Learn more about the launch of @TheNetworkNY's first-of-its-kind report on the state of #supportive housing on Spectrum News NY1:
nystateofpolitics.com/state-of-polit…

Last Friday, we held The Moth Intensive Storytelling class at SRP! Community members shared their stories as part of this three week series.
The Moth aims to promote the art of storytelling, and to celebrate the diversity of human experience.

Thank you to Citizens Housing & Planning Council (CHPC) for selecting JoAnne Page and me to receive the 'Impact for Housing' award at your 64th Annual Luncheon on April 18th. It's a privilege to be honored among such an exceptional group serving New Yorkers. chpcny.org/event/chpcs-64…

On Monday, the Adams administration announced its plan to mostly restore funding to critical, nonprofit-provided programming for individuals held on Rikers Island.
Read the full statement:
fortunesociety.org/media_center/t…

CEO of Fortune Society talks about the future of Rikers Island ny1.com/nyc/all-boroug… Stanley Richards

That is how you build community! @SerenaLiguori4 and New Hour work to dismantle the criminal legal system and lift up people disproportionately impacted by mass incarceration.

New: ⁦New York City Department of Correction⁩ commissioner Louis Molina is moving to City Hall after a 22-month rocky tenure. Violence has gone up and some stabbings and slashings aren’t reported for days. Twenty eight people have died in custody since he took over. thecity.nyc/2023/10/31/jai…

Congrats to Stanley Richards incoming CEO of The Fortune Society! 💙👏

Congratulations to Stanley Richards on his selection as the new CEO of grantee partner The Fortune Society. bit.ly/3ZMip77

“This investment reflects a visionary approach [by Alvin Bragg] to address the underlying drivers of crime and violence at their root, aiming to reduce recidivism and create a safer, more supportive community,” Stanley Richards said. nydailynews.com/2023/10/16/man…

New reporting from Graham Rayman at the New York Daily News uncovers the latest DOC scandal on underreporting or misclassifying slashings & other incidents of violence. It’s clear the federal courts must step in until Rikers is closed. #ShutRikers
nydailynews.com/2023/10/03/doc…

Ate every word up. READ THIS.

“Commissioner Lynelle Maginley-Liddie and Mayor Eric Adams unrelentingly seek to appease COBA, including firing the chief investigator, dismissing cases of officer misconduct en masse, and ignoring oversight from the Board of Correction.” nydailynews.com/2023/10/06/how…

Thanks Piper Kerman! Your Orange Is the New Black episodes on parole wreaked of the kinds of challenges to surviving supervision that I found in researching/writing #MassSupervision , as well as my experiences as probation commissioner.

Hearty congratulations to Stanley Richards, new CEO of The Fortune Society and the first formerly incarcerated person to take the helm. (1/3) fortunesociety.org/media_center/t…

We need more leaders like Stanley that reflect the communities being served. (3/3)

NEW: Photos show DOC commish Molina and entourage outside London tourist spots Big Ben and 10 Downing St. nydailynews.com/2023/09/22/nyc…

Former Deputy CEO Stanley Richards will succeed JoAnne Page as President & CEO of The Fortune Society.
“My journey and this moment in Fortune’s history was made possible because people believe that second chances and redemption.”
Read the press release now:fortunesociety.org/media_center/t…

The rain couldn’t stop us! 🎉 ☔

Thank you to everyone who came out to celebrate with us last Friday for our 5Th Annual Victor Rojas Block Party! We had an amazing day filled with games, dancing, giveaways and family fun for all. We can’t wait to do it again next year!

Fact: Women do not want to be 'eye candy' and have weird creeps 'slip them their number' while grabbing food with friends.

The Fortune Society secures half a million dollars in a court case against iAfford for barring people with criminal justice history from access to affordable housing in NYC: fortunesociety.org/media_center/i…