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Structure is Leading Joshua to Success After Justice Involvement
For many individuals with justice involvement, a plan is the first resource needed for the journey to successful community reentry. The vision and structure it provides, coupled with support from a...
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The Path to Redemption: Robert’s Story After 33 Years in Prison
Tales of redemption are central to our understanding of the human experience. Classic works like Les Misérables, A Christmas Carol, and Crime and Punishment all tell stories of individuals who...
View ArticleWe Help Dads Like Lymus Right Their Wrongs
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View ArticleAt Fortune, Ron Found Acceptance and Career Success
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View ArticleIn Loving Remembrance of a Social Justice Warrior
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View ArticleThe Rebirth of P-Funk
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View ArticleIntern Natalie White Reflects on the Transformative Power of Fortune
It’s another hot summer night, in a stifling, air condition-less apartment. Natalie White—a summer intern at The Fortune Society—is grappling with the subjunctive tense of the Norwegian language. The...
View ArticleFinding Hope and Recovery at Fortune: Roslyn’s Story
To hear Roslyn speak about The Fortune Society, you’d think you were listening to a minister in the midst of an impassioned homily. She attributes her life transformation, in great part, to the...
View ArticleBuilding Fortune’s Mock Interview Project: How Volunteer Eileen Kobrin Gives...
“Did they give a firm handshake?” “Did they express enthusiasm for the job?” “Are they speaking with confidence?” These are just a few questions that Eileen Kobrin, a founding volunteer and subsequent...
View ArticleA Week in Review: September 22-28, 2019
It was another busy week at The Fortune Society. From arts events to conferences and visits from elected officials, here’s a list of the latest news. The post A Week in Review: September 22-28, 2019...
View ArticleChanneling Struggles into Advocacy: Gina’s Story of Resiliency
When Gina Williams first walked through The Fortune Society’s doors in 2013, she was holding her daughter, London. Gina came here seeking employment because she wanted to ensure she could celebrate...
View ArticleChange Is Possible: How Fortune Empowered Vilma to Find Her True Self
On one fateful day in the winter of 2007, Vilma Donovan was in her local library, flipping through Connections, a free guide for formerly incarcerated people that lists organizations and the services...
View ArticleAdvocating for Recognition and Validation: Diamond’s Story
Walk through The Fortune Society’s doors, and one of the first people you’ll meet is Diamond, one of our receptionists. Her voice is often the first heard by incarcerated people around the country when...
View ArticleConnecting to Humanity: How Lymus Gives Back to His Community
In the midst of his 23-year-long prison sentence, Lymus Rivera decided to plan ahead. Anticipating the challenges he’d face upon release, he reached out to several reentry organizations while still...
View ArticleThe Key to Confidence: How Richard Came to Live on His Own Terms
“Have you ever been arrested or convicted of a crime?” This is a question that many formerly incarcerated individuals such as Richard Louis encounter throughout their lives. Twenty years after his...
View ArticleInitiating Change: How William Became a Leader
When William Whitaker first came to The Fortune Society in 1990, he was reluctant. He was under a mandate to complete Fortune’s substance use program, and after 22 years in prison, just wanted to focus...
View ArticleHow Walter Became a Judge After Justice Involvement
In the mid-1960s, Walter Strauss was sentenced to 10-15 years in prison on a drug charge. He was sitting in Rahway State Prison in New Jersey and with his future uncertain, decided to take charge. He...
View ArticlePrison Never Leaves You: A Visit from Richard Stratton
This week, The Fortune Society was grateful to have a visit from Richard Stratton, award-winning writer and filmmaker who first came here as a client after release from prison in 1990. The post Prison...
View Article“Reentry Never Stops”—Podcast Episode 1
The Fortune Society is excited to announce the release of Episode 1 of its first-ever podcast, “Inside Fortune.” The podcast will discuss the challenges that justice-involved people and their...
View ArticleHow Volunteering at Fortune Changed Gus’s Perspective
After 37 years at IBM working with customers like Citibank and Merrill Lynch, Gus Maikish wanted to give back and do meaningful work after retirement. The opportunity to do so came to him through a...
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