Brownsville is on the move. A new cinema. A new college partnership to foster entrepreneurship in the community. Hundreds of students preparing for careers in the future. Millions of dollars in new funding. It’s a story every neighborhood in NYC... For 18 years, JobsFirstNYC has advanced solutions for economic mobility across New York City. In 2024, after strategic conversations with local and national stakeholders, we launched Community-Inspired Networks for Change—CommunityINC for short—to take our impact to the national level. CommunityINC... Our blog series, 5 Questions in a New York Minute, highlights the work of JobsFirstNYC’s partners in New York City’s workforce. Through concise and insightful interviews, we aim to spotlight the unique experiences, strategies, and new approaches of a diverse... Our 2022 data brief, Reversing Nearly a Decade of Positive Trends: The Lingering Impact of the Pandemic on Young Adults Who are Out of School and Out of Work in New York City, co-authored with Community Service Society, highlighted a... As the world transitions to a green economy, the need for a skilled and adaptable workforce has never been more critical. To address this need, JobsFirstNYC initiated the formation of Sector Networks in 2020. Focused on the green economy, healthcare,...
