Releases & Statements

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Apr 30, 2024

Statement from CEO, Center for Community Alternatives (CCA), The Fortune Society, Osborne Association, and Fines & Fees Justice Center (FFJC) on the 2024-2025 New York State Budget Including an Increase in the Amount of Money People Leave Prison With

“We applaud Governor Kathy Hochul, Senate Majority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins, and Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie for including an increase in ‘Gate Money’ in the 2024-2025 New York State Budget. By doing so, it is clear that they have heard us and agree that $40 is not enough, and New Yorkers ...

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Nov 17, 2022

Google Offers Digital Skills Training to Thousands of Formerly Incarcerated Center for Employment Opportunities (CEO) Participants

CEO has integrated Grow With Google initiative into job readiness training to create economic mobility for participants in 31 cities across the country

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Apr 05, 2022

CEO Statement on Committee Passage of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act of 2022

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Sep 23, 2021

$24 Million Returning Citizens Stimulus from Center for Employment Opportunities Benefits Thousands Released From Prisons and Jails During COVID-19

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