NEW YORK 1. College & Community Fellowship (CCF) College and Community Fellowship (CCF) stresses academic support, complementary social coaching and career development to build the skills justice-involved women need to successfully complete their college education. Our services begin with outreach within women’s prisons in New York State, New York City jails, and among the various community-based and alternative to incarceration organizations that serve women who are in the processes of re-entry, recovery, and rebuilding. CCF also supports the removal of systemic and structural barriers to higher education for all people, including those who have criminal convictions. (646) 380-7777, http://www.collegeandcommunity.org/, info@collegeandcommunity.org College and Community Fellowship, 475 Riverside Dr., Ste 1626, New York, NY 10115 2. Bronx Justice Corps The Bronx Justice Corps has been serving the South Bronx since 2008. Phipps Neighborhoods, a multi-service nonprofit organization, operates the program. Additional services are provided by Youth Represent, which helps Corps members with legal issues such as correcting their criminal records and housing rights. The Robin Hood Foundation has supported job placement and retention and other alumni services for the Bronx Justice Corps. A special feature of the program is the Peer Leadership Academy, which offers alumni the opportunity to continue their engagement in the Justice Corps as mentors for new Corps members. (347) 329-4004, Ext. 5050, http://www.nycjusticecorps.org/justice-corp/the-bronx/, VVanterpool@phippsny.org Phipps Neighborhoods, 1409 Fulton Avenue, Bronx, NY 10456 3. Harlem Justice Corps The Harlem Justice Corps serves the communities of East and Central Harlem. Launched in September 2012, Harlem Justice Corps is a project of the Center for Court Innovation (CCI), in collaboration with the Center for Employment Opportunities (CEO), which provides internship and job placement services, and The College Initiative (TCI), which provides mentors for college-bound Corps members and assists with the college application and enrollment process. (646) 593-8520, http://www.nycjusticecorps.org/justice-corp/harlem-corp/, trenka@courtinnovation.org Center for Court Innovation, 127 W. 127th St., New York, NY 10027 4. Brooklyn New York Justice Corps A new program, serving the communities of Bedford Stuyvesant, Brownsville, Bushwick, Crown Heights, and East New York, opened in November 2014. The Center for Alternative Sentencing and Employment Services (CASES) will operate the program. In addition to engaging young adults involved in the criminal justice system in community benefit projects and providing education services, internships, and job placement services, the Brooklyn Justice Corps will offer legal services through a partnership with Youth Represent, and will collaborate with the Theater of the Oppressed, giving Corps members the opportunity to create interactive performances that draw on their real-life experiences of discrimination. (212) 553-6304, http://www.nycjusticecorps.org/justice-corp/brooklyn-corp/, bkjc@cases.org Center for Alternative Sentencing & Employment Services, Inc., 151 Lawrence St., Brooklyn, NY 11201 1 NEW YORK (CONT.) 5. Queens Justice Corps The Queens Justice Corps serves the neighborhood of Jamaica. Launched in September 2012, the Queens Justice Corps is operated by the Center for Alternative Sentencing and Employment Services. Additional services are provided by program partner Youth Represent, which helps Corps Members with legal issues such as correcting their criminal records and housing rights. (347) 796-4111, http://www.nycjusticecorps.org/justice-corp/queens/, qjc@cases.org Center for Alternative Sentencing & Employment Services, Inc., 89-31- 161st St., Jamaica, NY 11432 6. Harlem Community Justice Center The Harlem Community Justice Center seeks to solve neighborhood problems—including youth crime, landlord-tenant disputes, and the challenges faced by parolees—in East and Central Harlem. (212) 360-4131, http://www.courtinnovation.org/project/harlem-community-justice-center, dboar@nycourts.gov Harlem Community Justice Center, 170 E. 121st St., New York, NY 10035 7. David's Place (a.k.a. Monroe County Reentry Task Force (MCRTF) @ Catholic Family Center) A neighborhood-based, family-focused Reentry program for high-risk former offenders. David’s Place works to help families overcome the frustration, anxiety and anger caused by the incarceration of a loved one, and move forward to hope, positive expectations, and success. David’s Place supports the successful reunification of former offenders and their family through a variety of services that strengthen the family and increase the opportunities for success for former offenders. (585) 546-7220, Ext. 4507, http://www.cfcrochester.org/pg/reentry-task-force, kbowman@cfcrochester.org Monroe County Reentry Services @ Catholic Family Center, 1645 St. Paul St., Rochester, NY 14621 8. College Initiative College Initiative is a community based reentry education organization with a mission: to connect men and women in New York City who have been incarcerated or had involvement with the criminal justice system with opportunities for higher education; to provide a range of academic and support services that promote successful enrollment in college and completion of degrees; to serve as a guiding force for students to realize their full potential as gainfully employed individuals, family members, informed citizens and community leaders. (347) 998-5861, http://www.collegeinitiative.org/, mcarey@collegeinitiative.org College Initiative, P.O. Box 966, New York, NY 10116 9. Youth Advocate Programs, Inc.: Wayne County NY Second Chance Parole Re-entry Youth Advocate Programs, Inc's Wayne County NY Second Chance Parole Re-entry program helps re-introduce parollees back into their communities. We start pre-release with strenghs and needs assessments and transition plan development. Upon release parolless are matched with a trained, culturally competent Life Coach who helps support their transition with opportunities to develop, contribute and be vslued as assets in their communities. (315) 331-2763, http://www.yapinc.org/, mcrespo@yapinc.org YAP, Inc, 165 E. Union St., Newark, NY 14513 2 NEW YORK (CONT.) 10. Spiritus Christi Prison Outreach Inc. Spiritus Christi Prison Outreach, Inc. (SCPO) is a ministry of Spiritus Christi Church in the inner city of Rochester, New York. The SCPO is a corporation owned by Spiritus Christi Church; however, the outreach program is non-religious in nature. We welcome any person regardless of religious affiliation. As a faith-based community, we have a strong base of mentors who are committed to offering resources to incarcerated individuals and ex-offenders. (585) 683-3579, http://www.outreaches.spirituschristi.org/Spiritus_Outreaches/Prison_Outreach.html, james.dillon20@yahoo.com Spiritus Christi Prison Outreach, Inc., 934 Culver Rd., Rochester, NY 14609 11. Hour Children Matching incarcerated women with women mentors who will work with the pre and post release. Providing assistance to the returning citizens that will help them transition smoothly while providing job training, job placement, alternative housing, substance abuse counseling and family reunification through our many collaborations. (718) 433-4724, http://www.hourchildren.org/, jrobinson@hourchildren.org Hour Children, Inc., 36-11A 12th St., Long Island City, NY 11385 12. Given the Chance (GTC) @ AIDS Council of Northeastern New York This reentry project includes three major elements. First, GTC and ROOTS, a community-based re-entry mentoring program, will provide pre- and post-release mentorship individually and in small group settings. Second, GTC will operate as a resource and referral clearinghouse for other agencies working in reentry, providing information, referral and follow-up on an array of services, including primary care, substance abuse and mental health treatment, family support services, employment training, etc. Third, GTC will provide transitional planning prior to release and follow-up during reintegration. (518) 434-4686, nfisher@aidscouncil.org, http://www.aidscouncil.org/WhatWeDo/PreventingNewCasesofHIVAIDS/GivenTheChance.aspx AIDS Council of Northeastern New York, 927 Broadway, Albany, New York 12207 13. Re-thinking Reentry Rethinking Reentrys authors are professional experimentors who work collaboratively with state agencies such as New York State Department of Corrections and Community Supervision, the District Attorneys Office of New York County, and the Division of Criminal Justice Services, to devise and test new approaches to reducing recidivism among individuals exiting the criminal justice system. (212) 360-4983, http://www.harlemyouthcourt.org/, http://www.rethinkingreentry.blogspot.com/, sbalaram@courts.state.ny.us Harlem Youth Court, 170 E. 121st St., New York, NY 10035 14. The Bronx Defenders The Bronx Defenders provides innovative, holistic, and client-centered criminal defense, family defense, civil legal services, social work support and advocacy to indigent people of the Bronx. (718) 838-7878, http://www.bronxdefenders.org/, info@bronxdefenders.org The Bronx Defenders, 360 East 161st St., Bronx, NY 10451 3 NEW YORK (CONT.) 15. The Prisoner Reentry Institute The mission of the Prisoner Reentry Institute (PRI) at 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. (646) 557-4532, http://johnjayresearch.org/pri/, ajacobs@jjay.cuny.edu John Jay College of Criminal Justice, 524 W. 59th St., Rm. 609B-BMW, New York, NY 10019 16. G.R.A.S.P. (Girls Re-entry Assistance Support Project) Girls Re-entry Assistance Support Project (GRASP) is a Faith Based Re-entry Initiative for female youth established by Charles J. Hynes, Kings County District Attorney (KCDA) in partnership with the Office of Children and Family Services (OCFS). The Program seeks to provide mentoring and comprehensive services for high-risk and court-involved females that are or were placed with OCFS and other placement or correctional facilities. (718) 250-2219, http://www.brooklynda.org/grasp/grasp.htm, gabbidoj@brooklynda.org Kings County District Attorney's Office, 350 Jay St., Brooklyn, NY 11201 17. Community and Law Enforcement Resources Together (ComALERT) Community and Law Enforcement Resources Together (ComALERT) is a reentry program in Brooklyn, N.Y., that provides substance abuse treatment, employment, and housing services for parolees transitioning from prison back into the community. The goal of the program is to reduce recidivism of parolees by providing them with the tools and support they need to remain drug-free, crime-free, and employed. (718) 250-3281, http://www.brooklynda.org/ca/comalert.html, chaneyj@brooklynda.org Kings County District Attorney's Office, 350 Jay St., Brooklyn, NY 11201 18. Offender Reentry Task Force Initiative - New York State Division of Criminal Justice Services In November 2005, the Division of Criminal Justice Services (DCJS) established county re-entry task forces. These task forces were designed to reduce recidivism by coordinating and strengthening community supports in response to high-risk offenders transitioning from prison back to the community. DCJS provides counties across New York State with grants to establish County Reentry Task Forces (CRTF), which devise community-specific offender reentry strategies and coordinate services for offenders who are released from prison. (518) 402-1780, Jennifer.Arena@docs.state.ny.us http://www.criminaljustice.state.ny.us/crimnet/ojsa/initiatives/offender_reentry_cospecific.htm NYDCJS, 1220 Washington Ave., Albany, NY 12226 19. Providing Real Incentives to Maintain Employment (PRIME) Initiative The PRIME (Providing Real Incentives to Maintain Employment) Initiative is an employment readiness program designed to assist adults, ages 18 and over in their search for sustainable employment. The program is designed to be a stepping stone to obtain a recorded employment history, develop employment skills, and assist Rochester residents in their search for long-term employment with area employers. (585) 482-6896, http://www.cityofrochester.gov/article.aspx?id=8589937933, allenk@cityofrochester.gov City of Rochester, Sibley Building, 25 Franklin St., 2nd Fl., Ste. B5, Rochester, NY 14604 4 NEW YORK (CONT.) 20. Broome County ABLE Reentry Program The ABLE Program helps men and women in Broome County returning home from prison to identify and access vital reentry services so they are able to successfully transition back into the community. (607) 778-1364, http://bcreentry.com/, jpryor@co.broome.ny.us Broome County Mental Health, 229-231 State St., 6th Fl.,, Binghamton, NY 13901 21. Amnesty USA Amnesty USA's purpose is to protect people wherever justice, freedom, truth and dignity are denied. We investigate and expose abuses, educate and mobilize the public, and help transform societies to create a safer, more just world. Their cite particularly provides information regarding the treatment of women in correctional facilities. (212) 807-8400, http://www.amnestyusa.org/women/custody, aimember@aiusa.org Amnesty USA, 5 Penn Plz., New York, NY 10001 22. Here's Life Inner City NYC Here's Life Inner City, the compassionate urban ministry of Campus Crusade for Christ, Intl., is dedicated to equipping churches to provide help and hope to the povertystricken in their communities. (718) 391-4500, http://www.hlicnyc.org/, HeresLifeNYC@gmail.com The Inner City Ministry of Cru (formerly Here's Life Inner City), 9-11 44th Dr., Long Island City, NY 11101 23. The Osborne Association 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. (718) 707-2600, http://www.osborneny.org/, jdonato@osborneny.org The Osborne Association, 809 Westchester Ave., Bronx NY, 10455 24. Rising Hope, Inc. Rising Hope, Inc. provides one year of college-level courses to people incarcerated in New York state prisons. These currently include Sing Sing, Fishkill, and Woodbourne Correctional Facilities. These courses are taught by volunteers, often distinguished in their fields, who freely give their time and expertise to help the incarcerated find a path to living a positive life through education and service. The courses are offered without cost to the students. (914) 276-7848, http://www.risinghope.org/, RisingHopeInc@optonline.net Rising Hope, Inc., P. O. Box 906, Croton Falls, NY 10519 25. Walter Hoving Home: New York Branch The Walter Hoving Home is a non-profit, residential home serving women ages 18 and over who have been involved in drug addic...tion, alcoholism, prostitution, crime and other life-controlling problems. The spiritually-based, six or twelve-month program is geared to rebuilding broken lives in an atmosphere of warmth, trust, support and love. (845) 424-3674, http://walterhovinghome.org/new-york-branch/, whhny@walterhovinghome.com Walter Hoving Home: New York Branch, 40 Walter Hoving Rd., Garrison, NY 10524 5 NEW YORK (CONT.) 26. Women's Prison Association (WPA) WPA is a service and advocacy organization committed to helping women with criminal justice histories realize new possibilities for themselves and their families. (646) 292-7742, http://www.wpaonline.org/, info@wpaonline.org Women’s Prison Association, 110 2nd Ave., New York, NY 10003 27. Children of Promise, NYC Children of Promise, NYC (CPNYC) is a community based, non-profit organization, in Bedford-Stuyvesant (Bed Stuy) Brooklyn, whose mission is to embrace the children of incarcerated parents and empower them to break the cycle of intergenerational involvement in the criminal justice system. (718) 483-9290, http://www.cpnyc.org/, scontent@cpnyc.org Children of Promise, NYC, 54 MacDonough St., Brooklyn, NY 11216 28. Fathers Count & Re-Entry Plus When fathers are incarcerated, children suffer: Without a father at home, children lose the emotional and financial support they need to grow into healthy adults. Fathers Count is working to change that in Westchester County. The mission is to promote responsible fatherhood by helping fathers become better parents and providers. (914) 964-6767 ext. 126, http://www.fsw.org/, cwalcott@fsw.org Family Services of Westchester, 20 South Broadway, Yonkers, NY 10701 29. FREE! Families Rally for Emancipation and Empowerment FREE! Families Rally for Emancipation and Empowerment is a women-led, grassroots collective of people with incarcerated loved ones, empowering, and mobilizing ourselves to create viable community alternatives to, and impact public policy around the destructive, profit-driven prison industry. (718) 706-0195, http://www.freefamilies.us/, prisonfamz@gmail.com FREE! Families Rally for Emancipation and Empowerment, 29-76 Northern Blvd., Long Island City, NY 11101 30. Prison Families of New York, Inc. We "teach prison" to families; train those who work with children and families of prisoners; work on New York State policy development and advocacy; hold support groups; have an interactive website. (518) 453-6659, http://prisonministry.net/PFNY, http://www.prisonfamiliesofnewyork.org/, http://www.newyorkinmatefamilies.org/, alison.coleman@rcda.org Prison Families of New York, Inc., 40 N. Main Ave., Albany, NY 12203 31. Rights for Imprisoned People with Psychiatric Disabilities RIPPD is a grassroots, social justice organization made up of currently and formerly incarcerated people with psychiatric disabilities and their family members.We are actively working toward the implementation of Pre and Post-Booking Jail Diversion.This includes Alternative to Incarceration programs and the existence of Community Intervention Teams within police precincts. (646) 260-6575, http://www.rippd.org/, mdougherty@rippd.org RIPPD, 123 William St., 16th Fl., New York, NY 10038 6 NEW YORK (CONT.) 32. Argus Community Re-Entry Initiative (ACRI) ACRI has four major project goals: (1) Expand services/treatment to new clients; (2) Improve client functioning via evidenced-based practices: Illness Management and Recovery (IMR) treatment within a Modified Therapeutic Community (MTC); (3) Support the East Harlem and South Bronx community districts in expanding comprehensive, multi-agency approaches to treatment and recovery; (4) Demonstrating the program’s effectiveness for improving (a) the lives and functioning of reentrants, their families, significant others, and (b) the availability of needed community service deliveries. (718) 401-5726, http://www.arguscommunity.org/argus-programs/acri/, info@arguscommunity.org Argus Community, Inc., 760 East 160th St., Bronx, NY 10456 33. The Fortune Society Founded in 1967, The Fortune Society’s vision is to create a world where all who are incarcerated or formerly incarcerated can become positive, contributing members of society. We do this through a holistic, one-stop model of service provision. (212) 691-7554, http://www.fortunesociety.org, info@fortunesociety.org Fortune Society, 29-76 Northern Blvd., Long Island City, NY 11101 34. Exodus Transitional Community Our mission is to provide supportive services to formerly incarcerated men and women in order to help them reintegrate into their communities thereby achieving social and economic well being and breaking the cycle of recidivism. (917) 492-0990, http://www.etcny.org/index.html, info@etcny.org Exodus Transitional Community, Inc., 2271 Third Ave., 2nd Fl., New York, NY 10035 35. Second Chance Reentry Welcome To Second Chance Reentry. Our mission is to advocate for humane treatment and care to the proportionate segment of our society disabled and disenfranchised. (212) 726-2637, http://www.secondchancereentry.org/, secondchancereentry@verizon.net Second Chance Reentry, 244 Fifth Ave., 2nd Fl., New York, NY 10001 36. Correctional Association of New York Correctional Association of New York Founded in 1844, the Correctional Association of New York (the CA) is an independent non-profit organization that advocates for a more humane and effective criminal justice system and a more just and equitable society. (212) 254-5700, http://www.correctionalassociation.org/, info@correctionalassociation.org Correctional Association of New York, 2090 Adam Clayton Powell Blvd., Ste. 200, New York, NY 10027 37. SMART — Safer Monroe Area Reentry Team Safer Monroe Area Reentry Team: A collaboration of Monroe County organizations dedicated to the effective Reentry of Individuals into Society. (585) 325-7746, http://www.smartny.org/, mbleegsmart@frontiernet.net SMART, 215 Alexander St., Rochester, NY, 14607 7 NEW YORK (CONT.) 38. GOSO (Getting Out and Staying Out) Partner Network Getting Out and Staying Out empowers young men to avoid reinvolvement in the criminal justice system by reshaping their futu...res through educational achievement, meaningful employment, and financial independence. (212) 831-5020, http://www.gosonyc.org/HomePage.php, Info@gosonyc.org GOSO Partner Network, 91 East 116th St,, New York, NY 10029 39. Think Outside The Cell Foundation The Think Outside the Cell is working to end systemic discrimination against formerly incarcerated people who struggle to reintegrate into communities across this nation. This discrimination denies millions of willing and capable men and women the essential building blocks of stable lives—including employment and housing—and relegates them to being drains on society for the rest of their lives. (877) 267-2303, http://www.thinkoutsidethecell.org, thinkoutsidethecell@verizon.net The Think Outside the Cell Foundation, 511 Ave. of the Americas, Ste. 525, New York, NY 10011 40. Center for Community Alternatives (CCA) The Center for Community Alternatives (CCA) is a leader in the field of community-based alternatives to incarceration. Our mission is to promote reintegrative justice and a reduced reliance on incarceration through advocacy, services and public policy development in pursuit of civil and human rights. (315) 422-5638, http://www.communityalternatives.org/index.html, csabate@communityalternatives.org CCA - Syracuse Office, 115 E. Jefferson St., Ste. 300, Syracuse, NY 13202 41. Center for Alternative Sentencing and Employment Services (CASES) The mission of CASES is to increase public safety through innovative services that reduce crime and incarceration, improve behavioral health, promote recovery and rehabilitation, and create opportunities for success in the community. (212) 553-6600, http://www.cases.org/, info@cases.org CASES, 346 Broadway, 4th Fl., New York, NY 10013 42. Community Service Society of New York We work to strengthen low-income communities by helping people with criminal conviction histories overcome barriers to reentry. (212) 254-8900, http://www.cssny.org/, info@cssny.org The Community Service Society of New York, 105 East 22nd St., New York, NY 10010 43. Greenhope Services for Women Greenhope was established in 1975 in a convent that was transformed into a comprehensive residential treatment program for formerly incarcerated women. Over the years, it has developed formal relationships with the criminal justice system and has expanded its work to include services for women on parole and those referred by the courts as an alternative to incarceration (ATI). (212) 996-8633, http://www.greenhope.org/, info@greenhope.org Greenhope Housing Development Fund, Inc., 435 East 119th St., 7th Fl., New York, NY 10035 8 NEW YORK (CONT.) 44. Citizens Against Recidivism, Inc. (CARE) Citizens Against Recidivism, Inc. works to achieve the restoration of all the rights and attributes of citizenship among people in prison or jail. (347) 626-7233, http://www.citizensinc.org/, info@citizensinc.org CARE, Inc., , 137-58 Thurston St., LL Ste., Springfield Gardens, NY 11413 45. GTB Speaks Over 60,000 people remain incarcerated in New York State prisons, and most of them will have an opportunity at some point, and perhaps several points,to convince the Board of Parole that they are suitable for return to their community without endangering the public safety. (716) 852-0346, http://www.gtbspeaks.com/, gtbspeaks@yahoo.com Gerald T. Balone, 349 Bristol St., Buffalo, NY 14206 46. Fifth Avenue Committee, Inc. (FAC) Fifth Avenue Committee, Inc. (FAC) is a community organization in South Brooklyn that advances economic and social justice by building vibrant, diverse communities where residents have genuine opportunities to achieve their goals, as well as the power to shape the community’s future. (718) 237-2017, http://www.fifthave.org/, fac@fifthave.org Fifth Avenue Committee, 621 DeGraw St., Brooklyn, NY 11217 47. Vera Institute of Justice A nonprofit organization that works closely with government to improve the services that people rely on for safety and justice. (212) 334-1300, http://www.vera.org/, contactvera@vera.org Vera Institute of Justice, 233 Broadway, 12th Fl., New York, NY 10279 48. Center For Law and Justice The Center for Law and Justice was founded by Dr. Alice Green in 1985. For the past 30 years, the Center has been serving the low-income and disadvantaged communities of New York through education and advocacy. (518) 427-8361, http://www.cflj.org/, cflj@verizon.net Center for Law and Justice, Inc., 153 South Pearl St., Albany, NY 12202 49. Coalition for Parole Restoration Our mission is two-fold: to assist people in prison in obtaining parole release and to assist formerly incarcerated persons and their families with transition and re-entry. (718) 786-4174, http://www.parolecpr.org/, parolecpr@yahoo.com Coalition for Parole Restoration, P.O. Box 1379, New York, NY 10013 50. NYS Prisoner Justice Network The goal of the New York State Prisoner Justice Network is to build our individual and collective strength and to challenge and change New York’s criminal injustice system. (518) 434-4037, http://www.nysprisonerjustice.org/, nysprisonerjustice@gmail.com New York State Prisoner Justice Coalition, 33 Central Ave., Albany, NY 12210 9 NEW YORK (CONT.) 51. Prisoners' Legal Services of New York (PLSNY) PLS' mission is to provide high quality, effective legal representation and assistance to indigent prisoners, to help them to secure their civil and human rights, and to advocate for humane prisons and for a more humane criminal justice system. (518) 445-6050, http://www.plsny.org/, HelpPLSNY@gmail.com PLSNY, 41 State St., Ste. M112, Albany, NY 12207 52. Legal Action Center The Legal Action Center assists qualified people with criminal records in fighting discrimination and obtaining employment and services needed to re-enter society successfully. (212) 243-1313, http://www.lac.org/, lacinfo@lac.org Legal Action Center, 225 Varick St., New York, NY 10014 10