2010 Harlem Reentry & Public Safety Forum

The Fortune Society, The Prisoner Reentry Institute at John Jay College of Criminal Justice, and the Upper Manhattan Reentry Task Force would like to invite you to attend the second of four multi-disciplinary community reentry forums to be held in Harlem during the first half of this year.

The forums will address issues impacting the successful reentry of formerly incarcerated individuals returning to Harlem, and will generate community-driven solutions that increase public safety.

Please join us for the second 2010 Harlem Reentry & Public Safety Forum:

Date: March 17, 2010
Time: 10:00am - 1:00pm
Location: The Fortune Society Academy "Castle" in Harlem, on the corner
of 140th Street and Riverside Drive
Topic: Healthcare

Presenters: Alison Jordon - NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene
Dr. Joshua Lee – NYU School of Medicine
Elaine Schechtel – Upper Manhattan Mental Health Center
Larry White – The Fortune Society, David Rothenberg Center
for Public Policy

*Break out session to be held following panel presentations*
**A light breakfast and full lunch will be served**

Please RSVP promptly, as space is limited, by contacting Daniel Zweifler at 212-691-7554 x238 or dzweifler@fortunesociety.org. Kindly read the full description of the event, below, for additional details.

According to the U.S Department of Justice, over 700,000 men and women return from prisons to local communities each year in the United States. Annually, more than half of all persons released from New York State prisons to Manhattan return to the neighborhoods of upper Manhattan. The Fortune Society and the Prisoner Reentry Institute at John Jay College of Criminal Justice, in partnership with the Upper Manhattan Reentry Task Force, will convene four multi-disciplinary community reentry forums in Harlem in the first half of 2010. The Forums will address issues impacting the successful reentry of formerly incarcerated individuals returning to Harlem, and will generate community-driven solutions that increase public safety. The Forums will engage a broad range of stakeholders in the Harlem community, and experts, to identify solutions to the reentry issues that affect the entire community. The lessons learned from these forums will inform the development of a national blueprint for Harlem and other urban jurisdictions facing large numbers of residents returning home from prison. Additionally, the project will develop resources for government agencies, faith-based groups and community-based service providers that will help to increase their capacity to serve formerly incarcerated persons and their families.