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From: "Glenn E. Martin" <gmartin at fortunesociety.org>
Date: February 11, 2013, 7:56:25 AM EST
To: Corey <bearak at me.com>
Subject: DRCPP Weekly Update: News from the David Rothenberg Center for Public Policy
Reply-To: "Glenn E. Martin" <gmartin at fortunesociety.org>

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Housing Provider Survey

The Fortune Society's David Rothenberg Center for Public Policy is conducting a survey on the impact of HUD regulations and enforcement on access to supportive housing for individuals with criminal records.

HUD policy disallows individuals that have been in an institution, including prison or jail from receiving HUD supported homelessness assistance upon release.  These changes frustrate reentry efforts for many people who are in dire need of a stable place to lay their heads while they reconnect to communities.

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Good morning, Corey:

There are new and exciting employment opportunities at The Fortune Society this month.  As one of the nation’s preeminent reentry service organizations, our mission is to provide formerly incarcerated people with the skills needed to break the cycle of crime and incarceration so that they may build productive lives in their communities.  To do so, Fortune is looking to fill a number of positions, including the positions of Senior Director of Employment Services and Senior Director of Training and Technical Assistance. 

With the help of the Senior Director of Employment Services, Fortune’s vast experience in the criminal justice field will be used and built upon and enhance our existing employment service programs.  We seek to improve Fortune’s ability to meet the needs of job-seekers with criminal backgrounds, as well as put the organization in place as a leader in the field of workforce development. 

Similarly, the Senior Director of Training and Technical Assistance, working out of the David Rothenberg Center for Public Policy, will be in a position to directly advocate for people with criminal histories.  In particular, the Senior Director of Training and Technical Assistance will spend a considerable amount of time over the next few years providing culturally competent training and support to healthcare providers to improve healthcare outcomes for HIV+/high risk people who are criminal justice involved. 

More information on both of these positions can be found by following the links above, and application links are provided below in Fortune Society Job Opportunities.

Pathways and Passports to Education:
Telling the Narrative

The New York Reentry Education Network is hosting an evening event, Pathways and Passports to Education: Telling the Narrative. The program will feature a performance by College and Community Fellowship’s Theater for Social Change, and a screening of the documentary film, Passport to the Future: Accessing Higher Education in an Era of Mass Incarceration.

Pathways and Passports to Education:
Telling the Narrative
Wednesday, February 27, 2013
6:30PM to 8:00PM

Baruch College Conference Center
55 Lexington Ave
New York, NY 10010

For more information, and to register for the event, visit reentryeducationnetwork.org.
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New York Reentry Roundtable 

February’s Community Services Society of New York Reentry Roundtable will feature a discussion of 2013/2014 Reentry Legislation. Come join presenters from the Legal Action Center and
 The Coalition for Reentry Advocates (CORA) for this month’s Roundtable!

New York Reentry Roundtable 
Wednesday, February 20, 2013
1:00PM to 3:00PM

Community Service Society
Conference Room 4A
105 East 22nd St
New York, NY 10010

Kindly RSVP to Gabriel Torres-Rivera at grivera at cssny.org or call (212) 614-5306.
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New York Listening Session: Challenges and Opportunities in Juvenile Justice Reform

The National Council on Crime and Delinquency (NCCD) invite you to a listening session with juvenile justice system stakeholders and advocates. Join leaders in New York juvenile justice to share and discuss the most promising practices and challenges to serving youth.

NCCD New York Listening Session
Tuesday, February 26, 2013
2:30PM to 6:00PM

Brennan Center for Justice
NYU School of Law
12th Floor
161 Avenue of the Americas
New York, NY 10013

Please RSVP to Akiba Bradford- abradford at nccdglobal.org.
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Capitol Hill Briefing Series "Helping The Poor and Maintaining The Middle Class"

Representative Danny K Davis (IL-07) invites you to attend the Black History Month Capitol Hill Briefing Series “Helping The Poor and Maintaining The Middle Class.” The series features guest panelists discussing a variety of economic topics. Three presentations will be held in the Gold Room of the Rayburn House Office Building in Washington, D.C.

Promote the General Welfare . . . .
Wednesday, February 13, 2013
11:00AM to 12:30PM

Place-Based Development: It Takes a Village
Wednesday, February 27, 2013
3:00PM to 4:30PM

Taking Care of Business
Tuesday, March 5, 2013
11:00AM to 12:30PM

Rayburn House Office Building
Gold Room
45 Independence Ave. SW
Washington, DC, 20515

Download the flyer for a full description of each presentation. Or for additional information and inquiries, please contact Helen Mitchell, MPA at (202) 226-7810 or at Helen.Mitchell at mail.house.gov.
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Film Screening: HIV is Not a Crime

The Fortune Society is co-sponsoring a screening of Sean Strub’s documentary HIV is Not a Crime on Wednesday March 6, 2013 – 6:00 to 7:30 at Gay Men’s Health Crisis.

HIV is Not a Crime
Wednesday March 6, 2013
6:00PM to 7:30PM

Gay Men’s Health Crisis
446 West 33rd Street,
New York, NY 10001

Visit gmhc.org for more details.

New Life for Old Jail
NY Daily News
January 31, 2013

The 106-year old Claremont building in the Bronx will become a reentry center. The facility, to be housed in the now shuttered jail, will be run by the Osborne Association.

Read the article at nydailynews.com.
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Documentary “From Prison to NYU”

Filmmaker Christine Pigott’s film “From Prison to NYU” tells the story of Andrew Green and his journey from incarceration to education. The film was featured in the African American Women in Cinema Festival 2012.

Watch the film at vimeo.com.

Legislative Joint Budget Hearing on Public Protection 

Correctional Association of New York (CA) has released a transcript of Director of the Women in Prison Project Tamar Kraft-Stolar's testimony before Public Protection Committee Budget Hearing given February 6, 2013.

Download a pdf copy of the testimony from democracyinaction.org.
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New Directive to Field of Compliance Officers of all the Nation’s Government Contractors Regarding Employment Rights of People with Criminal Records 

U.S. Department Of Labor Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs has released a new Directive for complying with nondiscrimination provisions: criminal record restrictions and discrimination based on race and national origin. The new guidelines are meant to keep contractors mindful of federal antidiscrimination laws if they choose to rely on job applicants' criminal history records for purposes of employment decisions.

You can download a copy of the new Directive from dol.gov.
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Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman Helps Secure Access to Employment Opportunities For Taxi Driver Applicants In Oswego

Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman announced an agreement with the City of Oswego to modify a local law that prohibited individuals with felony convictions from obtaining taxi licenses, without first considering several factors required by state law.

Adopted on September 24, 2012, Local Law No. 2 prohibited any individual from obtaining a taxicab license in the City of Oswego if he or she had been convicted of a felony in the past ten years, among other things. The ordinance conflicted with state laws. The Attorney General's Office worked with the City of Oswego to reverse Local Law No.2, which the Oswego Common Council did by a unanimous vote late Monday, bringing the City back into compliance with state law.

Read more in the press release at ag.ny.gov.
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State Bar Association Calls For Restrictions On Use Of Long-Term Solitary Confinement

Citing strong evidence that demonstrates long-term negative impacts of housing inmates in solitary confinement, the New York State Bar Association has called for significant cutbacks in the use of long-term inmate isolation and new protocols for separating violent and nonviolent prisoners.

The Association’s House of Delegates approved a new report on solitary confinement, prepared by the Committee on Civil Rights, at its January 25 meeting in New York City.

Read the report and the recommendations of the Bar Association at nysba.org.

Tools and Resources

New Training Video Explains The Employment Rights Of People With HIV, Viral Hepatitis, And Substance Abuse Disorders

NYS Department of Health AIDS Institute HIV Education & Training Programs has created a website with useful training videos for non-physician health and human services providers who offer HIV, STI and viral hepatitis prevention, testing, care, and support services. All trainings are free of charge and funded by the New York State Department of Health AIDS Institute.

Please visit the site and share it with others today!

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Prison Fellowship 

Field Director : Visit prisonfellowship.org for full job description and an opportunity to apply.
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Are you interested in working with The Fortune Society?   Please click here to review currently available positions and more.

CURRENT POSITIONS:

Senior Director of Employment Services: 
For full job description and to apply click here.

Senior Director of Training and Technical Assistance, David Rothenberg Center for Public Policy: 
For full job description and to apply click here.

Coordinator, Gun Violence Clinical Services: Download Job Description and Details.

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