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Fortune Society

THE FORTUNE SOCIETY'S MISSION IS TO SUPPORT SUCCESSFUL RE-ENTRY FROM INCARCERATION. PROMOTE ALTERNATIVES TO INCARCERATION, THUS STRENGTHENING THE FABRIC OF OUR COMMUNITIES. WE DO THIS BY OFFERING A COMPREHENSIVE ARRAY OF SERVICES, INCLUDING CAREER DEVELOPMENT, EDUCATION, HEALTH SERVICES, HOUSING, SUBSTANCE ABUSE TREATMENT, COUNSELING, DROP-IN-SERVICES AND ADVOCACY, TO SUPPORT EACH INDIVIDUAL'S NEEDS AND EXPERIENCES AS THEY ENTER THE FORTUNE SOCIETY.�

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Programs

The programs for Fortune Society are: HOUSING: HOUSING PROGRAMS EMPOWER HOMELESS, FORMERLY INCARCERATED INDIVIDUALS AND THEIR FAMILIES THE OPPORTUNITY TO BUILD BETTER FUTURES THROUGH STABLE AND AFFORDABLE HOUSING. BY PROVIDING LOW-THRESHO�... (More), (More), HOUSING: HOUSING PROGRAMS EMPOWER HOMELESS, FORMERLY INCARCERATED INDIVIDUALS AND THEIR FAMILIES THE OPPORTUNITY TO BUILD BETTER FUTURES THROUGH STABLE AND AFFORDABLE HOUSING. BY PROVIDING LOW-THRESHOLD ACCESS TO SUPPORTIVE EMERGENCY AND TRANSITIONAL HOUSING AT THE FORTUNE ACADEMY ("THE CASTLE"), SUPPORTIVE PERMANENT HOUSING AT CASTLE GARDENS AND THROUGH OUR SCATTER-SITE HOUSING PROGRAM, WE MEET BOTH THE IMMEDIATE AND LONG-TERM NEEDS OF OUR CLIENTS. PARTICIPATING CLIENTS ARE ABLE TO TAKE THE FIRST STEPS ON THEIR JOURNEY TOWARDS BECOMING POSITIVE, SELF-SUFFICIENT MEMBERS OF SOCIETY WITH THE FULL SUPPORT OF FORTUNE'S REENTRY SERVICES. IN FY2019, WE SERVED 185 SCATTERED-SITE CLIENTS, 161 CLIENTS AT THE FORTUNE ACADEMY, AND 52 ACTIVE SUPPORTIVE HOUSING CLIENTS AT CASTLE GARDENS. MOST CLIENTS LEAVING OUR TRANSITIONAL HOUSING WENT ON TO SUCCESSFUL PERMANENT HOUSING IN THE COMMUNITY WHILE CONTINUING TO ENGAGE IN THE ARRAY OF SUPPORT SERVICES OFFERED. ADDITIONALLY, WE PROVIDED SAFE AFFORDABLE HOUSING FOR 63 COMMUNITY RESIDENT HOUSEHOLDS AT OUR CASTLE GARDENS SITE.�(Less), (Less), ALTERNATIVES TO INCARCERATION (ATI): OUR ATI PROGRAMS REDUCE THE PRISON AND JAIL POPULATIONS, SAVE TAXPAYERS MILLIONS OF DOLLARS, AND EACH YEAR HELP HUNDREDS OF MEN AND WOMEN LEARN HOW TO LEAD CRIME-F�... (More), (More), ALTERNATIVES TO INCARCERATION (ATI): OUR ATI PROGRAMS REDUCE THE PRISON AND JAIL POPULATIONS, SAVE TAXPAYERS MILLIONS OF DOLLARS, AND EACH YEAR HELP HUNDREDS OF MEN AND WOMEN LEARN HOW TO LEAD CRIME-FREE, PRODUCTIVE LIVES. CLIENTS PARTICIPATING IN OUR ATI �(Less), (Less), LICENSED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES: FORTUNE HAS OFFERED MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES SINCE JULY 2011 THROUGH THE BETTER LIVING CENTER (BLC), OUR NYS OFFICE OF MENTAL HEALTH (OMH)-LICENSED ARTICLE 31 OUTPAT�... (More), (More), LICENSED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES: FORTUNE HAS OFFERED MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES SINCE JULY 2011 THROUGH THE BETTER LIVING CENTER (BLC), OUR NYS OFFICE OF MENTAL HEALTH (OMH)-LICENSED ARTICLE 31 OUTPATIENT MENTAL HEALTH TREATMENT CLINIC. THE BLC WORKS TO FA�(Less), (Less),

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