How in the world does a young adult get a decent paying job in New York City? Even college graduates with good grades, experience and connections often have to take...
May 6, 2014
We all hear about how hard it is for young adults to get a decent job in New York City. Popular TV shows and news stories usually focus on college...
April 21, 2014
A certification program that is the cornerstone of New York's job-training strategy for young adults is deeply flawed and almost entirely ignored by employers, a report to be released Monday...
April 7, 2014
Two years ago, at the urging of many workforce organizations in New York City who raised serious concerns, JobsFirstNYC began research on the effectiveness of the National Work Readiness Credential (NWRC), a...
March 10, 2014
What does success mean to JobsFirstNYC as an intermediary that focuses on young adults in the field of workforce development? In a time when there is much discussion and debate...
January 13, 2014
More than $1 billion dollars has been poured into giving the Lower East Side a face lift, but some residents are not fans of the surgery being performed on their neighborhood. To...
December 4, 2013
Eduardo Bueno landed a job as a hotel bellman in New York this year after finishing a youth employment program that let the 18-year-old practice interviewing and overcome a nervous...
September 25, 2013
Forest Hills Patch | by Nathan Duke Forest Hills' Queens Community House has been awarded a grant to develop an initiative that would help young adults find jobs. A...
September 15, 2013
A year ago, Luis Vargas seemed stuck in the ranks of New York City’s 172,000 young adults who are not in school or working. Now he’s a full-time pastry chef...
May 3, 2013
We all know there is a youth unemployment crisis, but we don’t know what its impact is on their lives and the choices they are making. JobsFirstNYC has taken a deeper look...
