Osborne Association

Stay connected with your loved ones. 💙
Loved Ones Link provides free transportation to New York State prisons so families can visit and maintain meaningful connections.

Sign up here: https://osborneny.tfaforms.net/f/FT_Quick_Interest_Form

Upcoming trips:
🗓️ Saturday, May 9 (leaves late Friday night on May 8)
📍 Traveling to Eastern, Woodbourne, Ulster
🚌 Departing from the Bronx and Brooklyn
⏰ Sign-up deadline: Friday, May 1

Upcoming trip from
🗓️ Saturday, May 9 (leaves early Saturday morning)
📍 Traveling to Sing Sing, Fishkill, Green Haven, Bedford Hills, and Taconic
🚌 Departing from the Bronx and Brooklyn
⏰ Sign-up deadline: Friday, May 1

As we close out our Reentry Awareness Month series, we’re sharing one more story of what it means to come home and build something different.

The story of Nathan Barnwell.

While incarcerated, he took part in Osborne's FamilyWork program, a 13-week parenting class that reshaped how he connected with his children, helping him better understand their experiences and rebuild those relationships.

When he came home, Nathan came directly to Osborne’s Fulton Community Reentry Center, where he joined programs, built community, and began supporting others. Today, he’s working, continuing his education, and has custody of his son.

Nathan is now giving that same support to his peers navigating reentry, as a Case Manager at Osborne's Marcus Garvey Supportive Housing Program.
Read his words in the carousel

Staying connected shouldn’t depend on distance or cost. Our May Loved Ones Link schedule is here — offering free transportation from Brooklyn and the Bronx to New York State prisons so families can visit their loved ones.

Sign up here: https://osborneny.tfaforms.net/f/FT_Quick_Interest_Form

🚌 May trips include visits to:
Sing Sing, Fishkill, Bedford Hills, Taconic, Green Haven
Eastern, Woodbourne, Ulster
Collins, Lakeview
Wyoming, Wende, Albion, Orleans, Attica
Elmira

📅 Multiple trip dates throughout May (including weekends)
📍 Departures from Brooklyn & the Bronx

Spots fill quickly. Be sure to reserve early — and note that a maximum of three family members per reservation is required.

We celebrated the opening of the Marcus Garvey II Supportive Housing Program on April 21, which provides 88 units of permanent supportive housing for older adults returning from incarceration.

“We launched Marcus Garvey to serve as a bright light for our residents as they navigate a new world outside prison,” said our CEO, Jon Monsalve. The event brought together partners, leaders, and community members to mark this milestone, with testimonials from residents Devone Sanders and Carmela Cintron.

Thanks to our partners at the New York State Housing Finance Agency, New York State Homes and Community Renewal, New York City Housing Preservation and Development, and L+M Development Partners, and to Brooklyn Deputy Borough President Kim Council, representatives from the office of Assemblywoman Latrice Walker, and Deanna Logan, Director of MOCJ, for joining us.

The celebration concluded with a tour led by Marcus Garvey staff, where guests explored the building and spoke with residents.

Loved Ones Link, our free transportation program in partnership with NYS Department of Corrections and Community Supervision, helps families maintain critical connections with their loved ones experiencing incarceration in upstate prisons. See below for our upcoming trips, including overnight and same-day trips. All buses depart from Brooklyn and the Bronx, and the exact locations are shared upon sign-up.

Sign up here: https://osborneny.tfaforms.net/f/FT_Quick_Interest_Form

Upcoming trips:
🗓️ Saturday, May 2 (leaves early Saturday morning)
📍 Traveling to Wyoming, Wende, Albion, Orleans, Attica
🚌 Departing from Buffalo, Rochester, Syracuse, and Albany
⏰ Sign-up deadline: Monday, April 27

Upcoming trip from
🗓️ Sunday, May 3 (leaves early Sunday morning)
📍 Traveling to Sing Sing, Fishkill, Green Haven, Bedford Hills, and Taconic
🚌 Departing from the Bronx and Brooklyn
⏰ Sign-up deadline: Tuesday, April 28

Yesterday, we announced the release of, Engaging Youth Voices, at the national Children of Incarcerated Parents conference in Arizona!

This new guide offers a clear framework for ethical storytelling and provides recommendations to organizations and young people on sharing the experiences of youth with incarcerated parents.

It's rooted in dignity, care, and shared power.

Check out some quotes from the guide's youth contributors below.

Read the new Engaging Youth Voices guide here: https://www.osborneny.org/stay-informed/new-guide-engaging-and-empowering-youth-voices