in Syracuse

  The New York State Office of Temporary and Disability Assistance announced the completion of Freedom Commons, a public housing complex based on Fortune's model that will include apartments for formerly incarcerated people experiencing homelessness.

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  November 05, 2019

  Landmark Settlement of Lawsuit Establishing National Precedent That Advocacy Organization Can Challenge Private Landlords’ Blanket Ban on Renting Apartments to People with Criminal Records

  The Fortune Society announced today a precedent-setting settlement of a landmark federal civil rights case allowing advocacy groups to bring lawsuits against private landlords who impose blanket bans on renting apartments to people with criminal records.

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  September 10, 2019 NYC Comptroller

  Comptroller Stringer: Abolish Mandatory Surcharges and Forgive Outstanding Court Debt to End Criminalization of Poverty within the Justice System

  A new report from NYC Comptroller Scott Stringer sheds light on the inhumane mandatory surcharges and service fees that plague our criminal justice system. Rob DeLeon, Fortune's AVP of Programs, speaks out about the burden they place on justice involved people.

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