On September 25, 2024, The Liberty Fund participated in the Community Outreach Fair conducted by Manhattan Justice Opportunities. This event builds upon our partnerships and ongoing efforts to expand into re-entry solutions, as we continue to assist individuals by providing the support and tools they need to stay out of the criminal justice system.
On April 18, 2024 The Liberty Fund participated in a screening of The Interview, a powerful short film on the injustices of New York’s parole system featuring The Doe Fund’s own Kevin Brantley. After the movie, a panel discussion with Kevin, The Liberty Fund, Bend the Arc, and the Release Aging People in Prison discussed ways we all can advance solutions. Click here to watch.
On December 14, 2023, The Liberty Fund gathered NYC’s foremost minds in reentry solutions – The Doe Fund, Bronx Community Solutions, Manhattan Justice Opportunities and exalt – for its second virtual discussion on how community-based service providers are shifting from court-mandated programs and referrals to providing voluntary programming and services. Click here to watch.
On November 9, 2021, The Liberty Fund hosted its first virtual discussion on the role of community-based services in recent criminal justice reform from the service provider perspective. As these reforms are challenged in public debate and the current crisis at Rikers Island, this webinar discusses the reasoning behind recent reforms, and how community-based services play a key role in their success going forward. Click here to watch.
On November 6, 2021, The Liberty Fund participated in the Bronx District Attorney’s Bronx Re-Entry Resource Fair, demonstrating our efforts to expand our pretrial work into re-entry solutions. This fair exemplifies a new effort to allow individuals to select best-fit community-based services that meet their needs. We look forward to participating in future fairs.
In October 2021, The Liberty Fund was cited in a scholarly report by the New York Criminal Justice Agency, Identifying and Addressing Pretrial Needs, highlighting the essential role of our ROR program. Click here to read the report (Liberty Fund is on page 9).
On January 23, 2020, Mutual of America recognized The Liberty Fund as the 2019 Community Partnership Award Winner and a recipient of the Merit Finalist Award. Event pictures are linked here. For more about the award, read the PR Newswire article linked here.
With the onset of Bail Reform in January 2020, The Liberty Fund innovates to the ROR population with a robust and voluntary case management program. Click here to read the full article.
Gotham Gazette, August 18, 2017: “’No one should be shipped off to Rikers Island simply because they are too poor to post bail,’ Mark-Viverito said, in a statement to Gotham Gazette. ‘That’s why the City Council is proud to support the mission of the Liberty Fund as they conduct important work to level the playing field and reduce pre-trial incarceration rates.'” Click here to read the full article.
