The Center for Alternative Sentencing and Employment Services (CASES)

12/03/2025

Thanks to you, we reached our $5,000 Giving Tuesday goal!
The Brooklyn FACT 2 team and everyone at CASES are deeply grateful for your support.
Your generosity helps bring mental health care, housing support, and advocacy directly to New Yorkers who need it most.
Thank you for keeping our clients Connected by Care.

12/02/2025

We’re more than halfway to our $5,000 Giving Tuesday goal and we couldn’t have done it without you!

If you haven’t made your gift yet, there’s still time to help us bring mental health care closer to home for New Yorkers facing the toughest barriers to stability. Every dollar keeps people Connected by Care.

Donate now and help us cross the finish line. https://secure.givelively.org/donate/cases/connected-by-care?utm_source=facebook

12/02/2025

Every morning, Brooklyn FACT teams gather to plan how they’ll support New Yorkers facing the toughest barriers to stability.

They’re out in the community all day bringing mental health care, housing support, advocacy and compassion directly to people who’ve been left behind by systems that are aren't built to support healing and recovery.

Your Giving Tuesday gift powers this work.
Help us reach our $5,000 goal and keep New Yorkers connected by care. https://secure.givelively.org/donate/cases/connected-by-care?utm_source=facebook

12/01/2025

Giving Tuesday is tomorrow, but you don’t have to wait to make an impact.

Our goal is to raise $5,000 to bring mental health services closer to home for New Yorkers facing some of the toughest barriers to stability. Your early gift helps us start strong and make sure our clients stay connected by care.

Give today and help us build momentum before Giving Tuesday even begins.

Donate early and power this work. https://secure.givelively.org/donate/cases/connected-by-care?utm_source=facebook

11/21/2025

CASES is hiring! Do you have experience supporting people impacted by the criminal legal and mental health systems? Are you passionate about alternatives to incarceration that center accessible treatment and recovery? One of the below positions could be the perfect fit for you!

Court Navigator: The Court Navigator will will join CASES Court Services team to provide support for participants immediately upon release from custody following their court appearance. We are seeking an individual with lived experience of the criminal legal and/or mental health systems who is also an NYS Certified Peer Specialist or who has obtained their Certified Peer Specialist-Provisional.

Substance Use Specialist: The Substance Use Specialist will join CASES Pretrial Services team to provide psychoeducation and support for participants' substance use needs, including coordinating detox or rehab referrals, assessing participants' current substance use and stages of change, and advocating with service providers to ensure participants receive appropriate treatment.

Family Specialist: The Family Specialist will join CASES Fair Futures team, working with young people and their families to identify and celebrate strengths, remove barriers to success, address needs, navigate and advocate within existing systems, and ensure they have access to benefits and long-term services in the community.

Apply today at the links below.

Court Navigator: https://ow.ly/fC9Y50XvVMP
Substance Use Specialist: https://ow.ly/EJ4550XvVMN
Family Specialist: https://ow.ly/r98J50XvVMJ

11/14/2025

CASES is hiring! Are you experienced in administrative work? Are you passionate about CASES mission to serve New Yorkers impacted by the criminal legal system? If so, you may be the right fit for our Program Assistant role!

The Program Assistant will join CASES Intensive Services Unit (ISU) to ensure the smooth and effective functioning of the team. The Program Assistant will work alongside the Team Leader to provide support for ISU's administrative and billing responsibilities with adaptability, professionalism, organization, and team spirit!

Apply today at this link: https://ow.ly/Mh8j50XrZYB

11/12/2025

CASES Chief Training & Programs Operations Officer Sophia Morel is featured in the new documentary, The Bro Experience, exploring how Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) can transform men’s mental health. The BRO Experience Foundation

Join Sophia tomorrow at 6:30pm for a free screening, panel discussion and community gathering.

Tickets available here: https://givebutter.com/brodoc

11/07/2025

Excited to be in beautiful Puerto Rico for the SOMOS Conference!

Did you know that only 39% of Latino New Yorkers receive the mental health care they need? That’s why we’re proud to partner with the NYS Office of Mental Health to offer both clinic-based and mobile treatment—ensuring that every New Yorker, regardless of housing status or involvement with the criminal legal system, can access quality care and support.

Together, we’re building a healthier, more equitable future for all.

10/28/2025

We were honored to be selected for the JPMorganChase Force for Good program. Our CASES communications team joined the showcase to celebrate this important partnership and preview our new website. Grateful for the opportunity to collaborate with an incredible team of designers and technologists. Launch coming soon!

10/24/2025

Join us tonight for Common Thread, a community storytelling night to benefit CASES!

CASES newSTART Women's Specialist Tonie Dreher and others will share stories of hope and transformation—raising funds to support proven alternatives to incarceration for New Yorkers impacted by the criminal legal system.

Tickets are free with a suggested donation of $10. Register here: https://luma.com/g7jz5y81

10/15/2025

When Amanda joined our newSTART program, she was determined to rebuild her life and reunite with her daughters.

With the support of her counselor, Tonie, and resources from newSTART—like MetroCards, phone access, and consistent care—Amanda found the stability she needed to move forward.

Read Amanda's full story below.

When Amanda logs onto our call from a family shelter, she beams and lifts her newborn to the camera. “She’ll be two months on the fifth,” she says proudly. It’s that same spark—steady, hopeful, determined—that defines Amanda’s story. A Bronx native, mom of three, and trained EMT, Amand...

09/22/2025

Big thanks to the Flatbush Frolic for having us! We loved connecting with neighbors and sharing how CASES helps New Yorkers stay out of jail and on the path to healing, growth and success.
Flatbush Development Corporation