Opened in December, 2008, Drew House is the first Family
Alternative to Incarceration program of its kind in the nation. The house,
named to honor D.A. Hynes’ mother, is home to five families. This
groundbreaking new program will offer some women who have been adjudicated
in the Brooklyn Criminal Court system and who face significant prison time
the opportunity to complete the mandates required by the Court, while
living in an apartment of their own with their children, instead of
being incarcerated.
By offering permanent housing with intensive supportive
services, the goal is to prevent the fragmentation of families which so
often occurs when a mother is incarcerated. Families will receive the support
necessary to both reduce the trauma experienced by the children and provide
their mothers with the tools needed to achieve stability and economic security.
Clockwise from top: Brooklyn D.A. Charles J. Hynes; H + S Board member
Evelyn Turner; Assistant D.A. Mary Hughes; Assistant D.A. Teri Fabi; H+S
Board member Bonnie Bach.
Opened in December, 2008, Drew House is the first Family
Alternative to Incarceration program of its kind in the nation. The house,
named to honor D.A. Hynes’ mother, is home to five families. This
groundbreaking new program will offer some women who have been adjudicated
in the Brooklyn Criminal Court system and who face significant prison time
the opportunity to complete the mandates required by the Court, while
living in an apartment of their own with their children, instead of
being incarcerated.