We’re the leading provider of reentry services for women across Long Island.
New Hour's vision is to empower justice impacted women and provide successful support for mothers and children.
With your help we can make a difference.
EMERGE
EMERGE is an advocacy and leadership training program for those who identify as women and have been impacted by the criminal justice system.
Our programs provide women with life skills, conflict resolution training, resume assistance, parenting skills, and much more.
In addition, New Hour partners with financial planners for our EMERGE 2.0 program, where women are taught financial literacy and wellness skills.
Our Spring 2022 EMERGE Graduates celebrate their growth and accomplishments.
Our EMERGE program is held every spring and fall, and each session runs for 12 weeks. Click below to learn more or submit your application to join our next cohort.
In The Community
Newsroom
In this special episode, we sit down with Erin George, National Director of Policy at The Bail Project, for a powerful conversation straight from the annual SOMOS conference.
Erin breaks down how bail creates a two-tiered system — one for people with money and one for everyone else — and shares how The Bail Project is working to dismantle this injustice every day. Their model is simple but transformative: they pay bail for people who can’t afford it, for free, while pushing for policies that take money out of the justice process entirely.
Together, we explore what true “innocent until proven otherwise” should look like in practice, the real impact of pretrial freedom on individuals and families, and the bold vision for a fairer, more equitable system.
Welcome to Empower Hour — New Hour’s brand new podcast!
In our very first episode, we sit down with Dee and Christi from the Louisiana Parole Project, two incredible women and partners in our mission who recently came to visit us at New Hour. During their visit, they met with our EMERGE class, joined us inside the jail for programming, and shared their powerful journeys.
Once sentenced to 25 years to life, Dee and Christi are now thriving — leading, mentoring, and giving back to women impacted by the justice system. Their stories remind us that healing, hope, and transformation are always possible.
Advocates are calling for Governor Kathy Hochul to utilize her clemency powers to commute the sentences of incarcerated women.
Our Impact This Year
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Women Impacted
2,600
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Volunteer Hours
1,200
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Mary A., EMERGE graduateNew Hour's EMERGE program helped me to believe in myself again.
