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Osborne’s 2024 Annual Benefit: Generosity Powers Transformation
The Osborne community joined together to honor leaders and celebrate participant success.

Osborne Association hosted its 2024 Annual Benefit on October 22 before a crowd of nearly 250 committed supporters. Emceed by Osborne participants Jamila Small and Aylyn Restituyo, this year’s event once again brought together our supportive community of partners, donors, and sponsors for a celebration and a call to action about the important work ahead.

This year, we had the pleasure of honoring two housing leaders who are helping to shape New York City’s future. Jamie Rubin, Chief Investment Officer of Aligned Climate Capital and Board Chair of the NYC Housing Authority (and former Osborne Board Chair), received our Champion of Mission award.

Molly Wasow Park, Commissioner of the NYC Department of Social Services, was our Partner in Innovation. DSS is Osborne’s partner in the Fulton Community Reentry Center, which opened last May.

As Osborne President and CEO Jon Monsalve told the crowd, “Moving ahead together is the only way real change can happen. Together, we have a real shot at correcting the mistakes of the past, and creating a more just future.”

Jeffrey Driver is a participant in Osborne’s LGBTQIA+ Case Management Program. He reflected on the safety and support he found at Osborne, sharing that he has started to, “trust more since starting the program [because] Osborne staff have a drive to help everyone and not be judgmental. They give you the feeling of a safe space.”

The supportive communities found at Osborne offer a space for people to imagine new futures for themselves. “My whole life has changed. I started part-time. Now, I got a good job with benefits. I got my own apartment, got my own car. So really, I am blessed,” said Charles Bryant, who participated in our Kinship Reentry Housing Program and is now permanently housed and employed by Osborne.
Honoree Jamie Rubin emphasized the tireless advocacy of Osborne staff and celebrated current housing initiatives like Kinship, the expanding Marcus Garvey Supportive Housing Program, and Fulton Community Reentry Center. Our critical Fulton partner and second honoree, Commissioner Molly Wasow Park, saluted our shared accomplishments and affirmed the City’s commitment to the future success of Fulton and its residents.
We look forward to moving ahead together and supporting more Osborne participants to thrive.
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Special thanks to our amazing supporters!
CHAMPIONS
Lili Lynton and Michael Ryan
BEACONS
Beachwold Residential
Rachael Bedard, MD, and Gideon Z. Friedman
Andy and Andrea Potash
James S. and Gretchen Rubin
ILLUMINATORS
Cheryl Cohen Effron and Blair Effron
Chris Hayes and Kate Shaw
Judith O. and Robert E. Rubin
Treeline Companies
LANTERNS
The Fein/Remnick/Litman Family
Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson LLP
Adam Hellegers and Stefanie Lieberman
Merchants Capital
NFP Corporate Services
Alison Novak and Aaron Yowell
SBV RE Investments LLC
Trinity Church
Wells Fargo
TORCHBEARERS
Anonymous
The Arker Companies
BellRow Title Agency
Ana M. Bermudez
Camber Property Group
Mary Celeste and Steve Howard
Clifton Budd & DeMaria, LLP
Antoinette Delruelle and Joshua L. Steiner
Daniel L. Doctoroff
Douglaston Development
Elizabeth Glazer and William Montgomery
Katrina vanden Heuvel
The Hudson Companies
L+M Development Partners
MDG Design and Construction and Wavecrest Management
Nixon Peabody LLP
Lisa and Jon Pruzan
Slate Property Group
Page Travelstead and Josh Keay
Michael Wax
Maggie and Aaron Wolk
SUPPORTERS
AFL-CIO Housing Investment Trust
Neil Barsky
Chicago Title Insurance Company
The Community Preservation Corporation
Dattner Architects
Michael and Jill Franco
Hirschen Singer & Epstein LLP
Bryan Kelly
Mega Contracting Group
Marcus Mitchell
Monadnock Development
Ponce Bank
Richman Housing Resources LLC
Eli Weiss