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The Fortune Society to Break Ground on Affordable/Supportive Housing
Ceremony Includes NYSHCR Commissioner RuthAnne Visnauskas, Manhattan BP Mark Levine, NYS Sen. Cordell Cleare, NYS Assemblymember Eddie Gibbs
The Fortune Society, a leading non-profit organization with a long history of providing permanent supportive and affordable housing to individuals with prior criminal justice involvement, this Monday, June 24, will break ground on Castle III, which will offer 82 units of permanently affordable and supportive housing to serve formerly incarcerated individuals experiencing homelessness and community members with low incomes.
Castle III will feature 58 permanent supportive apartments for formerly incarcerated individuals experiencing homelessness. All tenants will have access to amenities, including an on-site laundry room, a tenant community room, a bike room, and a beautifully landscaped outdoor space. The ground floor will feature a 1,700-square-foot program space with a teaching kitchen, where Fortune will provide a range of supportive services based on the award-winning service model at Castle Gardens. Residents will have access to 24/7 support provided by social service staff, including case managers, residential aides, and program supervisors.
What: The Fortune Society breaks ground on Castle III, a development with 82 units of permanently affordable and supportive housing to serve formerly incarcerated individuals experiencing homelessness and community members with low incomes.
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Where: 107-111 East 123rd Street, Manhattan (between Madison and Park Avenues)
When: 9:30 AM - 11:00 AM
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Who: The Fortune Society President/CEO Stanley Richards; The Fortune Society Board of Directors Board Member/Former Board Chair Betty Rauch; New York State Homes and Community Renewal Commissioner RuthAnne Visnauskas; Housing Preservation and Development Associate Commissioner of New Construction Emily Lehman; New York State Senator Cordell Cleare; New York State Assemblymember Eddie Gibbs; Manhattan Borough President Mark Levine; New York City Councilmember Yusef Salaam; Michael Washburn, Assistant Director, Homeless Housing and Assistance Program (OTDA); Michael Reed, Acting Head of Large Buildings, NYSERDA; Xavier Santiago, Chairman, Community Board 11; Daniel Magidson, Vice President, Enterprise Housing Credit Investments; Jane Silverman, Executive Director, Chase Community Development Banking; and, Philip Hall, Resident of Castle Gardens.
ABOUT THE FORTUNE SOCIETY: Founded in 1967, The Fortune Society has advocated on criminal justice issues for over five decades and is nationally recognized for developing model programs that help people with criminal justice histories to be assets to their communities. Fortune offers a holistic and integrated “one-stop-shopping” model of service provision. Among the services offered are discharge planning, licensed outpatient substance abuse and mental health treatment, alternatives to incarceration, HIV/AIDS services, career development and job retention, education, family services, drop-in services and supportive housing as well as lifetime access to aftercare. For more information, visit www.fortunesociety.org.
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