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October 5, 2023
JobsFirstNYC Receives $4 Million Gift from Philanthropist MacKenzie Scott to Advance Economic Opportunities for Young Adults and Their Communities in New York City

NEW YORK, NY, UNITED STATES, October 4 , 2023 – JobsFirstNYC, a New York City nonprofit intermediary whose work focuses on creating and advancing solutions that break down barriers and transform the systems supporting young adults and their communities in...

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October 5, 2022
JobsFirstNYC Partners with Workforce AI Leader, SkyHive, to Revolutionize Skills-Based Employment in New York City

JobsFirstNYC and SkyHive bring skills-mapping technology to enhance job access and streamline skills-based hiring processes for New York City’s workforce NEW YORK, October 5, 2022 – The future of work is skills-based, not degree-based. Imagine being able to build reskilling...

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September 13, 2022
JobsFirstNYC Partners with OneTen to Achieve Better Outcomes for Employers and Black Workers.

A National Coalition of Business Leaders Committed to Hiring Black Talent Expands Its Partnership in New York City NEW YORK, April 25, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- JobsFirstNYC, an organization dedicated to advancing economic mobility for young adults and their communities in New York City,...

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September 8, 2021
Pandemic Spurred Major Jump in Out of School, Out of Work Young Adults in New York City: Report

The number of young adults who are both out of school and unemployed surged during the pandemic after declining for much of the past decade, a new report from the workforce development organization JobsFirstNYC confirmed. The analysis, commissioned by JobsFirstNYC and...

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Focus Areas: Work
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December 18, 2020
'Shameful': No Sign of City's Long Overdue Plan for 250,000-Plus Disconnected Youth

While unemployment booms and New York City faces its worst economy in decades, the fate of the city's disconnected youth -- people aged 16 to 24 who are both out of work and out of school -- is getting a...

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Focus Areas: Work
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July 7, 2020
As Unemployment and Crime Spike, City Plan for Disconnected Young Adults Remains Years Behind Schedule

A city task force meant to address the needs of out-of-school, out-of-work youth in the city, who pre-pandemic numbered at over 118,000 in New York City, has not yet released its report, over two years after it was due. Now,...

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Focus Areas: Work
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