The Fortune Society will host its seventh annual Victor Rojas Block Party on August 22, bringing families, alumni, and local partners together at its Castle Gardens residence in Harlem (625 W. 140th St. between Broadway and Riverside Drive) in honor of a community hero and friend. The event takes place from 11 a.m.–3 p.m.

The daylong event is free and open to the public, and will feature food, games, school supply giveaways, and a new fresh produce distribution to address food insecurity in the neighborhood.

The block party honors Victor Rojas, a Fortune participant who became a counselor with the nonprofit before his death in 2018 at age 52.

Rojas first lived at Castle Gardens, a transitional housing resource for people exiting the criminal justice system, as a participant in the Fortu

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