Exodus Programs
Launched in October 2020, Exodus offers ATI programming to anyone facing a felony or misdemeanor charge in any of the five boroughs. Participants engage in 4, 6, or 12 months of programming, including transformative mentoring groups, civic engagement courses, leadership development workshops, substance treatment services, trauma counseling sessions, and employment services training and job coaching opportunities. The team not only supports the participants at Exodus, we provide court advocacy as well.
Located in East Harlem, our Exodus Center for Trauma Innovation (ECTI) offers free, extensive, evidence-based clinical and non-clinical therapies addressing trauma tailored to communities of color, particularly young people, members of the LGBTQIA community, justice impacted people and immigrants. Community-based healing staff engage in traditional and non-traditional approaches to physical, psychological, and emotional healing. The ECTI builds relationships with the community through as many access points as possible and pursues creative and collaborative means to engage with other stakeholders as part of our healing work.
Exodus Newburgh has been providing services to the Orange County community since 2014. While the core of our mission is to support individuals who are coming home from incarceration, we also recognize the generational impact that incarceration can have on communities at large and aim to address, mitigate, and repair this harm through various innovative means. We conduct outreach, offer direct case management, facilitate Anger Management and Wilderness classes, and provide employment readiness, job development, and life skills workshops. To combat food insecurity for our participants and families, we also operate a food pantry and offer daily hot meals to anyone who walks through our doors. With the support of the NYS Division of Criminal Justice Services and the collaboration of numerous external community partners, our current initiatives now aim to reduce gun and gang violence in the community, provide alternative avenues for youth, and repair familial and community harm. We also partner with the Orange County Jail to support individuals in a smooth transition home, and, thanks to the Hispanic Federation, provide active COVID-related case management for vulnerable, at-risk and priority Latino and BIPOC residents to reduce the disproportionate burden that COVID had on their communities.
The Mayor’s Action Plan for Neighborhood Safety(MAP) was launched in July 2014 by the Mayors Office following a spike in shootings in some of the city’s public housing developments. The core tenants of MAP are health and wellness, youth development, economic stability, physical spaces, and safety and justice. Over the past six years, MAP has become an internationally recognized model for how residents co-create safety in their communities through innovative problem-solving. Its signature initiative NeighborhoodStat brings residents, community stakeholders, and city agency representatives to identify and solve public safety and quality of life issues. Residents take the lead in safety realization efforts through partnerships with community organizations and various City agencies, including NYCHA, the Police Department, the Parks Department, the Department of Aging, and the Department of Sanitation. The program consists of activating spaces with community unity(residents, agencies and local CBOs) to lessen the possibilities of crime in housing developments
Exodus Transitional Community (ETC) Poughkeepsie was established in 2014 and specializes in working with people transitioning from incarceration back into society. ETC Poughkeepsie has served over 3,000 people since we opened our doors in 2014, and has become one of the most successful reentry programs in the Hudson Valley. Our services include, but are not limited to, case management, transitional housing and referrals for housing assistance, resume and job development through Ready, Set, Work!, basic computer training, mentorship, Moral Recognition Therapy (MRT), Anger Management programs, education referrals, college courses through Vassar College, and more. The Dutchess County Reentry Task Force is among the largest and most successful reentry programs in New York State. Dutchess County Reentry Task Force meetings which discuss the local reentry needs and challenges, new programming and legislation, and also helps to evaluate the effectiveness of community resources.
Exodus House opened in December 2022 to welcome home men returning from prison to Dutchess County. This is a seven bed transitional residence to help individuals reenter successfully and rebuild their lives. Thanks to support from NYS DOCCS and Mother Cabrini Foundation, we are able to provide stable, safe, and supportive housing at the most critical time in someone’s release from incarceration. Every resident receives a warm welcome, a “welcome home” kit with hygiene items, clothing, and other basic necessities. Every facet of the program is based on trauma-informed care coordination and peer support. We provide three nutritious meals and snacks , as well as round-the-clock peer support, case management, support groups, social activities evenings and weekends, and life skills training. Residents are linked with other services they may need, including mental health/substance use treatment, medical services, employment readiness and job placement, and financial literacy to help them save money and become self-sufficient. Family reunification, healthy relationships, and other goals are supported in order assist residents in moving into their own home and rebuilding their lives for long term success.
One of our newest initiatives, the Peace Broker team is staffed by Credible Messengers and the goal is to address gang\gun violence in Harlem and the South Bronx. As with all of Exodus programming, we are unique in our approach and collaborate with different CBOs and the community. The Peace Brokers' focus is to engage with the community, identify known gang affiliates and their leaders and have them become active entities in the reduction of gang\gun violence in their community.
Welcome to Exodus Wellness Center, a NYS-OASAS licensed 822-outpatient Treatment Program dedicated to helping adults (18+) overcome addiction. Our program is built upon evidence-based best practices and incorporates holistic practice. Participants at Wellness engage in a structured program that includes both individual counseling sessions and group sessions. Our experienced and compassionate counselors offer personalized one-on-one counseling to address the specific needs of each participant, providing guidance, encouragement, and tools for recovery. In addition to individual counseling, participants join group sessions three times per week. At Exodus Wellness Center, we are committed to ensuring that each individual receives the highest quality care and support. Our team of dedicated professionals is here to walk alongside you, providing the resources and expertise needed to achieve and maintain lasting recovery. If you or a loved one is ready to embark on a transformative journey towards a life free from addiction, we invite you to join us at Exodus Wellness Center. Together, we can create a path to healing, empowerment, and a brighter future.
The Walking Through Wilderness program seeks to address the barriers justice-involved people experience when seeking employment. The program provides jobseekers with a two week-long, soft-skills job-readiness training, where participants learn how to create a resume and cover-letter, participate in mock interview sessions, engage in group discussions about the challenges of reentry, acceptance, guilt, and external influences, and learn coping mechanisms to manage stress.
The Women & Girls Project provides young women (ages 15-24), who have experienced trauma and/or are impacted by the justice system, with an 8-week long workshop series, in partnership with A Little Piece of Light Foundation. Workshops focus on health and trauma, leadership development, civic engagement and education and career exploration. The women also receive case management and mentoring, as well as have opportunities to participate in programming on Saturdays with Exodus, such as the Broadway Monologue project or Chess Club.