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  October 18, 2023 Freedom Agenda

  SURVIVORS OF RIKERS, DIRECTLY IMPACTED FAMILIES, AND ALLIES RALLY BEFORE COUNCIL OVERSIGHT HEARING TO DEMAND INVESTMENTS THAT SUPPORT CLOSING RIKERS

  Late Wednesday morning, as the City Council Criminal Justice Committee prepared to convene their hearing on  DOC and Health + Hospital’s progress (or lack thereof) on opening outposted therapeutic housing units in three hospitals, members of the Campaign to Close Rikers gathered at Foley Square to remind Mayor Adams that closing Rikers by 2027 is a moral and legal obligation, and that the City needs to be moving towards closure with urgency on all fronts, including by expediting the completion of these units designed to house people with acute medical needs.

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  October 16, 2023 The Fortune Society

  D.A. BRAGG AWARDS $3 MILLION TO THE FORTUNE SOCIETY IN ONGOING MENTAL HEALTH INVESTMENTS

  Manhattan District Attorney Alvin L. Bragg, Jr., today awarded $3 million to The Fortune Society, an organization that supports reentry and alternative-to-incarceration services, to create a network of Court Navigators that will support New Yorkers with deeply entrenched needs.

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• September 20, 2023 The Fortune Society

  The Fortune Society Names Stanley Richards President & Chief Executive Officer

  Former Deputy CEO Stanley Richards will succeed JoAnne Page on January 1 after her 34 years of leadership.

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  September 06, 2023 The Fortune Society

  The Fortune Society’s Pioneering CEO of 34 Years Announces Retirement

  JoAnne Page’s Monumental Career Has Been Distinguished by Many “Firsts” in Support of People with Criminal Justice Involvement

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  August 16, 2023 The Fortune Society

  THE FORTUNE SOCIETY SECURES HALF MILLION DOLLARS IN COURT CASE AGAINST iAFFORD FOR BARRING PEOPLE WITH CRIMINAL JUSTICE HISTORY FROM ACCESS TO AFFORDABLE HOUSING IN NEW YORK CITY

  The Fortune Society today announced that a federal district court has directed entry of judgment against iAfford NY, LLC in the amount of $500,000 in Fortune’s case alleging that iAfford excluded people with prior criminal justice involvement from accessing affordable housing units in its New York City portfolio, which disproportionately disqualified Black and Latino applicants.

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  July 07, 2023 NYC Mayor's Office

  Deputy Mayor for Public Safety Philip Banks Holds Briefing on Public Safety in New York City

  Friday’s Public Safety Briefing by Deputy Mayor for Public Safety Philip Banks includes a mention of Fortune from new Probation Commissioner Juanita Holmes.

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