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FEATUREd News
Watch Evie's Interview on BronxNet!
July 29, 2026
WITNESS’s Executive Director, Evie Litwok, shares the mission and importance of The Art of Tailoring & Fashion Design Program on BronxNet’s OPEN.
Programs
Reentry / economic mobility & workforce development Ecosystem
WITNESS creates long-term pathways to economic independence and stability through The MAP Project, the Art of Tailoring & Fashion Design, WITNESSWorks, WITNESS-US, and our Sustainable Manufacturing Hub. Together, these programs connect vocational training, entrepreneurship, employment, market access, and ongoing support.
Conditions of confinement
We expect to lose our freedom when we are incarcerated, but we do not expect our lives to be at risk.
Education & Advocacy
Since 2021, nearly 400 interns and volunteers from universities across the country have contributed to WITNESS. They work across economic development, journalism, social media, civic engagement, game development, and special projects while developing leadership skills and helping expand our programs.
Interns and Volunteers
Since 2021, nearly 400 interns and volunteers from universities across the country have contributed to WITNESS. They work across economic development, journalism, social media, civic engagement, game development, and special projects while developing leadership skills and helping expand our programs.
Youth Advisory Council
WITNESS is creating a Youth Advisory Council from our intern base. Council members will engage students at their schools who are interested in issues surrounding mass incarceration and invite them to participate in monthly Zoom meetings, contribute ideas, and become involved in WITNESS’s work.
Special Events
WITNESS responds directly to urgent community needs, During COVID-19, our Food Relief Initiative provided grocery gift cards to members of our community. Through our Hats & Gloves for Rikers campaign, we raised $45,000 to provide hats, gloves, and socks to 5,600 incarcerated people at Rikers Island.
In Memoriam
Memorialize the life of a loved one by supporting our mission to place the voices of incarcerated and formerly incarcerated people of color, Indigenous people, and LGBTQIA2S individuals at the forefront of the movement for reducing mass incarceration.
Memorial donations are donations given in memory of someone who has passed away as a way to honor both them and their family.
People we loved
Urvashi Vaid
October 8, 1958-May 14, 2022
WITNESS received a very generous donation to honor the memory of Urvashi Vaid, a legendary lesbian activist.
pets we loved
Ali Litwok
April 6, 2006-August 30, 2022
On August 30, 2022, I had to put my love- ALI, my companion of 16 years to sleep. She was a vital part of my life and my work as she traveled with me to every event and conference. I made a donation to WITNESS in her honor.