Osborne Association Inc

PATHWAYS TO REENTRY, EMPLOYMENT AND PARENTING (PREPARE)

THE FATHERHOOD INITIATIVE

OSBORNE SEEKS FUNDING FOR THE BRONX-OSBORNE GUN AVOIDANCE AND PREVENTION PROGRAM (BOGAP), AN EVIDENCE-BASED VIOLENCE INTERVENTION AND PREVENTION PROGRAM THAT IS THE RESULT OF 4+ YEARS’ COLLABORATION BETWEEN OSBORNE AND THE BRONX DISTRICT ATTORNEY (BXDA). BOGAP SERVES PEOPLE AGED 16 TO 30 WHO HAVE OPEN CASES IN THE BRONX SUPREME OR CRIMINAL COURT FOR A FIRST-TIME FELONY CHARGE OF LOADED-GUN POSSESSION AND ARE MANDATED TO BOGAP IN A PLEA DEAL; PARTICIPATE PRE-MANDATE AS AN ATD; OR PARTICIPATE WHILE AN ATI IS CONSIDERED. BOGAP MARKS THE FIRST TIME A DIVERSION PROGRAM HAS BEEN OFFERED IN THE BRONX SPECIFICALLY TO YOUNG ADULTS FACING THIS CHARGE. IT SEEKS TO PREVENT AND REDUCE COMMUNITY VIOLENCE AND CRIME, AND TO TRANSFORM PARTICIPANTS’ ATTITUDES AND BELIEFS, BUILD KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS, AND MOVE THEM TOWARDS AN ADULTHOOD CHARACTERIZED BY SAFETY, COMMUNITY INVESTMENT, AND LEGITIMATE EMPLOYMENT.  THE YEAR-LONG PROGRAM INCLUDES 3 HOURS’ SCHEDULED PROGRAMMING, 5 DAYS A WEEK, PLUS TIME FOR INTERNSHIPS, HARD-SKILLS TRAINING, CLASSES, AND THERAPEUTIC SUPPORT, ADDING UP TO A MINIMUM 20 HOURS WEEKLY. STRATEGIES INCLUDE CASE MANAGEMENT, CREDIBLE-MESSENGER MENTORING, COGNITIVE-BEHAVIORAL INTERVENTIONS, DIALECTICAL BEHAVIORAL THERAPY, CONFLICT RESOLUTION TRAINING, INTERNSHIPS, TRANSITIONAL EMPLOYMENT, AND JOB PLACEMENT. ACCOUNTABILITY MEASURES INCLUDE MONTHLY REPORTS SUBMITTED TO DEFENSE COUNSEL, THE COURT AND BXDA, AND NOTIFICATION OF BXDA WITHIN 2 DAYS’ OF NO CONTACT WITH A PARTICIPANT. PARTICIPANTS UNDERSTAND THAT DROPPING OUT OF BOGAP MEANS SERVING A PRISON SENTENCE. SUCCESSFUL PROGRAM COMPLETION MEANS THE CASE ENDS WITH NO PRISON TIME AND LIKELY NO FELONY CONVICTION.  THE BRONX IS EXPERIENCING A RISE IN HOMICIDES, SHOOTINGS, AND OTHER VIOLENCE AT RATES HIGHER THAN ANYWHERE IN NY CITY OR STATE. IN THE WAKE OF COVID LOCKDOWNS, COURTS ARE GRAPPLING WITH A CASE BACKLOG IN THE THOUSANDS. DUE TO MULTIPLE CRISES ON RIKERS ISLAND, JUDGES AND PROSECUTORS ARE RELUCTANT TO IMPOSE PRETRIAL DETENTION. WHILE BOGAP IS URGENTLY NEEDED, CURRENT FUNDING ONLY SUPPORTS 25 PARTICIPANTS ANNUALLY. OSBORNE PROPOSES TO DOUBLE THE PROGRAM’S SIZE AND TO COOPERATE WITH AN IMPACT EVALUATION CONDUCTED BY JOHN JAY COLLEGE, WHICH HAS SUBMITTED A COMPANION APPLICATION UNDER THE NIJ SOLICITATION, EVALUATIONS OF OJP CVIPI PROGRAMS, FY22. OSBORNE’S DIRECTOR OF IMPACT & EVALUATION WILL WORK TO FACILITATE THE EVALUATION’S SUCCESS. BOGAP’S CURRENT WORKING GROUP WILL EXPAND THROUGH THIS FUNDING AND ENGAGE IN EVENTS DESIGNED TO BUILD COMMUNITY SUPPORT. OSBORNE SEEKS CONSIDERATION UNDER PRIORITY 1(A), AS DOCUMENTED ON PAGE 10 OF THE PROPOSAL NARRATIVE, AND UNDER PRIORITY 1(B), AS DOCUMENTED ON PAGE 13.

PRISONER-RE-ENTRY

LA FUENTE

EL RIO SUBSTANCE ABUSE TREATMENT AND HIV/AIDS SERVICES EXPANSION

PROMORING RESPONSIBLE FATHERHOOD

A PROGRAM SERVING JUSTICE-INVOLVED FATHERS AND THEIR FAMILIES ACROSS NYC, HELPING THEM BUILD ECONOMIC STABILITY, STRENGTHEN PARENTING AND RELATIONSHIPS, AND AVOID RE-OFFENDING. - A PROGRAM SERVING JUSTICE-INVOLVED FATHERS AND THEIR FAMILIES ACROSS NYC, HELPING THEM BUILD ECONOMIC STABILITY, STRENGTHEN PARENTING AND RELATIONSHIPS, AND AVOID RE-OFFENDING. THE OSBORNE ASSOCIATION WILL IMPLEMENT THE PREPARE PROGRAM SERVING JUSTICE-INVOLVED FATHERS ACROSS NEW YORK CITY. THE PROGRAM WILL PROVIDE STRUCTURED CURRICULA ADDRESSING PARENTING (24/7 DAD), EMPLOYMENT (READY, SET, WORK!), AND RELATIONSHIPS (STRENGTHENING RELATIONSHIPS), PLUS EMOTIONAL SELF-REGULATION TRAINING. PARTICIPANTS WILL RECEIVE CASE MANAGEMENT AND EMPLOYMENT SERVICES INCLUDING CONSTRUCTION CREDENTIALS, AND SUPPORTIVE SERVICES. SERVING 807 FATHERS OVER FIVE YEARS AT BRONX AND BROOKLYN OFFICES, PREPARE WILL HELP FATHERS BUILD PARENTING SKILLS, STRENGTHEN FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS, AND ACHIEVE ECONOMIC STABILITY THROUGH JOB PLACEMENT. THE PROGRAM EXPECTS TO PLACE 85 PARTICIPANTS IN JOBS ANNUALLY, WITH 50% MAINTAINING EMPLOYMENT FOR ONE YEAR.

YOUTH - YOUNG OFFENDER

THE OSBORNE ASSOCIATION'S HIRE PROGRAM

THE ELDER REENTRY INITIATIVE

OFFENDER REENTRY PROJECT

HIV/AIDS HEALTH IMPROVEMENT FOR REENTERING EX-OFFENDERS INITIATIVE (HIRE) PROGRAM

PROMOTING RESPONSIBLE FATHERHOOD, PRIORITY AREA 3

THE OSBORNE ASSOCIATION, INC WILL USE FUNDING TO IMPLEMENT A NEW PROGRAM SERVING YOUTH IN ORANGE COUNTY, NY WHO ARE IMPACTED BY BOTH OPIOID AND OTHER SUBSTANCE USE DISORDERS, PRIMARILY THROUGH THE SUBSTANCE USE AND RELATED CRIMINAL JUSTICE INVOLVEMENT OF THEIR PARENTS. THIS PROGRAM IS DESIGNED ACCORDING TO PRINCIPLES OF POSITIVE YOUTH DEVELOPMENT, WHICH USE YOUNG PEOPLE’S ASSETS AND STRENGTHS, AND THOSE OF CARING, COMMITTED ADULTS, TO BUFFER NEGATIVE FORCES AND PROPEL POSITIVE CHANGE.  PROGRAM GOALS INCLUDE: COGNITIVE-BEHAVIORAL THERAPY, SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER EDUCATION AND PREVENTION, ALTERNATIVES TO VIOLENCE PROJECT WORKSHOPS, INDIVIDUALIZED CASE PLANNING TO MEET ACADEMIC AND STABILIZATION GOALS, TREATMENT REFERRALS, AND  CRISIS INTERVENTION. ADDITIONALLY, THE APPLICANT RECEIVED PRIORITY CONSIDERATION BY INCLUDING POLICIES, PRACTICES, AND /OR PROCEDURES IN RESPONSE TO DOJ PRIORITIES, AS WELL AS A DISCUSSION OF HOW THE PROJECT WILL BENEFIT THOSE IN HIGH-POVERTY AREAS.

THE OSBORNE ASSOCIATION PROPOSES TO IMPLEMENT THE FULTON TRANSITION TEAM (FTT), A COMMUNITY-BASED REENTRY PROGRAM OF PRE-RELEASE ASSESSMENT AND DISCHARGE PLANNING, POINT-OF-RELEASE TRANSITIONAL SUPPORT, AND POST-RELEASE SERVICES FOR MEN WHO ARE MOVING FROM INCARCERATION TO TRANSITIONAL HOUSING AT THE FULTON COMMUNITY REENTRY CENTER (“FULTON”), A 135-BED RESIDENCE THAT OSBORNE WILL OPEN IN JUNE 2022. ELIGIBLE PARTICIPANTS WILL BE INCARCERATED MEN AGED 18+ WHO HAVE BEEN SHOWN THROUGH AN ASSESSMENT PROCESS: (1) TO HAVE SO FEW RESOURCES THAT THEY WOULD OTHERWISE ENTER A NEW YORK CITY SHELTER UPON THEIR RELEASE; AND (2) TO HAVE, NEVERTHELESS, THE CAPACITY TO SUCCEED IN PERMANENT HOUSING, GIVEN APPROPRIATE SUPPORTIVE SERVICES. RESIDENTS WILL BE EXPECTED TO MOVE ON TO PERMANENT HOUSING WITHIN 12 MONTHS. IN SELECTING RESIDENTS, OSBORNE WILL PRIORITIZE MEN AGED 50 AND OLDER, AS WELL AS THOSE WHO HAVE SERVED PRISON TERMS OF 7 YEARS OR MORE. OSBORNE HAS NEGOTIATED AN AGREEMENT WITH THE NYC DEPARTMENT OF HOMELESS SERVICES AND NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS AND COMMUNITY SUPERVISION TO ENSURE THAT RESIDENTS WILL TRANSITION SEAMLESSLY FROM PRISON TO FULTON, WITHIN SPENDING A SINGLE NIGHT IN A SHELTER. OSBORNE HAS SECURED SEPARATE FINANCING OF FULTON’S OPERATING COSTS, ITS CLINICAL AND FACILITY STAFF, AND ITS SERVICES, FROM THREE MEALS A DAY TO CASE MANAGEMENT AND HOUSING PLACEMENT. FTT, CONSISTING OF A FULL-TIME PROGRAM COORDINATOR AND 1.5 FTE PEER MENTORS, WILL PROVIDE THE MISSING PIECE TO THIS SUITE OF IN-KIND RESOURCES. PRE-RELEASE SERVICES WILL INCLUDE VIRTUAL OR IN-PERSON MEETINGS FOR SCREENING, INTAKE, MENTORING, AND SUBSTANCE USE AND HARM REDUCTION EDUCATION. WHENEVER POSSIBLE, FTT STAFF WILL PROVIDE RELEASE-DAY ESCORTS TO FULTON. POST-RELEASE, FTT STAFF WILL OFFER PEER MENTORING, ESCORTS TO APPOINTMENTS, ORIENTATION TO NEW TECHNOLOGIES AND PUBLIC TRANSIT SYSTEMS, FACILITATED GROUPS TO COMBAT ISOLATION, AND ESCORTED VISITS IN SEARCH OF PERMANENT HOUSING. THE PROGRAM WILL BE SITED IN THE SOUTH BRONX, WITHIN THE 15TH US CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT, THE POOREST HOUSE DISTRICT IN THE NATION. IT WILL BENEFIT AT LEAST 450 FORMERLY INCARCERATED MEN OVER THE LIFE OF THE GRANT, AS WELL AS THEIR FAMILIES AND THE COMMUNITIES THEY COME TO CALL HOME. AS ONE LEVERAGED PORTION OF A UNIQUE PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP, FTT HAS THE POTENTIAL TO SERVE AS A NATIONAL MODEL FOR SUPPORTING SUCCESSFUL REENTRY. OSBORNE SEEKS CONSIDERATION UNDER PRIORITY 1(A), AS DOCUMENTED ON PAGE 14 OF THE PROPOSAL NARRATIVE, AND UNDER PRIORITY 1(B), AS DOCUMENTED ON PAGE 17.

CONNECTING KIDS TO COVERAGE OUTREACH AND ENROLLMENT GRANT

BRONX PREVENTION PARTNERSHIP PROJECT

WEST HARLEM GANG AND GUN VIOLENCE INTERVENTION PROGRAM

WOMEN'S EMPOWERMENT HEALTH PROJECT

OFFENDER REENTRY PROJECT

WOMEN INCARCERATED

IMPROVING CHILD WELL-BEING BY FOSTERING HEALTHY MARRIAGES