GETTING OUT AND STAYING OUT INC

SINCE ITS FOUNDING, GOSO HAS SERVED OVER 15,000 YOUNG PEOPLE WHO HAVE BEEN IMPACTED BY THE LEGAL SYSTEM, PARTNERING WITH THEM TO FURTHER THEIR EDUCATION, OBTAIN MEANINGFUL EMPLOYMENT, ACHIEVE EMOTIONAL WELL-BEING, AND BECOME EXPOSED TO POSSIBILITIES BEYOND THEIR PERCEPTION. DURING THIS TIME, GOSO PARTICIPANTS HAVE CONSISTENTLY MAINTAINED A RECIDIVISM RATE UNDER 10%, AS COMPARED TO THE NATIONAL AVERAGE OF 54% FOR THE SAME DEMOGRAPHIC. SINCE 2013 OUR CAREER SERVICES PROGRAM, HAS PLACED OVER 800 PARTICIPANTS IN JOBS, JUMP-STARTING THEIR CAREERS. APPROXIMATELY 70% OF OUR INTERNS IN CAREER SERVICES ARE HIRED WITHIN 6 MONTHS OF COMPLETING THEIR INTERNSHIP. IN COLLABORATION WITH THE NEW YORK CITY DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, GOSO HOSTS AN ON-SITE GED PROGRAM FOR OUR PARTICIPANTS AS WELL INTENSIVE LITERACY PROGRAMMING. WE ALSO PROVIDE LINKAGES TO VOCATIONAL TRAINING FOR PARTICIPANTS.VIOLENCE INTERVENTION PROGRAM, SAVE GOSO'S VIOLENCE INTERVENTION AND PREVENTION PROGRAM, STAND AGAINST VIOLENCE EAST HARLEM (SAVE), IS COMMITTED TO PREVENTING GUN VIOLENCE AND BUILDING A CULTURE OF NON-VIOLENCE TO BRING PEACE AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT TO EAST HARLEM. SAVE'S WORK IS GUIDED BYTHE PRINCIPLES OF CURE VIOLENCE, THE NATIONAL EVIDENCE-BASED MODEL THAT SEEKS TO ADDRESS COMMUNITY VIOLENCE THROUGH A PUBLIC HEALTH LENS. OUR CATCHMENT AREA INCLUDES THE NEIGHBORHOODS IMMEDIATELY SURROUNDING THE THOMAS JEFFERSON, JAMES W. JOHNSON, AND ROBERT F. WAGNER NYCHA HOUSING DEVELOPMENTS.SAVE HAS PERFORMED OVER 500 VIOLENCE INTERRUPTIONS SINCE 2016. IN ADDITION TO ITS WORK WITHIN AND AROUND HOUSING DEVELOPMENTS, SAVE PROVIDES PREVENTION AND INTERVENTION SERVICES IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS, HARLEM HOSPITAL, AND HORIZON JUVENILE FACILITY. GOSOWORKS, CAREER SERVICES PROGRAM GOSO'S CAREER SERVICES PROGRAM, ONE OF OUR MOST POPULAR PROGRAMS, PREPARES PARTICIPANTS TO ACQUIRE EMPLOYMENT AND ARE PLACED IN SUBSIDIZED INTERNSHIPS BY GOSO. GOSO'S CAREER SERVICES PROGRAM PARTNERS WITH 70+ NYC BUSINESSES AS EMPLOYER PARTNERS TO PLACE PARTICIPANTS IN PAID INTERNSHIPS FOR UP TO 250 HOURS. THE PROGRAM OFFERS FREE MONTHLY ONSITE VOCATIONAL TRAINING AND COVERS PROFESSIONAL LICENSING COSTS. REENTRY & EMOTIONAL WELL BEINGGOSO PROVIDES HOLISTIC CASE MANAGEMENT & MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES. GOSO'S RE-ENTRY PROGRAM KEEPS INCARCERATED AND DETAINED YOUNG PEOPLE CONNECTED TO GOSO. OUR APPROACH CONNECTS PARTICIPANTS TO HOUSING GRANTS, STIPENDS, AND VOUCHERS, ADVOCATES FOR THOSE WITH HOUSING COURT INVOLVEMENT AND ASSISTS WITH APPLICATIONS FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING.THROUGH COURT ADVOCACY, WE HELP YOUNG PEOPLE AVOID INCARCERATION AND LENGTHY SENTENCES, KEEPING FAMILIES AND COMMUNITIES INTACT. DURING A PARTICIPANTS' SENTENCE, WE COMMUNICATE WITH THEM AND THEIR FAMILIES, KEEPING THEM CONNECTED AND EASING THEIR TRANSITION BACK INTO THE COMMUNITY UPON THEIR RELEASE. ONCE BACK HOME, WE PROVIDE MENTAL HEALTH SUPPORTS, EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES, AND EMPLOYMENT TRAINING TO HELP THEM AVOID FURTHER INCARCERATION. THE EFFECTS OF GOSO'S HOLISTIC SERVICES SPEAK FOR THEMSELVES: OUR PARTICIPANTS HAVE SUSTAINED. GOSO SUPPORTS PARTICIPANTS BY ENGAGING ATTORNEYS, DISTRICT ATTORNEYS AND JUDGES AND BY APPEARING IN COURT ON THEIR BEHALF AND WRITE HUNDREDS OF LETTERS EACH YEAR ATTESTING TO PARTICIPANTS' HARD WORK IN OUR PROGRAM AND IN THE COMMUNITY.AT OUR ON-SITE MENTAL HEALTH CLINIC, GOSO'S LICENSED SOCIAL WORKERS PROVIDE PERSONALIZED TRAUMA-INFORMED HOLISTIC CARE, INDIVIDUAL AND GROUP THERAPY AND ACCESS TO COMPREHENSIVE TREATMENT. THE REENTRY TEAM PROVIDES INDIVIDUAL MENTAL HEALTH CARE SESSIONS AND 1:1 COUNSELING, POST-RELEASE SUPPORT FOR TRANSITION TO LONG-TERM FACILITIES OR THE COMMUNITY, ANGER MANAGEMENT AND SUBSTANCE USE COUNSELING.GOSO'S CENTRAL OFFICES ARE SAFE SPACES WHERE PARTICIPANTS CAN COME AND FIND ESSENTIAL, EVERYDAY SUPPORT, INCLUDING NEW CLOTHING, FOOD, HYGIENE, COMPUTER ACCESS, FURNITURE AND BOOKS IN OUR LIBRARY.