At CASES, the work of transforming lives doesn’t stop at the office door, and for a remarkable group of staff members, the past year meant carrying that same determination into classrooms, late-night study sessions, and achieving milestones. We’re proud to spotlight eight colleagues who recently earned degrees, certificates, and spots

This May, the Harlem office of the CASES Manhattan Supervised Release Program (MSRP)— an alternative to jail and detention that allows participants to remain connected to housing, employment, and mental health treatment while keeping commitments to their families and communities—recognized outstanding program staff. The following members of the Harlem MSRP team embody CASES’ mission to serve New Yorkers impacted by the criminal legal system, providing opportunities for all to heal,

This Mother’s Day, teams across CASES took time to recognize the mothers, caregivers and nurturers who shape the lives of our staff and participants. Two moments stood out: an event hosted by our ACES program for the mothers of participants, and a reflection shared with our Pretrial team in Harlem

CASES is excited to announce winners of the Court Services PURPOSE Awards! PURPOSE stands for People, Unity, Respect, Progress, Optimize, Solutions, and Empathy—qualities that we strongly value in our staff at CASES. The below awardees have demonstrated one or several of these qualities, and we are incredibly proud to highlight their work in Court Services.  Subomi Adeyemi, Night Associate Team Leader By deepening her team’s record-making skills

Meet Ciara Lee and Desiree Stewart, two dedicated CASES staff modeling the importance of administrative work.   Ciara Lee manages the front desk reception for 4th floor 151 Lawrence street, so she is front and center to receive all Assertive Community Treatment (ACT) Team and Supervised Release clients. Ciara is exceptionally professional, friendly, reliable and upbeat. Staff know they can always count on her to relate messages and provide support. She is

Sitting down to interview Melissa Santos, a peer specialist on the CASES Bronx Nathaniel Assertive Community Treatment (NACT) team, it became clear to me why she was nominated for a staff highlight. Melissa immediately exuded the kindness, care and expertise that characterizes her work with NACT. As team member Lexi Montalvo said in their nomination, “Melissa instills hope in our clients, motivates them to be better, respects their strengths and limitations, and seeks