Jocelynne Rainey, GOSO: “The momentum growing from the Black Lives Matter movement – and the desire of funders to support work that directly addresses racism – presents an important opportunity for nonprofits to examine the work we are doing.”
Jocelynne Rainey in Crain’s New York Business: “Economic reopening plan must involve the formerly incarcerated”
Jocelynne Rainey: “I know some of these people firsthand. They are the young men I work with daily at Getting Out and Staying Out. GOSO is a citywide nonprofit helping incarcerated and justice-involved boys and young men, ages 16 to 24, connect to jobs, education, vocational training and mental health services.”
Restaurant News: Giving Marginalized People a Second Chance in the Workforce
A recent article in Bon Appétit offered a valuable look at ways in which some restaurant industry employers are using socially-conscious hiring practices to do empower their communities. One major impact the industry is having is on recidivism — the cycle of justice-involved people who are re-arrested.
New York Daily News: “How to close Rikers: Criminal justice reform really depends on thousands of individual interactions with New Yorkers”
If criminal justice reform is to succeed in New York, it’s going to require more people with the passionate commitment of Omar Jackson. At first glance, criminal justice reform appears to be a winner. The jail population in the city has been declining steadily, from around 11,700 in 2013 to just under 7,200 as of September 2019.
NEW YORK POST: “I have stability now.”
Our employment program, GOSOWorks, was included in a recent article in the New York Post, focusing on the challenges young men in our city can
USA Today: When Businesses Believe in Second Chances, Everybody Wins
A recent article in Bon Appétit offered a valuable look at ways in which some restaurant industry employers are using socially-conscious hiring practices to do empower their communities. One major impact the industry is having is on recidivism — the cycle of justice-involved people who are re-arrested.
GOSO & Employment Partner Dos Toros in the News
Michael Van Leuvan has a wife and three kids and lives in the Bronx. He’s thrilled to be earning $20 an hour as the manager of a Mexican fast food restaurant in Manhattan, and he’s hoping to get a 10 percent raise in the near future.
Bon Appétit: When Restaurants Level the Playing Field, Everybody Wins
A recent article in Bon Appétit offered a valuable look at ways in which some restaurant industry employers are using socially-conscious hiring practices to do empower their communities. One major impact the industry is having is on recidivism — the cycle of justice-involved people who are re-arrested.
Harlem World: GOSO And Stand Against Violence East Harlem (SAVE) Voter Registration Drive
Post-prison reentry program Getting Out and Staying Out (GOSO) and Stand Against Violence East Harlem (SAVE) hosted a successful first Hoops Against Violence tournament attended by more than 300 Harlem youth on Saturday.
Buzzworthy: GOSO Gala in Midtown
As published by New York NonProfit Buzz: Nonprofit Getting Out and Staying Out honored several people at an April 25 event in midtown Manhattan. CNN’s