THE OSBORNE ASSOCIATION INC

ACHIEVING ECOMONIC INDEPENDENCEWORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT: OFFERS COMPREHENSIVE EMPLOYMENT SERVICES, INCLUDING ASSESSMENT, JOB READINESS TRAINING, CAREER COUNSELING, SKILLS DEVELOPMENT, JOB PLACEMENT, AND RETENTION SUPPORT TO INDIVIDUALS WITH CRIMINAL JUSTICE INVOLVEMENT.CAREER CENTER ("THE CENTER") PROVIDES MEN AND WOMEN WITH CRIMINAL RECORDS WITH ENVIRONMENTAL AND FINANCIAL LITERACY EDUCATION, AND COMPREHENSIVE CAREER DEVELOPMENT, INCLUDING SOFT SKILLS AND HARD SKILLS TRAINING THAT PREPARES THEM TO ENTER AND ADVANCE IN SECTOR-SPECIFIC FIELDS. THE CENTER PLACES PARTICIPANTS IN JOBS THAT SUPPORT THEIR GROWTH, THEIR FAMILIES, AND THE ENVIRONMENT. THE CENTER OFFERS GROUP AND INDIVIDUAL COUNSELING TO IDENTIFY AND ADDRESS PARTICIPANTS' NEEDS AND PROVIDE REFERRAL SERVICES. CAREER COACHES OFFER SERVICES THAT INCLUDE FAMILY SUPPORT, EDUCATIONAL AND VOCATIONAL SUPPORT, SKILL-BUILDING ACTIVITIES, GOAL-SETTING AND CIVIC ENGAGEMENT TO ASSIST PARTICIPANTS ACHIEVE LONG-TERM ECONOMIC INDEPENDENCE. TRAINING TO WORK PROVIDES MEN AND WOMEN ON WORK RELEASE THE OPPORTUNITY TO EXPAND THEIR EDUCATION AND INCREASE THEIR EMPLOYMENT SKILLS IN TODAY'S FASTEST-GROWING FIELDS: CONSTRUCTION, WASTE MANAGEMENT, FOOD SERVICE AND OTHER INDUSTRIES.JUSTICE COMMUNITY SUPPORTS COURT-INVOLVED YOUNG ADULTS (AGES 18-24) IN RECONNECTING WITH THEIR FAMILIES AND COMMUNITIES TO TURN TOWARD SUCCESS IN LIFE. THE PROGRAM INCLUDES ENVIRONMENTAL AND FINANCIAL LITERACY TRAINING, CAREER COACHING, INDIVIDUAL COUNSELING AND GROUP SUPPORT, COMMUNITY BENEFIT PROJECTS, EMPLOYMENT COUNSELING, JOB PLACEMENT AND EDUCATIONAL SUPPORT. PREPARE OFFERS A RANGE OF OPPORTUNITIES TO FATHERS AND THOSE WHO SERVE IN FATHER-FIGURE ROLES TO INCREASE THEIR PARENTING SKILLS WHILE STRENGTHENING THEIR RELATIONSHIPS. THE ASSOCIATION'S PROGRAMS INCLUDE JOB READINESS TRAINING, INTERNSHIPS, AND EMPLOYMENT ASSISTANCE TO INCREASE ECONOMIC STABILITY FOR PARTICIPANTS AND THEIR FAMILIES. THE PROGRAM CONSISTS OF THE FATHERHOOD INITIATIVE AND RESPONSIBLE FATHERHOOD OPPORTUNITIES FOR REENTRY AND MOBILITY PROGRAM (REFORM) FUNDED ACTIVITIES TO IMPROVE EMPLOYABILITY AND STRENGTHEN THE PARTICIPANT'S EMOTIONAL AND MATERIAL SUPPORT FOR THEIR CHILDREN.ARCHES IS A PARTNERSHIP WITH THE NYC DEPARTMENT OF PROBATION THAT REDUCES PARTICIPANT INVOLVEMENT WITH THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM. ARCHES PROVIDES POSITIVE INTERVENTION AMONG YOUTH ON PROBATION BY PROVIDING SUPPORT GROUPS, ASSISTING YOUTH IN IDENTIFYING NEGATIVE BEHAVIORS AND MALADAPTIVE PATTERNS OF THINKING, AND PROVIDING MENTORS FROM THE SAME COMMUNITIES AND WITH SIMILAR EXPERIENCES WITH THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM.NEXTSTEPS IS A PARTNERSHIP WITH THE NYC DEPARTMENT OF PROBATION FOCUSED ON YOUNG PEOPLE RESIDING IN OR NEAR NEW YORK CITY HOUSING AUTHORITY ("NYCHA") DEVELOPMENTS. NEXTSTEPS IS A POSITIVE INTERVENTION FOR YOUTH WHO MAY BE EXPOSED TO NEGATIVE BEHAVIORS AND MALADAPTIVE PATTERNS OF THINKING. THE PROGRAM PROVIDES MENTORS FROM THE SAME COMMUNITIES TO BUILD POSITIVE PATHWAYS AND REVEAL OPPORTUNITIES TO PARTICIPATING YOUTH.JANITORIAL & MAINTENANCE SERVICES (JMS): A SOCIAL ENTERPRISE PROVIDING TRANSITIONAL EMPLOYMENT, SKILLS TRAINING, AND WORK EXPERIENCE IN CUSTODIAL SERVICES FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH BARRIERS TO EMPLOYMENT, INCLUDING DISABILITIES AND SUBSTANCE USE HISTORIES.

HOUSING AND CREATEASSISTS PEOPLE WHO HAVE COME IN CONTACT WITH THE CRIMINAL LEGAL SYSTEM TO OBTAIN AND MAINTAIN TRANSITIONAL, SUPPORTIVE, AND PERMANENT HOUSING PLACEMENTS FOLLOWING INCARCERATION. THIS PROGRAM SUPPORTS PARTICIPANTS IN THEIR EFFORTS TO MAINTAIN STABLE HOUSING, DEVELOP THE CAPACITY TO LIVE INDEPENDENTLY, PROVIDES WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT SERVICES, CONTINUE MEDICAL CARE, AND MAINTAIN ABSTINENCE FROM SUBSTANCE ABUSE.JAILS TO JOBS: ONCE PEOPLE LEAVE JAIL, OSBORNE'S SUPPORT SHIFTS SEAMLESSLY TO THE TRAINING, COUNSELING, RESOURCES, AND OPPORTUNITIES THAT OUR PARTICIPANTS CAN USE TO BUILD SECURE LIVES FOR THEMSELVES AND THEIR FAMILIES. OUR REENTRY SERVICES BEGIN IMMEDIATELY UPON RELEASE, TYPICALLY WITH OSBORNE STAFF DRIVING A PARTICIPANT FROM JAIL TO OUR OFFICES. WE ENSURE THEIR EMERGENCY NEEDS ARE MET, SET THEM UP WITH CLOTHING, TOILETRIES, FOOD, METROCARDS, MENTAL HEALTH TREATMENT, AND SUBSTANCE USE TREATMENT, AND GET THEM INTO SAFE HOUSING. OVER THE MONTHS THAT FOLLOW, OSBORNE PARTNERS WITH REENTERING INDIVIDUALS TO MAKE THEIR DISCHARGE PLANS A REALITY AND TO ULTIMATELY ASSIST PARTICIPANTS INTO ACHIEVING LONG-TERM ECONOMIC INDEPENDENCE. JANITORIAL MAINTENANCE SERVICES OFFERS TRAINING AND EMPLOYMENT IN OUR CUSTODIAL SERVICE BUSINESS TO FORMERLY INCARCERATED INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES AND/OR HISTORY OF SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER. THE BUSINESS CLEANS PUBLIC FACILITIES AND BUSINESSES THROUGHOUT NEW YORK CITY (FOR PREVAILING WAGES AND BENEFITS) AND ALSO TEACHES PARTICIPANTS TO USE ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY MATERIALS WHEN CLEANING.