Reentry Housing

Stable housing is the foundation for successful reentry from jail and prison. But the supply of transitional reentry housing that provides a bridge from prison to permanent supportive or affordable housing is short. And the odds against formerly incarcerated people are compounded by factors including poverty, unemployment, frayed family ties, untreated mental health and substance use disorders, and regulations limiting access to public housing.

For decades, Osborne has drawn on a large network of housing providers to assist our participants in finding a home. In the mid-90s, when policy choices radically shrank the number of work-release programs and the prisons that housed them were slated for closure, Osborne stepped in with the idea to transform a former prison into a community reentry center. That idea became Fulton Community Reentry Center, which we opened in 2024 as a transitional home for men aged 40 and over returning from long-term incarceration.

In 2021, we designed and launched the innovative Kinship Reentry Housing Program, which provides financial resources and tailored support to families seeking to welcome formerly incarcerated loved ones into their homes. Marcus Garvey and the Rise, our supportive housing programs in Brownsville, Brooklyn, offer coordinated, multi-layered resources to address the needs of the older adults living there. With an emphasis on those who are older and have been away from our communities the longest, Osborne aims to expand its range of housing solutions in New York City, Newburgh, Buffalo, and beyond.