The Center for Fair Futures

Did someone say it’s summertime?! Our Emerging Leaders and Innovators gathered together again for a day of relaxation, rejuvenation, and fun in the sun! Rising bosses spent a well-deserved day relaxing and chatting about turning life from minimal to MAXING! If you are or know a young professional impacted by foster care and ready to level up, email Cashay at cashay.haffoney@fairfuturesny.org 🙏🏾 WE ARE RECRUITING NOW!

Throwing it back to the Center for Fair Futures and HeartShare St. Vincent's Services Youth Development’s fun and informative PYA Housing Training! With a Jeopardy and an Oreo game, raffles, and prizes, the team explained housing options to youth aged 16+ from five houses while making it fun and impactful! Check out these photos from the lively session! #ThrowbackThursday #PYAHousing #HousingTraining #Jeopardy Mecca Phinizy

The Bronx Hope Passages Academy Counseling Team invited the Center for #FairFutures to deliver a series of housing workshops for their students in Close to Home and Non-Secure Detention. The Center's Director of Housing, Mecca Phinizy, led six back-to-back workshops where students learned about their housing options, supports, and how to apply. So many of the students left with detailed notes and specific next steps, and all left knowing something about housing that they didn't before! Stephanie Dueño

#FairFutures, NYC Administration for Children's Services, the NYC Department of Education, and The New York Foundling collaborated to throw a celebration for our graduates who are post-secondary bound. It was a magical & inspirational afternoon! … Thank you ACS commissioner for speaking and NYC Mayor Adams for the congratulatory video!

Congratulations to our #FairFutures partner The Children's Village on the ribbon-cutting of The Eliza! This development sets the bar when it comes to creating high-quality, deeply affordable housing - one of the goals of the Fair Futures YAB We are so grateful and inspired! Read all about it: https://ow.ly/mq6350SqP67

The Center for Fair Futures is currently seeking a Youth Advisory Board Coordinator to continue our advocacy efforts within the juvenile justice sector. The YAB Coordinator will recruit, support, and develop the YAB members who have been system-involved by the justice system, to develop an advocacy agenda and coordinate/plan advocacy efforts in close partnership with the Fair Futures Advocacy leads. View the job description at the link below and please share with anyone you think may be interested and qualified! https://lnkd.in/eyhVGE35

#MondayMotivation Our in-person coaching learning communities have been on fire!!! 🔥

The New York Daily News featured an Op-Ed by the Center’s Co-Executive Directors, Tracy Jenkins and Katie Napolitano, applauding the 500+ #FairFutures staff, NYC Administration for Children's Services, and the City for elevating and investing in young people who experienced NYC’s foster care system.  Read it here: https://lnkd.in/ese6QEq4 #fostercaremonth

Tomas Hunt, Director of Education and Government Relations at New Alternatives For Children, balances being a fierce advocate, innovator, and leader while guiding his team with a very warm, highly supportive, and positive perspective. Making him a true #FairFuturesHero! Tomas has an empathic nature, and he shows up for his team and youth with a strength-based approach. His authenticity shines through every interaction he has with his team and young people. Anyone who has the pleasure of working with him is left with a feeling that they can accomplish anything. Fair Futures often asks: “What keeps us motivated to continue working despite high turnover rates in this field and unique challenges that cause others to leave?” We would say it’s Tomas that keeps us going. Tomas is everything! Tomas is surely a Fair Futures hero! Read more about Tomas and our other featured #FairFuturesHeroes on our website: https://lnkd.in/ehuuSh8f Want to nominate a Fair Futures Hero so they can be celebrated? Fill out the nomination form: https://lnkd.in/eDgiKkSR

Let’s hear it for our Co-Executive Director Tracy Jenkins who has been named one of City & State's Nonprofit Trailblazers! 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼 Shining a light on inspiring leaders who have dedicated their careers to making New York a better place, City & State has honored Tracy for her leadership of The Center for Fair Future and highlighted Fair Futures’ impact on the lives of nearly 4,000 young people across the city. See Tracy’s feature on the City & State web site: https://bit.ly/3V8BFuE