Greenhope Services for Women, Inc was established in 1975 in an East Harlem convent and was transformed into a comprehensive residential treatment facility for formerly incarcerated women.

Greenhope's commitment to providing quality services to predominantly poor African American and Latina ex-offenders has made it a leader in working to address the problems that lead to a life of drugs and crime.

Greenhope Services for Women, Inc had encountered community resistant to their plans for the construction of a new residential facility. In a strategic move to provide a human face to the residents, reduce animosity and debunk suspicions, SRG produced a video enlisting the on-camera support of New York local and state politicians, judges, community leaders, clients and senior members from the NYS Parole board. The video can be viewed at: http://www.projectgreenhope.org/news/video/video.shtml.

SRG also mounted a media campaign that resulted in Greenhope's profile on the nationally syndicated PBS program "NOW with Bill Moyers" as well as reporting by other media outlets. Project Greenhope is actively involved in local and statewide policy and advocacy efforts that address the specific needs of women in prison.