Women’s Prison Association (WPA)
@wpa-nyc.bsky.social
The first organization in the nation dedicated to supporting women impacted by incarceration and injustice. Community-based, gender-responsive, and trauma-informed. Visit www.wpaonline.org to connect!
We're hiring for multiple positions! Join our team of passionate professionals in New York City to help advance our mission and make a real impact. Check out open roles here: www.wpaonline.org/careers/
Careers - Women's Prison Association of New York
WPA is a New York City-based non-profit that supports justice-impacted women and their children navigating incarceration and homelessness.
www.wpaonline.org
January 7, 2026 at 6:57 PM
We're hiring for multiple positions! Join our team of passionate professionals in New York City to help advance our mission and make a real impact. Check out open roles here: www.wpaonline.org/careers/
We’re hiring! A new role opened up in New York City for a Recreation Coordinator. Check it out and apply here: www.wpaonline.org/careers/
Careers - Women's Prison Association of New York
WPA is a New York City-based non-profit that supports justice-impacted women and their children navigating incarceration and homelessness.
www.wpaonline.org
December 22, 2025 at 2:50 PM
We’re hiring! A new role opened up in New York City for a Recreation Coordinator. Check it out and apply here: www.wpaonline.org/careers/
Join our growing team! A new role opened up in New York City for a Program Executive Assistant. Check it out and apply here: www.wpaonline.org/careers/
Careers - Women's Prison Association of New York
WPA is a New York City-based non-profit that supports justice-impacted women and their children navigating incarceration and homelessness.
www.wpaonline.org
December 22, 2025 at 2:49 PM
Join our growing team! A new role opened up in New York City for a Program Executive Assistant. Check it out and apply here: www.wpaonline.org/careers/
Join our growing team! A new role opened up in New York City: the Employee Relations and Workforce Development Director. Check it out and apply here: www.wpaonline.org/careers/
Careers - Women's Prison Association of New York
WPA is a New York City-based non-profit that supports justice-impacted women and their children navigating incarceration and homelessness.
www.wpaonline.org
December 22, 2025 at 2:49 PM
Join our growing team! A new role opened up in New York City: the Employee Relations and Workforce Development Director. Check it out and apply here: www.wpaonline.org/careers/
We might be 180 years old, but we know how to adapt to trends—and set them. Women have counted on WPA since 1845 because we evolve to meet their needs, providing innovative, evidence-based services and programs and delivering many “firsts” along the way.
December 4, 2025 at 4:19 PM
We might be 180 years old, but we know how to adapt to trends—and set them. Women have counted on WPA since 1845 because we evolve to meet their needs, providing innovative, evidence-based services and programs and delivering many “firsts” along the way.
We're hiring full-time and part-time employees who align with WPA’s mission to make incarceration obsolete across multiple departments! Check open positions out here: www.wpaonline.org/careers/
Careers - Women's Prison Association of New York
WPA is a New York City-based non-profit that supports justice-impacted women and their children navigating incarceration and homelessness.
www.wpaonline.org
December 3, 2025 at 2:04 PM
We're hiring full-time and part-time employees who align with WPA’s mission to make incarceration obsolete across multiple departments! Check open positions out here: www.wpaonline.org/careers/
We're hiring a full-time Chief Strategic Impact Officer in New York City! This key strategic leader be responsible for driving the organization’s strategy, impact, and learning efforts across all program areas.
Apply by visiting www.wpaonline.org/careers/
Apply by visiting www.wpaonline.org/careers/
Careers - Women's Prison Association of New York
WPA is a New York City-based non-profit that supports justice-impacted women and their children navigating incarceration and homelessness.
www.wpaonline.org
November 24, 2025 at 2:19 PM
We're hiring a full-time Chief Strategic Impact Officer in New York City! This key strategic leader be responsible for driving the organization’s strategy, impact, and learning efforts across all program areas.
Apply by visiting www.wpaonline.org/careers/
Apply by visiting www.wpaonline.org/careers/
We strive to ensure that families under our guidance and support have access to resources in the event that they are facing food insecurity.
For the New Yorkers we serve, help is within reach.
For the New Yorkers we serve, help is within reach.
November 6, 2025 at 4:21 PM
We strive to ensure that families under our guidance and support have access to resources in the event that they are facing food insecurity.
For the New Yorkers we serve, help is within reach.
For the New Yorkers we serve, help is within reach.
1 in 3 of the women we serve at WPA are survivors of intimate partner violence.
We accompany our clients to court, visit jails, and sit at kitchen tables to make sure survivors have the advocacy, housing, and resources they need to heal and rebuild.
We accompany our clients to court, visit jails, and sit at kitchen tables to make sure survivors have the advocacy, housing, and resources they need to heal and rebuild.
October 23, 2025 at 2:51 PM
1 in 3 of the women we serve at WPA are survivors of intimate partner violence.
We accompany our clients to court, visit jails, and sit at kitchen tables to make sure survivors have the advocacy, housing, and resources they need to heal and rebuild.
We accompany our clients to court, visit jails, and sit at kitchen tables to make sure survivors have the advocacy, housing, and resources they need to heal and rebuild.
Through our work, we meet mothers who’ve lost years with their kids because their survival put them on a path into the system. We see women retraumatized by a process that should protect them.
With enough support, we can keep more families together and put more survivors on the path to justice.
With enough support, we can keep more families together and put more survivors on the path to justice.
For many women, relationships are a pathway into the criminal legal system.
Intimate partner violence increases the risk of poverty and homelessness, as well as the likelihood of substance use and crimes related to survival.
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Intimate partner violence increases the risk of poverty and homelessness, as well as the likelihood of substance use and crimes related to survival.
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October 15, 2025 at 2:57 PM
Through our work, we meet mothers who’ve lost years with their kids because their survival put them on a path into the system. We see women retraumatized by a process that should protect them.
With enough support, we can keep more families together and put more survivors on the path to justice.
With enough support, we can keep more families together and put more survivors on the path to justice.
For many women, relationships are a pathway into the criminal legal system.
Intimate partner violence increases the risk of poverty and homelessness, as well as the likelihood of substance use and crimes related to survival.
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Intimate partner violence increases the risk of poverty and homelessness, as well as the likelihood of substance use and crimes related to survival.
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October 15, 2025 at 2:56 PM
For many women, relationships are a pathway into the criminal legal system.
Intimate partner violence increases the risk of poverty and homelessness, as well as the likelihood of substance use and crimes related to survival.
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Intimate partner violence increases the risk of poverty and homelessness, as well as the likelihood of substance use and crimes related to survival.
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3 out of 4 women incarcerated in prisons and jails report experiences of intimate partner violence.
Instead of getting support, protection, or a path to healing, too many are arrested, prosecuted, and locked away, separated from their children.
Instead of getting support, protection, or a path to healing, too many are arrested, prosecuted, and locked away, separated from their children.
October 10, 2025 at 2:46 PM
3 out of 4 women incarcerated in prisons and jails report experiences of intimate partner violence.
Instead of getting support, protection, or a path to healing, too many are arrested, prosecuted, and locked away, separated from their children.
Instead of getting support, protection, or a path to healing, too many are arrested, prosecuted, and locked away, separated from their children.
In a world where women are beaten down by systems, healing becomes an act of resistance and liberation.
World Mental Health Day is about breaking the stigma and bringing attention to the importance of mental well-being. When women have a safe space and trauma-informed support, healing can begin.
World Mental Health Day is about breaking the stigma and bringing attention to the importance of mental well-being. When women have a safe space and trauma-informed support, healing can begin.
October 10, 2025 at 2:42 PM
In a world where women are beaten down by systems, healing becomes an act of resistance and liberation.
World Mental Health Day is about breaking the stigma and bringing attention to the importance of mental well-being. When women have a safe space and trauma-informed support, healing can begin.
World Mental Health Day is about breaking the stigma and bringing attention to the importance of mental well-being. When women have a safe space and trauma-informed support, healing can begin.
Take a tour of The Rise 🌱
Our supportive housing facility in Brownsville, Brooklyn, takes a compassionate approach to reentry. The Rise provides immediate stability and access to supportive services for justice-impacted people and their families.
To learn more about The Rise, visit our website.
Our supportive housing facility in Brownsville, Brooklyn, takes a compassionate approach to reentry. The Rise provides immediate stability and access to supportive services for justice-impacted people and their families.
To learn more about The Rise, visit our website.
October 6, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Take a tour of The Rise 🌱
Our supportive housing facility in Brownsville, Brooklyn, takes a compassionate approach to reentry. The Rise provides immediate stability and access to supportive services for justice-impacted people and their families.
To learn more about The Rise, visit our website.
Our supportive housing facility in Brownsville, Brooklyn, takes a compassionate approach to reentry. The Rise provides immediate stability and access to supportive services for justice-impacted people and their families.
To learn more about The Rise, visit our website.
Hey Bushwick!
Our friends at Flowerhouse Tattoo are hosting a flash day fundraiser for WPA this Friday from 12-7pm at 257 Varet St (off the Morgan Ave L stop in Bushwick). Get some ink and support WPA families! RSVP here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
Our friends at Flowerhouse Tattoo are hosting a flash day fundraiser for WPA this Friday from 12-7pm at 257 Varet St (off the Morgan Ave L stop in Bushwick). Get some ink and support WPA families! RSVP here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
August 29, 2025 at 7:06 PM
Hey Bushwick!
Our friends at Flowerhouse Tattoo are hosting a flash day fundraiser for WPA this Friday from 12-7pm at 257 Varet St (off the Morgan Ave L stop in Bushwick). Get some ink and support WPA families! RSVP here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
Our friends at Flowerhouse Tattoo are hosting a flash day fundraiser for WPA this Friday from 12-7pm at 257 Varet St (off the Morgan Ave L stop in Bushwick). Get some ink and support WPA families! RSVP here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
Get creative and craft for a cause at Parkhouse in Williamsburg! partiful.com/e/pVTgzPKWu4...
🎨Creativity for a Cause ✨ | Partiful
On Tuesday Aug 26, at 7PM Kimberly Lewis of Color Outside the Lines Collective is hosting a creative gathering at Parkhouse at McCarren Park to benefit the Women’s Prison Association Associate Board. ...
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August 19, 2025 at 8:40 PM
Get creative and craft for a cause at Parkhouse in Williamsburg! partiful.com/e/pVTgzPKWu4...
What services do formerly incarcerated New Yorkers need? Mental health care. Safe and stable housing. Employment opportunities. Supportive services that lead to long-term stability and independence.
August 18, 2025 at 2:07 PM
What services do formerly incarcerated New Yorkers need? Mental health care. Safe and stable housing. Employment opportunities. Supportive services that lead to long-term stability and independence.
We’re hiring! WPA is seeking an Executive and Policy Specialist for a role in New York City. This position is ideal for a mission-aligned candidate who is deeply committed to WPA’s vision of reducing women’s incarceration. Click here to apply: www.wpaonline.org/careers/
Careers - Women's Prison Association of New York
WPA is a New York City-based non-profit that supports justice-impacted women and their children navigating incarceration and homelessness.
www.wpaonline.org
August 14, 2025 at 3:36 PM
We’re hiring! WPA is seeking an Executive and Policy Specialist for a role in New York City. This position is ideal for a mission-aligned candidate who is deeply committed to WPA’s vision of reducing women’s incarceration. Click here to apply: www.wpaonline.org/careers/
Connecting to loved ones should not come with a cost.
Beginning in August, people who are incarcerated in New York state prisons will no longer have to pay for phone calls. This change will relieve the financial burden placed on incarcerated New Yorkers and bolster connections to support systems.
Beginning in August, people who are incarcerated in New York state prisons will no longer have to pay for phone calls. This change will relieve the financial burden placed on incarcerated New Yorkers and bolster connections to support systems.
July 25, 2025 at 3:40 PM
Connecting to loved ones should not come with a cost.
Beginning in August, people who are incarcerated in New York state prisons will no longer have to pay for phone calls. This change will relieve the financial burden placed on incarcerated New Yorkers and bolster connections to support systems.
Beginning in August, people who are incarcerated in New York state prisons will no longer have to pay for phone calls. This change will relieve the financial burden placed on incarcerated New Yorkers and bolster connections to support systems.
The New York City Alternatives to Incarceration (ATI) and Reentry Coalition thanks the NYC Council for ensuring the complete restoration of cuts to ATI programs and reentry services. Click to read: www.lac.org/news/nyc-ati...
July 3, 2025 at 3:51 PM
The New York City Alternatives to Incarceration (ATI) and Reentry Coalition thanks the NYC Council for ensuring the complete restoration of cuts to ATI programs and reentry services. Click to read: www.lac.org/news/nyc-ati...
“The city must invest boldly in the infrastructure that truly supports public safety: holistic, community-based ATI and re-entry programs.” Our partners at Fortune Society and CASES shared a safer and more cost-effective way forward for New York City: citylimits.org/opinion-why-...
Opinion: Why NYC Must Fund Alternative to Incarceration & Reentry Programs - City Limits
"We never turn people away, yet the demand consistently exceeds resources. Despite these challenges, our programs are proven to reduce recidivism, emergency room visits, and homelessness—at a fraction...
citylimits.org
June 30, 2025 at 6:52 PM
“The city must invest boldly in the infrastructure that truly supports public safety: holistic, community-based ATI and re-entry programs.” Our partners at Fortune Society and CASES shared a safer and more cost-effective way forward for New York City: citylimits.org/opinion-why-...
We’re thrilled that our Workforce Development program was featured in Working Nation’s piece on gainful employment and job training opportunities for women impacted by the justice system, written by Laura Aka. Read the full article here: www.workingnation.com/women-impact...
Solutions to the workforce challenges faced by women impacted by the justice system
On any given day, there are 190,600 women and girls incarcerated in the U.S., according to the Prison Policy Initiative (PPI). An additional 93,000
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June 26, 2025 at 4:51 PM
We’re thrilled that our Workforce Development program was featured in Working Nation’s piece on gainful employment and job training opportunities for women impacted by the justice system, written by Laura Aka. Read the full article here: www.workingnation.com/women-impact...
We set our clients up for success in the community.
We work with women detained at Rikers Island or at upstate correctional facilities upstate to connect them with the community-based programming they need to transition smoothly back home.
We work with women detained at Rikers Island or at upstate correctional facilities upstate to connect them with the community-based programming they need to transition smoothly back home.
Community-Based Programs - Women's Prison Association
Our Community-Based Programs provide gender-responsive wraparound case management that supports clients’ immediate needs and personal goals.
www.wpaonline.org
June 18, 2025 at 1:40 PM
We set our clients up for success in the community.
We work with women detained at Rikers Island or at upstate correctional facilities upstate to connect them with the community-based programming they need to transition smoothly back home.
We work with women detained at Rikers Island or at upstate correctional facilities upstate to connect them with the community-based programming they need to transition smoothly back home.
At WPA, we invest in people, families, and communities.
We connect New Yorkers to opportunities such as alternatives to incarceration, reentry support, employment training, legal support, emergency assistance, clinical counseling, and supportive housing.
We connect New Yorkers to opportunities such as alternatives to incarceration, reentry support, employment training, legal support, emergency assistance, clinical counseling, and supportive housing.
June 17, 2025 at 2:40 PM
At WPA, we invest in people, families, and communities.
We connect New Yorkers to opportunities such as alternatives to incarceration, reentry support, employment training, legal support, emergency assistance, clinical counseling, and supportive housing.
We connect New Yorkers to opportunities such as alternatives to incarceration, reentry support, employment training, legal support, emergency assistance, clinical counseling, and supportive housing.
Prevention over punishment!
June 3, 2025 at 4:19 PM
Prevention over punishment!