Urban Resource Institute

CASES is a New York City organization dedicated to providing alternatives to incarceration through community-based support services. Their programs focus on healing and growth rather than punishment, addressing critical issues such as mental health, substance use, and homelessness to foster individual and community well-being. Offering a range of services from behavioral health treatment to education and career enrichment, CASES helps young people and adults build better lives and break cycles of arrest. By prioritizing dignity and accountability, they connect participants with essential resources, promoting long-term success and strengthening communities throughout the city. Generated from the website

Located in Brooklyn, N.Y., Baltic Street Mental Health Board is a consumer-run mental health organization. It offers a wide range of programs and services that help people obtain jobs and housing, and provide social support, education, vocational training, health benefits, financial entitlements and other community services. Its services include advocacy and self-help, and employment assistance. Its advocacy services include offering information and resources on housing and entitlements, such as Medicare and Medicaid. In addition, it provides hands-on assistance in seeking access to benefits and to other community resources and organizes group workshops. Through its Bridger program, it coordinates with clients and hospitals to enhance communication between hospitals and communities. It provides assistance to clients in developing new skills, such as learning to travel on public transportation and applying for benefits.