Greenburger Center for Social & Criminal Justice

07/31/2026

"The ethos of the elephant is to leave no one behind." 🐘

There's a painting of an elephant in the entryway at Hope House, and it's the first thing residents see when they arrive. As Cheryl Roberts said at the unveiling, elephants move at the pace of their slowest member and stay with their wounded.

That's the promise Hope House makes too. Chief Judge Rowan Wilson, who once famously argued an elephant deserved her freedom, left everyone with a four-word charge at the ribbon cutting: "Change something, build something."

Flawless Foundation tells the whole story in their poignant blog.

Artwork 🎨: Jacqueline Rogers

07/31/2026

"The ethos of the elephant is to leave no one behind." 🐘

There's a painting of an elephant in the entryway at Hope House, and it's the first thing residents see when they arrive. As Cheryl Roberts said at the unveiling, elephants move at the pace of their slowest member and stay with their wounded.

That's the promise Hope House makes too. Chief Judge Rowan Wilson, who once famously argued an elephant deserved her freedom, left everyone with a four-word charge at the ribbon cutting: "Change something, build something."

Flawless Foundation tells the whole story in their poignant blog. ⬇️
https://flawlessfoundation.org/the-ethos-of-the-elephant/

Artwork by Jacqueline Rogers

07/17/2026

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Thank you to our event partners! We couldn't have pulled off the Hope House ribbon-cutting without our public relations & digital media sponsors, Quinn PR (Quinn, an Interluxe Group Company) &  Flawless Foundation (The Flawless Foundation)
Their communications work behind the scenes brought attention to this milestone and everyone who helped us reach it. 📢
Quinn & Flawless, we are so grateful to have you in our corner, and a special Thank you to Cassandra Small & Janine Francolini. ✨

07/17/2026

07/16/2026

In the news! 📰 New York YIMBY has featured Hope House on Crotona Park now that construction is complete. Grateful for the coverage as we settle into this next chapter.

Read the full story via

07/16/2026

In the news! 📰
New York YIMBY has featured Hope House on Crotona Park now that construction is complete. Grateful for the coverage as we settle into this next chapter.

Read the full story YIMBY Facebook:
https://newyorkyimby.com/2026/07/hope-house-completes-construction-at-849-crotona-park-north-in-crotona-the-bronx.html

Construction is complete on Hope House on Crotona Park, a six-story ATI residential facility at 849 Crotona Park North in Crotona, The Bronx.

07/11/2026

Good "news" as we head into the weekend. Thank you to News12 Bronx for covering our Hope House ribbon-cutting ceremony on Crotona Park North. We were humbled by the outpouring of support from public officials and the community and look forward to opening our doors soon. ✨

07/11/2026

Good "news" as we head into the weekend. Thank you to News12 Bronx for covering our Hope House ribbon-cutting ceremony on Crotona Park North. We were humbled by the outpouring of support from public officials and the community and look forward to opening our doors soon.

07/09/2026

Thank you for joining us!

Hope House is officially open! CASES CEO Jonathan McLean joined the Greenburger Center for Social & Criminal Justice today at the ribbon-cutting for this new residential Alternative to Incarceration on Crotona Park, serving adults living with serious mental illness who face felony-level charges.

Clients arrive through a voluntary plea agreement and receive up to two years of trauma-informed care. The goal: treat the illness so clients leave stable and equipped to rebuild their lives.

This is the work CASES believes in. Alternatives to Incarceration (ATIs) provide accountability by addressing root causes instead of cycling people through a system that isn't built to treat mental illness. Congratulations to the Greenburger Center on this milestone. We're proud to stand with our ATI Coalition partners doing this work. The Fortune Society NYC Mayor's Office of Criminal Justice