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  January 19, 2026

  Mayor Mamdani Restarts Just Home Supportive Housing Initiative, Reversing Prior Administration’s Efforts to Block Project

  The 100% affordable housing project will create 83 new homes in an underutilized building on the campus of NYC Health + Hospitals/Jacobi

  Just Home is supported through the City’s Justice-Involved Supportive Housing initiative, an evidence-driven model of permanent, supportive housing

  Initiative underscores administration’s commitment to expanding housing access and promoting long-term stability

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  January 14, 2026 Dan Goldman NY

  Goldman, Barragán Introduce Legislation to Secure Housing and Supportive Services For Formerly Incarcerated Individuals

  U.S. Representatives Dan Goldman (NY-10) and Nanette Barragán (CA-44) introduced the Returning Home Act (H.R. 2994), legislation that aims to help individuals returning to their communities from incarceration access supportive services and secure stable housing.

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  December 29, 2025 The Fortune Society

  The Public Health Impacts of Youth Incarceration

  A Policy Brief by Reggie Chatman and Hannah Ellen

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  December 02, 2025 Legal Aid Society

  Young People, Attorneys, Advocates, Providers, Clergy, Unions, and Impacted New Yorkers Unite in Coalition to Defend New York’s Landmark Raise the Age Law

  Young people, attorneys, advocates, service providers, clergy, unions, and impacted New Yorkers — representing organizations across the state — today unveiled The Coalition to Protect Raise the Age: Build Futures, Invest in Youth, a statewide alliance of 221 organizations committed to preserving New York’s landmark Raise the Age law, combating misinformation, and promoting investments in youth that deliver true community safety across New York State.

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  October 21, 2025 Legal Aid Society

  Youth, Parents, Advocates, Elected Officials Gather in Support of Critical Legislation to Serve Young New Yorkers

  Youth, parents, youth justice advocates, elected officials, and public defender organizations gathered today in the Bronx to share their vision of youth justice and community safety, and call for passage of critical legislation – the #Right2RemainSilent Act, the Youth Justice and Opportunities Act, and the Youth Justice Innovation Fund – which would provide a developmentally appropriate response to young New Yorkers entangled in the criminal legal system.

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  September 25, 2025 The Fortune Society

  THE FORTUNE SOCIETY APPLAUDS CITY COUNCIL FOR PASSAGE OF JUST HOME – INNOVATIVE HOUSING FOR FORMERLY INCARCERATED NEW YORKERS WITH COMPLEX MEDICAL NEEDS SET FOR HEALTH + HOSPITALS/JACOBI CAMPUS

  The Fortune Society today commended the New York City Council for the historic passage of the Just Home initiative, an innovative permanent supportive and affordable housing project to be built on the campus of NYC Health + Hospitals/Jacobi in the Bronx.

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