![]() Completion of this program can lead to them earning both the ServSafe and New York City Food Handler’s certifications. Through our certification-driven Culinary Arts program, participants receive hands-on training in an industrial kitchen, as well as education about the culinary industry. ![]() Completion of this program is prerequisite for the Skills Training and Internship Programs listed below. Through the program, jobseekers develop a valuable set of tools for their job search, including instruction on producing a professional resume and how to discuss the content on it, problem solving and time management skills, and practice in answering difficult questions- especially surrounding their criminal justice involvement. The Soft Skills Job Readiness Training program focuses on interview preparation, plus workplace and retention success. We also offer subsidized internships, known as Transitional Work, to help job seekers in need of additional hands-on experience advance in their desired careers. These services include job readiness workshops, sector-based skills trainings in Green Construction, Environmental Remediation, Culinary Arts, Job Development, and Transportation, as well as job placement assistance and retention services. We offer a variety of services to help motivated job seekers begin their careers and advance professionally. Through our Scatter-Site Housing Program, Fortune staff serve as mediators between landlords and tenants, ensuring homeless, formerly incarcerated individuals living in neighborhoods across the five boroughs of New York City have access to safe, stable, and affordable housing.Įmployment Services Our Employment Services program is designed to equip formerly incarcerated jobseekers with skills necessary to obtain employment and thrive in the workplace. Mandaela offers on-site services to Fortune participants, including the justice-impacted seniors living in the building The 154-unit residence, built on the site of a former church, will provide 96 affordable homes for seniors at least 55+ and 57 affordable, supportive homes for seniors with histories of incarceration. The Mandaela Community, our newest service center, is located in Morrisania, the Bronx in the Trinity-Reverend William James Senior Apartments, owned and managed by Bronx Pro in joint partnership with the United Methodist City Society. ![]() Residents receive Fortune’s array of services, including case management and mental health and substance use treatment. Located in East Harlem, Freedom House contains 38 beds for men over the age of 18 who are currently or likely to be detained and have behavioral health needs. FREEDOM HOUSEįreedom House, an emergency and transitional housing unit for adult men, first opened its doors in April 2020. It provides long-term housing solutions for justice-involved individuals facing homelessness and their families, as well as low-income individuals and families from West Harlem and the greater New York area. CASTLE GARDENSĪdjacent to The Fortune Academy in West Harlem is Castle Gardens, a mixed-use, supportive, and affordable residential development and service center in an environmentally sustainable building. Through regular case management, we assist residents with a wide array of needs, including gaining and maintaining stable housing and employment, substance use treatment and recovery, financial planning and management, and family reunification. Since opening its doors in 2002, our Emergency and Transitional Supportive Housing Program at The Fortune Academy in West Harlem has provided a safe, rehabilitative community for people coming home from incarceration. Participants take first steps on their journeys toward becoming self-sufficient members of the community, with the full support of our comprehensive reentry service offerings and culturally competent staff. Low-threshold access to supportive emergency, transitional, and permanent housing is provided at our congregate facilities, The Fortune Academy (“the Castle”) and Castle Gardens, along with our Scatter-Site Housing program. Housing We empower homeless, formerly incarcerated individuals and their families to build better futures through supportive and affordable housing. ![]()
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