SECOND SHIFT · FROM THE FIELD
The Bronx, New York · Shelter operations · Reentry job readiness
From the reporting archive · Original report: August 10, 2026 · Willow Higgins, Gothamist/WNYC
At a graduation ceremony at the Fulton Community Reentry Center in the Bronx, Angel Fabian, 56, unzipped his gown to show off a new supervisor badge, Gothamist reports.
Fabian completed a job readiness program run at the shelter by Osborne, a nonprofit that works with people affected by incarceration. The center houses 140 formerly incarcerated men over 40. After the training, Fabian interviewed for a maintenance job at another shelter. He didn’t get that job, but he was offered a supervisor position instead.
“You work, you put your best foot forward, things will lead… it will just fall into place,” he told Gothamist.
More than 100 men have completed the program, and about half have gone on to work, according to the report. The story does not name Fabian’s new employer or describe his incarceration.
Location Decision takeaway
Pairing housing with job training tackles two of the biggest obstacles after release at once. A roughly 50% employment rate is the number to watch as more men go through the program, especially for workers over 40, who often face age bias as well as a record.
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Curated by Location Decision. Originally reported by Willow Higgins, Gothamist/WNYC, August 10, 2026.
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