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JobsFirst NYCRead More: Priority Actions to Increase Economic Mobility for New York City’s Young AdultsPriority Actions to Increase Economic Mobility for New York City’s Young Adults
Affordability is Workforce Development: Priority Actions to Increase Economic Mobility for New York City’s Young Adults Introduction New York City needs a modern, aligned education–training–employment system that works in real time with labor-market and neighborhood conditions…
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JobsFirst NYCRead More: The Sector Connector: Your October Work Solutions UpdateThe Sector Connector: Your October Work Solutions Update
This is a space dedicated to sharing updates from the Green Economy, Healthcare, and Tech Networks; reporting on goals and insights, relaying program openings and recruitment opportunities, and fostering cross-network collaboration. Sector Network leaders…
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JobsFirst NYCRead More: Pathways Beyond Graduation: Reimagining the High School Equivalency ExperiencePathways Beyond Graduation: Reimagining the High School Equivalency Experience
On June 18, students from across New York City gathered at Brooklyn Borough Hall to be honored for reaching a milestone in their journeys toward new careers. Held at Brooklyn Borough Hall’s former Brooklyn Supreme Courtroom,…
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JobsFirst NYCRead More: Economic Mobility for New York City’s Young Adults: Where Progress Meets Persistent BarriersEconomic Mobility for New York City’s Young Adults: Where Progress Meets Persistent Barriers
Part One in a Three-Part Series on Youth Employment New data show that the number of young adults who are out of school and out of work (OSOW) is at an all-time low, but remains disproportionately…
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JobsFirst NYCRead More: JobsFirstNYC Featured in GIVING MagazineJobsFirstNYC Featured in GIVING Magazine
Unrestricted giving is transforming philanthropy and JobsFirstNYC is highlighted for its impact in the October 2025 issue of GIVING Magazine. In the feature article, “No Strings Attached: How JobsFirstNYC Proved That Unrestricted Giving Works,” CEO and…
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JobsFirst NYCRead More: Harnessing AI Responsibly in Workforce DevelopmentHarnessing AI Responsibly in Workforce Development
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JobsFirst NYCRead More: Local Solutions, Lasting Impact: Celebrating Ten Years of Adapting to the Future of WorkLocal Solutions, Lasting Impact: Celebrating Ten Years of Adapting to the Future of Work
Anchored by the theme Local Solutions, Lasting Impact, the second day of JobsFirstNYC’s 10th annual Adapting to the Future of Work convening spotlighted the best of what happens when communities harness their strengths, share best practices,…
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JobsFirst NYCRead More: From Ideas to Impact: Young Adults Leave their Footprint on the Future of Work in NYCFrom Ideas to Impact: Young Adults Leave their Footprint on the Future of Work in NYC
The 10th anniversary of Adapting to the Future of Work brought more than 275 young adults, program partners, and community leaders to Civic Hall in Manhattan on July 30, 2025. The convening highlighted the power of…
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JobsFirst NYCRead More: Keeping Young People Front and Center Amid Seismic Policy and Economic ShiftsKeeping Young People Front and Center Amid Seismic Policy and Economic Shifts
As inflation looms and the news of tariffs ripples across the country, young adults in New York City who are out of school and out of work face compounding challenges that demand close attention and thoughtful…
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JobsFirst NYC workforce development insights cover what coordination structures hold, which solutions scale, and where policy needs to shift. Every insight is grounded in local practice: real work, incubated in New York City, refined with local expertise.
Every JobsFirst Local Driver, including JobsFirst NYC, generates insight about what works in their city or region. JobsFirst, the shared movement and infrastructure that connects Local Drivers, captures those workforce development insights and shares it across every site so cities and regions can build on proven practice rather than starting from scratch.
JobsFirst NYC incubates and refines solutions across local work, education, and community systems. That place-based practice produces workforce development insights about what coordination structures produce outcomes, which employer partnerships strengthen pipelines, and how community infrastructure makes opportunity visible and reachable close to home.