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RFP for West Harlem Community Reentry Project
The District Attorney’s Office is requesting proposals to plan and implement a three-pronged community healing, reentry, and violence prevention project. This West Harlem Community Reentry Project will employ restorative justice, credible messengers, and a capacity-building incubator for local community-based organizations to promote healing among community members and between the community and law enforcement; support community members who ...
Grant Awarded to Urban Resource Institute Through D.A.’s Criminal Justice Investment Initiative
Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus R. Vance, Jr., today announced the award of a $1.475 million grant to Urban Resource Institute (URI), a leading provider of domestic violence programs and services in New York City, to plan and implement an abusive partner intervention program (APIP) in Manhattan. The program, which is being funded through the Manhattan D.A.’s Criminal Justice Investment Initiative (CJII), aims to help domestic abusers ...
Evaluation of College-in-Prison Reentry Programs
Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus R. Vance, Jr., awarded $400,000 to the Vera Institute of Justice to evaluate College-in-Prison Reentry Programs. This solicitation reflects DANY’s broad commitment to data-driven decision-making and to informing the research and practice field in New York and more widely.
DA Vance Announces $7.2 Million Investment in New Yorkers Reentering Their Communities After Incarceration
“Law enforcement must firmly and finally acknowledge that when we play a role in sending someone to prison, we own some of the responsibility for what happens when they get out,” said District Attorney Vance. “And with 42 percent of people released from New York prisons returning within three years, this revolving door is not just a tragedy for reentering New Yorkers, their families, and their communities – it’s a public safety problem. I am proud to invest in these organizations that are redefining reentry to provide returning New Yorkers with the tools they need, helping drive down recidivism and making our communities safer.”
DA Vance and Partners Launch East Harlem Community Navigators Program at Family Harvest Festival
Nearly 200 Community Members Pack Union Settlement to Celebrate the Launch of the East Harlem Community Navigators Program Pictured (Clockwise): DA Vance and the East Harlem Community Navigators, The Esperanza Prep Band, DA Vance Speaking to Attendees, Performers from Hip Hop Dance Theatre On Saturday, Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus R. Vance, Jr., announced the investment of more than $1.6 million in an innovative new program to ...
Meet Community Navigators at Family Harvest Fest November 4
On Saturday, November 4, you are invited to come meet the East Harlem Community Navigators and join the Manhattan District Attorney's Office for a Family Harvest Fest! Featuring: Food from Sabor Borinqueno Restaurant Poetry by Rich Villar and Maribelle Vazquez A performance by Hip Hop Dance Theatre Face painting and balloon animals More details En Español
Social Enterprises
Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus R. Vance, Jr., has awarded $7.1 million to three social enterprises – run by Drive Change, Sweet Generation Bakery, and The HOPE Program – to create employment opportunities and career training for at-risk youth and formerly incarcerated New Yorkers. The Manhattan District Attorney’s Office is providing these grants through its Criminal Justice Investment Initiative (“CJII”), which District Attorney ...
DA Vance Invests $7.1 Million in Social Enterprises to Employ At-Risk Youth and Formerly Incarcerated New Yorkers
Grants Mark First Social Enterprise Funding by a Law Enforcement Agency in the United States Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus R. Vance, Jr., today announced the investment of $7.1 million in three social enterprises – run by Drive Change, Sweet Generation Bakery, and The HOPE Program – creating employment opportunities and career training for at-risk youth and formerly incarcerated New Yorkers. The Manhattan District Attorney’s Office is ...
Programs for Foster Youth Transitioning to Adulthood
Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus R. Vance, Jr., awarded $3,750,000 to enhance and expand innovative programs for youth who are transitioning out of the foster care system. Those who age out of foster care without a permanent family arrangement are at significantly elevated risk of criminal justice system involvement and other negative life outcomes. Recognizing that investments in remedial education and pathways to employment best equip this ...
DA Vance Invests $3.75 Million to Support Youth Aging Out of Foster Care
Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus R. Vance, Jr., today announced the investment of $3,750,000 to enhance and expand innovative programs for youth who are transitioning out of the foster care system. The three-year grants awarded to The Door and Graham Windham are expected to serve approximately 500 New Yorkers ages 16- to 24-years-old each year. The Manhattan District Attorney’s Office is providing these grants through its Criminal Justice ...