Organizations Filed Purposes:
THE FORTUNE SOCIETY BELIEVES IN A WORLD WHERE ALL WHO ARE AT-RISK, INCARCERATED OR FORMERLY INCARCERATED CAN BECOME POSITIVE, CONTRIBUTING MEMBERS OF SOCIETY. OUR WORK SUPPORTS SUCCESSFUL RE-ENTRY OF FORMERLY INCARCERATED MEN AND WOMEN AND PROMOTES ALTERNATIVES TO INCARCERATION, THUS STRENGTHENING THE FABRIC OF OUR COMMUNITIES.
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.
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.
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 PROGRAMS ARE STILL UNDER CRIMINAL JUSTICE SUPERVISION WHILE IN THE COMMUNITY, BUT THEY ALSO RECEIVE THE LIFE-STABILIZING SERVICES THEY DESPERATELY NEED. THOSE WHO COMPLETE THEIR PROGRAM SUCCESSFULLY RECEIVE SENTENCES THAT REQUIRE NO FURTHER INCARCERATION, INCLUDING PROBATION AND COMMUNITY SERVICE. IN FY2020, WE SERVED 309 PARTICIPANTS IN OUR ATI PROGRAMS, SAVING TAXPAYERS $29,076,124 WHICH WOULD HAVE OTHERWISE BEEN SPENT ON THE COSTS OF THEIR INCARCERATION, AND SUCCESSFULLY GRADUATING 83% OF CLIENTS ELIGIBLE FOR COMPLETION.
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 FACILITATE A SEAMLESS TRANSITION FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES WHO ALSO HAVE HISTORIES OF INCARCERATION BY PROVIDING THE SUPPORTIVE ENVIRONMENT, TREATMENT, AND THERAPY THEY NEED TO MANAGE THEIR MENTAL ILLNESS, WHILE ALSO MAKING PROGRESS TOWARDS ACHIEVING THEIR OTHER LIFE GOALS. IN FY2020, WE SERVED 421 UNIQUE CLIENTS THROUGH THE BLC'S MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES. WE PERFORMED 333 PSYCHOSOCIAL EVALUATIONS RESULTING IN 176 NEW ENROLLMENTS, 121 PSYCHIATRIC EVALUATIONS, AND PROVIDED 2,622 INDIVIDUAL PSYCHOTHERAPY SESSIONS FOR THE FISCAL YEAR.OUR NYS OFFICE OF ADDICTION SERVICES AND SUPPORTS (OASAS)-LICENSED OUTPATIENT SUBSTANCE ABUSE TREATMENT SERVICES PROGRAM EMPOWERS CLIENTS TO ADDRESS AND OVERCOME SUBSTANCE USE ISSUES. OUR OUTPATIENT TREATMENT PROGRAM SUPPORTS CLIENTS' EFFORTS TO ACHIEVE RECOVERY FROM THE LIFE-LONG CHRONIC ILLNESS OF SUBSTANCE USE AND AS PART OF THEIR LARGER TRANSITION TO A PRO-SOCIAL, SELF-DIRECTED LIFE IN OUR COMMUNITIES. WE PROVIDE CLIENT-CENTERED TREATMENT THAT IS GEARED TOWARDS THE OVERALL IMPROVEMENT OF EACH CLIENT'S MENTAL, EMOTIONAL, AND PHYSICAL WELL-BEING. EVERY CLIENT BEGINS HIS OR HER JOURNEY WITH A FULL ASSESSMENT AND PROGRAM ORIENTATION, FOLLOWED BY INTENSIVE INDIVIDUAL AND GROUP COUNSELING. WE ALSO OFFER LIFETIME AFTERCARE, SO OUR CLIENTS KNOW THEY CAN RELY ON US TO HELP THEM NAVIGATE FUTURE CHALLENGES. IN FY2020, WE SERVED 729 CLIENTS IN OUR SUBSTANCE ABUSE TREATMENT PROGRAM, 55% REPORTED ACHIEVEMENT OR PARTIAL ACHIEVEMENT OF THEIR SUBSTANCE ABUSE GOALS DURING THEIR TENURE IN THE PROGRAM; 36% REPORTED WORKING FULLTIME OR PART-TIME AT DISCHARGE; 41% SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED FORTUNE'S SUBSTANCE ABUSE PROGRAM.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
|---|
| Joanne Page | PRESIDENT/CEO | 35 | $255,656 |
| Stanley Richards | EXECUTIVE VP | 35 | $190,939 |
| Sherry Goldstein | VP AGENCY OPERATIONS | 35 | $162,560 |
| Steven Hickman | CFO | 35 | $151,901 |
| Robin Robin | AVP, HUMAN RESOURCES | 35 | $144,679 |
| Ronald Day | VP, PROGRAMS | 35 | $141,318 |
| Leonard Chavis | VP ADMINISTRATION | 35 | $136,857 |
| Robert Deleon | VP, PROGRAMS | 35 | $133,830 |
| Samuel Rivera | AVP, HOUSING | 35 | $130,480 |
| Yvette Brissett-Andre | DIRECTOR | 0.3 | $0 |
| Stephane Howze | DIRECTOR | 0.3 | $0 |
| Shu'Aib Abdur-Raheem | DIRECTOR | 0.3 | $0 |
| Samuel Hamilton | DIRECTOR | 0.3 | $0 |
| Roland Nicholson Jr | DIRECTOR | 0.3 | $0 |
| Richard Eisner | DIRECTOR | 0.3 | $0 |
| Ray Tebout | DIRECTOR | 0.3 | $0 |
| Pamela Greenspan Ercole | DIRECTOR | 0.3 | $0 |
| Nalika Nanayakkara | DIRECTOR | 0.3 | $0 |
| Monique Carter | DIRECTOR | 0.3 | $0 |
| Martin F Horn | DIRECTOR (OUTGOING) | 0.3 | $0 |
| Mark Lebow | SECRETARY | 1 | $0 |
| John H Eley | TREASURER | 1 | $0 |
| Jennifer Millstone | DIRECTOR | 0.3 | $0 |
| Jean Jeremie | DIRECTOR | 0.3 | $0 |
| H Anna Suh | DIRECTOR | 0.3 | $0 |
| Gerald D Eber | DIRECTOR | 0.3 | $0 |
| Gabriel S Oberfield | DIRECTOR | 0.3 | $0 |
| Fernando Martinez | DIRECTOR | 0.3 | $0 |
| Eric A Seiff | DIRECTOR | 0.3 | $0 |
| E Patricia Haversham-Brown | DIRECTOR | 0.3 | $0 |
| Dyjuan Tatro | DIRECTOR | 0.3 | $0 |
| Dennis Kozlowski | CHAIRPERSON | 1 | $0 |
| David A Kochman | DIRECTOR | 0.3 | $0 |
| Danny Franklin | DIRECTOR | 0.3 | $0 |
| Coss Marte | DIRECTOR | 0.3 | $0 |
| Cheryl Wilkins | DIRECTOR (OUTGOING) | 0.3 | $0 |
| Caroline Marshall | DIRECTOR | 0.3 | $0 |
| Carlos Polanco | DIRECTOR | 0.3 | $0 |
| Betty P Rauch | DIRECTOR | 0.3 | $0 |
| Anthony M Mastellone | DIRECTOR | 0.3 | $0 |
| Anne L Gray | DIRECTOR | 0.3 | $0 |
| Alphonzo Elder | VICE CHAIRPERSON | 1 | $0 |
| Alan Patricof | DIRECTOR | 0.3 | $0 |
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