Osborne programs have adjusted significantly to address the needs of our participants during the COVID-19 pandemic.
All prison-based group services, family centers, and hospitality centers are closed. We are currently offering very limited individual services for people 50+, people with COVID-19 health risks, & current FamilyWorks participants. Call 845-345-9845 for more information on in-prison services.
To download and share a flyer with all our program offerings, click here, or read on to learn about our currently available programs.
NYC Reentry Hotline: 1-833-OSB-FREE (1-833-672-3733) Open Everyday 8am - 8pm. Callers can receive referral information for any reentry needs, such as medical services, mental health services, housing, entitlements, and COVID specific concerns. We are providing full reentry services including pre-release discharge planning, reentry case management, direct virtual group and individual services.
Workforce and Employment Services: Job readiness groups for adults who have recently returned home from prison or jail are now offered virtually. We continue to send graduates out on job interviews with employers. Email Steuben Vega (svega@osborneny.org).
Substance Use Treatment (El Rio): Substance use treatment services, including intakes, groups, and individual services, are all provided by phone. These services are available for an ATI program and reentry program. To refer a new participant, contact Blendy Rivera (brivera@osborneny.org, 646-276-0638).
Young Adult Services: For virtual mentoring services and case management to young people ages 16-24 who either are on probation in the Bronx, or live near Butler, Patterson or Castle Hill. Email Bruce Simpson (bsimpson@osborneny.org, 347-738-3456).
For job readiness services for people 18-30 with prior justice involvement. Email Sean Brailsford (sbrailsford@osborneny.org)
Court Advocacy Services: We are accepting referrals for our full set of services including bail advocacy, mitigation reports, pre-trial release, ATI services, and assisting attorneys with virtual court appearances. Attorneys can send referrals by email to Andrea Goupalsingh (agoupalsingh@osborneny.org or, fax 347-498-2506).
Support for Families Impacted by Incarceration: We provide virtual healthy relationships workshops and support groups for caregivers and adults who have a loved one incarcerated. We provide virtual reentry services and case management for women returning from prison. We provide virtual youth development workshops, recreation and peer support for children of incarcerated parents. These services are available in NYC and Buffalo. To make a referral contact, Ivan Lucas (ilucas@osborneny.org, 929-514-0024).
Elder Reentry: Discharge planning, case management, and other assistance offered to those 50 or older. Contact Josefina Blackburn (jblackburn@osborneny.org, 718-707-2621).
Wellness and Prevention: For Linkage and Connection services to virtual medical care at Montefiore, contact Natasha Diggs (ndiggs@osborneny.org, 917-853- 7693).
For Reentry Services for people with chronic illness, email Malcolm Davis (mdavis@osborneny.org).
Housing readiness and search assistance for people living with HIV is offered by phone. Contact Antoinette Holloway (aholloway@osborneny.org, 718-707-2698).
All prison-based group services, family centers, and hospitality centers are closed. We are currently offering very limited individual services for people 50+, people with COVID-19 health risks, & current FamilyWorks participants. Call 845-345-9845 for more information on in-prison services.
Direct Services and Programs in community sites in New York City, Newburgh, NY, and more than 30 prisons and jails, designed and proven to transform individuals, families, and communities
Policy Advocacy, Training, Technical Assistance, and Testing New Approaches through the Osborne Center for Justice Across Generations, and coalitions and partnerships, designed to transform the criminal justice system
reduce crime and reliance on incarceration,
heal the damage and trauma of crime and incarceration, and
enhance opportunity for those affected by crime and incarceration.
Defender-based court advocacy, utilizing forensic social workers in partnership with defense counsel, leading to pretrial release (alternatives to detention) and sentence mitigation leading to alternatives to incarceration or lower sentences.
Outpatient substance use disorder treatment as a condition of pretrial release, as an alternative to incarceration, or as an alternative to re-incarceration for individuals under parole supervision.
Parenting and relationship education for incarcerated and formerly incarcerated parents
Family-Focused Discharge and Reentry Planning
Therapeutic, inclusive, and supportive services and activities for children, youth and families affected by incarceration
Child support and financial literacy workshops and access to benefits and work opportunities to improve family financial health
Youth Development and Youth Leadership programs for children of incarcerated parents
Prison and jail visiting support services
Video visiting between Osborne sites and numerous NYC jails and NYS prisons
Family Centers offering enhanced visiting with children in prison visiting rooms
Hospitality Centers offering respite and support for visitors to upstate prisons
Transportation assistance
Cognitive Behavioral Treatment and other evidence-based interventions proven to heal trauma, reduce recidivism and increase re-integration, in correctional and community settings
Educational, Restorative, and Health programs in prisons and jails continuing into the community, addressing specific issues and populations including:
Older adults (the fastest growing prison population)
Men and women serving very long and life sentences for violent crimes
People living with HIV/AIDS, HCV, and other chronic conditions
Training in soft skills and hard skills designed to prepare justice involved individuals to succeed in the job market
Job placement and job retention support
Job Creation for justice-involved individuals through Social Enterprises:
Fresh Start Catering (originally a culinary arts training program founded by Barbara Margolis more than 30 years ago) now providing a wide array of culinary education, apprenticeships, and employment through institutional and event catering (www.freshstartcatering.org)
Janitorial Maintenance Services, providing professional custodial services to governmental facilities and businesses throughout New York City
New York Initiative for Children of Incarcerated Parents
Aging in Prison and Reentry
Osborne is re-developing a former prison in the Bronx into a community reentry center offering transitional housing for people coming home from prison and jail.
For more information about Osborne programs, please contact us using the below form, or call (718) 707-2600.