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January Highlights
Highlights of our staff and program accomplishments throughout January.
- Dior Lindsey-Virgil, Osborne’s Program Manager overseeing our Buffalo programs, was named recently to City & State New York’s Unsung Heroes list. Since helping to launch Osborne Buffalo in 2019, Dior has played a key role in building our Western New York presence to serve children and families impacted by incarceration. A licensed social worker, she manages our portfolio of supportive services, along with training and technical assistance to agencies on the impact of parental arrest as co-lead of Osborne’s Safeguarding Children of Arrested Parents initiative. Read her profile here.
- Late last year, Osborne was selected to receive the Outstanding Contribution Award from the New York Corrections and Youth Services Association (NY CAYSA), recognizing our exceptional and sustained service to people incarcerated in NYS prisons. The award was given out at an event in Oswego hosted by this association of staff across New York state working in corrections, probation, children and family services, sheriff’s offices, and more.
- Osborne’s Fulton Community Reentry Center recently placed its 100th resident into permanent housing, marking a major milestone for the program. Since opening in May 2024, Fulton has supported formerly incarcerated people who identify as men with safe, stable transitional housing and reentry services as they work toward independent living. This achievement highlights the important role transitional housing plays in helping people secure permanent homes and successfully return to their communities. Read our 2025 reflection here.
- December was an active month for participants in Osborne’s NeON Works program, which we run in Harlem and the Bronx. The program serves young people seeking brighter futures through education, career development, and community engagement while they are on probation or at high risk of criminal justice system involvement. Staff organized a trip for participants to the Museum of the City of New York, a holiday party with a toy giveaway, and nearly 20 job readiness workshops over the course of the month.