Who We Are
Members
The mission of the Center for Alternative Sentencing and Employment Services (CASES) is to increase the understanding and use of community sanctions that are fair, affordable, and consistent with public safety.
To achieve our mission, we:
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The Center for Community Alternatives (CCA) promotes reintegrative justice and a reduced reliance on incarceration through advocacy, services and public policy development in pursuit of civil and human rights.
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The Center for Employment Opportunities (CEO) is dedicated to providing immediate, effective and comprehensive employment services to men and women with recent criminal convictions. Our highly structured and tightly supervised programs help participants regain the skills and confidence needed for a successful transition to a stable, productive life. |
The mission of the College and Community Fellowship (CCF) is to eliminate individual and social barriers to higher education, economic security, and civic participation for formerly incarcerated women and their families. |
The mission of the College Initiative is to create pathways from criminal justice involvement to college and beyond and to establish and support communities invested in their own success. Our work reflects our deep passion and strategic commitment to empowering men and women involved in the criminal justice system to become stabilizing forces in their communities, advocates for change, role models and engaged citizens working for a safer New York City. |
The mission of the Doe Fund, Inc. (Ready, Willing, and Able) is to develop and implement cost-effective, holistic programs that meet the needs of a diverse population working to break the cycles of homelessness, addiction, and criminal recidivism. All of The Doe Fund's programs and innovative business ventures ultimately strive to help homeless and formerly incarcerated individuals achieve permanent self-sufficiency.
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The Fortune Society's mission is to support successful reentry from prison and promote alternatives to incarcerations, thus strengthening the fabric of our communities. We do this by: believing in the power of individuals to change; building lives through service programs shaped by the needs and experience of our clients; and changing minds through education and advocacy to promote the creation of a fair, humane and truly rehabilitative correctional system.
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The Friends of Island Academy (FOIA) strives to break cycles of incarceration by providing limitless opportunities for growth. It harnesses positive youth development practices to champion the strengths of our participants as they overcome obstacles and transform their lives and communities for the better.
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The mission of Future Now at Bronx Community College (BCC) is to empower out-of-school and formerly incarcerated youths, by facilitating the most effective support systems which will allow them to complete their high school education requirements, transition into post-secondary education, and graduate in a timely manner with a college degree. Our goal is to ensure that all of our students become self-sufficient leaders, who in turn, will become powerful role models for our current students, and positive contributors to themselves, their families and their communities.
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Getting Out and Staying Out (GOSO) empowers young men to avoid reinvolvement in the criminal justice system by reshaping their futures through educational achievement, meaningful employment, and financial independence. GOSO focuses on individuals’ capacities and strengths, as well as developmental needs and emotional well-being. Our aim is to promote their personal, professional, and intellectual growth by providing goal-oriented programming and comprehensive supportive social services.
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NYC Justice Corps aims to (1) reduce recidivism and improve the economic well-being of young people involved in the criminal justice system; (2) develop leadership skills and civic engagement, with young people becoming agents of positive change in their communities through service projects; and (3) build the capacity of the community to play a critical role in reintegrating young people into the community upon return from incarceration or other criminal justice involvement.
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The Osborne Association offers opportunities for individuals who have been in conflict with the law to transform their lives through innovative, effective, and replicable programs that serve the community by reducing crime and its human and economic costs. We offer opportunities for reform and rehabilitation through public education, advocacy, and alternatives to incarceration that respect the dignity of people and honor their capacity to change.
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Through the RISE (Juvenile Justice and Reentry Services) program, the Police Athletic League, together with NYPD and the law enforcement community, supports and inspires New York City youth to realize their full individual potential as productive members of society.
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Government Partners
The NYC Department of Education's District 79 will empower students through rigorous instruction and quality support services. A community of education leaders, District 79 will serve as a model for innovative and replicable strategies to engage students. All students can achieve at high levels and succeed in college and careers. Guided by this belief, District 79 helps students under 21 years old who have experienced an interruption to their studies to:
These goals are paramount for District 79’s diverse portfolio of programs for justice-involved youth, student parents, and GED students. |
The New York City Department of Probation helps build stronger and safer communities by working with and supervising people on probation, fostering positive change in their decision-making and behavior, and expanding opportunities for them to move out of the criminal and juvenile justice systems through meaningful education, employment, health services, family engagement and civic participation.
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Academic Affiliates
The over-arching aim of the Center for Institutional and Social Change (CISC) is to develop knowledge and practice that enables ongoing change needed for 1) individuals and groups to participate fully and thrive within institutions and communities; 2) institutions to take up their responsibilities to the larger society; and 3) policymakers to create contexts that facilitate full participation.
The Center builds the capacity of networks, institutions and individuals to understand the multi-level systems that limit access and full participation, and to identify strategies and leverage points for catalyzing and sustaining change. CISC received a grant from the Ford Foundation to work with the New York Reentry Education Network. |
The mission of the Prisoner Reentry Institute (PRI) at the John Jay College of Criminal Justice is to spur innovation and improve practice in the field of reentry by advancing knowledge; translating research into effective policy and service delivery; and fostering effective partnerships between criminal justice and non-criminal justice disciplines.
The PRI works towards this mission by focusing its efforts on the following types of projects and activities:
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Affiliated Coalitions
The Bronx Clergy Roundtable’s mission is to build strong and vibrant communities. It accomplishes this by working collaboratively and in partnership with a variety of local leaders, faith based organizations, community-based organizations, governmental agencies and corporate partner. Collectively, we address the multitude of complex issues facing historically underserved communities in the Bronx. Some of these issues include, but are not limited to, poverty, health and mental health, housing, criminal justice, education, and immigration.
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