Empowering people and communities through college and reentry support.
Hudson Link empowers incarcerated and formerly incarcerated people through college education and reentry support—transforming lives, families, and entire communities
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Education that saves money and lives while reducing recidivism from 67% to 2%.
650+
Currently enrolled students
1800+
Alumni Returned to their Families & Communities
1000+
College Degrees Awarded
2k
Sustainability Missions
What We Do
Hudson Link works within four main areas of support.
Hudson Link partners with colleges to provide in-facility degree programs, while also offering case management, essential supplies, and reentry support for students and alumni. Its New Beginnings initiative engages alumni in building transitional housing for returning citizens, and its strategic advocacy work empowers those impacted to lead change in their communities.
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Academic Programs
In collaboration with accredited institutions of higher learning, Hudson Link’s college program is the core of our work. Each one of these sites has a Hudson Link Academic Coordinator to administer the college program inside the facility to ensure student success and move students through the program to a degree.
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Transitional Services
Hudson Link provides support for students and alumni to support their successful transition to their communities post-incarceration. Our team offers comprehensive case management services for students throughout New York state and beyond, provides supplies including digital technology, apparel, and essential toiletries, and works to ensure opportunities for continued education, degree completion, life skills training, and community building. The Hudson Link Transitional Services team prides itself on centering the voices of alumni as we build out additional services, and partners with reentry and community organizations to provide a steady stream of supportive services.
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New Beginings
With our New Beginnings initiative, Hudson Link is leading the way by utilizing the efforts of our released alumni to construct transitional housing intended to improve outcomes for other returning citizens. Our people rebuild local homes – while rebuilding their lives.
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Strategic Initiatives
Our Strategic Initiatives work helps Hudson Link achieve our goals of ensuring people who are currently and formerly incarcerated have better access to quality higher education and opportunities. In order to accomplish this, we partake in advocacy, organizing, and special programming. We engage our alumni and students in this work, as we believe they should be empowered to use their own voices for the changes they want to see in their communities.
Where We Operate
Transforming Lives, One Degree at a Time, Across New York State
As the only non-profit in the U.S. founded and staffed by formerly incarcerated people, Hudson Link has established a strong relationship with the NY State Department of Corrections and Community Supervision. This connection allows our college degree programs to reach more incarcerated students statewide. We partner with seven colleges to offer Associate degrees in Liberal Arts and Sciences and Bachelor degrees in Behavioral Science and Organizational Management across five New York State correctional facilities.
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