BFL offers services through three avenues: Freedom House, a domestic violence (DV) shelter; Secret Garden, a DV program providing counseling, support groups, advocacy, and safety planning, among others; and BFL Apartments, which offers permanent housing to survivors with disabilities

New research by Justice System Partners supported by the MacArthur Foundation’s Safety and Justice Challenge (SJC) shows the positive impacts of police-led deflection strategies on jail reduction efforts.

This week, the Manhattan DA’s office is partnering with CUNY’s Institute for State & Local Governance (ISLG) to award 10 community-based organizations with $20,000 each. These investments will engage young New Yorkers with supportive services and work in the community — methods proven to keep young people, and their neighbors, safe from gun violence.

A longtime budget expert for both the City and State, Fuleihan comes to ISLG as municipalities and public institutions face critical questions about creating responsible budgets that meet the needs of residents and provide strategic policy decisions to help communities recover and rebound from COVID-19.