In mid-November 2020, JobsFirstNYC launched our Agenda for Young Adult Workforce Development with a committee of over 40 multi-sector leaders from across the field. These leaders came together with JobsFirstNYC...
February 5, 2021
Why We Continue To Celebrate Black History Month At JobsFirstNYC, many of the young adults whose lives we aim to help shape are Black Americans, and only recently is...
January 7, 2021
On December 3, 2020, the Green Economy Network hosted their second partnership design meeting, focused on the Investigate Phase of the JobsFirstNYC Process. In this meeting, the group explored labor...
January 7, 2021
On October 27, 2020, NYC's first Green Economy Network was launched as part of a broader collaborative effort anchored by JobsFirstNYC, Green City Force, The HOPE Program, and Nontraditional Employment...
January 7, 2021
Building an inclusive green economy in New York City requires understanding the knowledge and skills needed to most effectively execute sustainability, climate, resiliency and circular economy priorities, while also...
December 22, 2020
If we have learned anything from the Great Recession and its accompanying recovery efforts just a decade ago, it’s that young adult generations that enter the labor market in an...
December 18, 2020
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...
December 1, 2020
On Thursday, November 19th, JobsFirstNYC officially kicked off planning for a 2021 Young Adult Workforce Agenda. Our initial planning meeting, which drew over 40 field leaders—from youth and employer intermediaries,...
November 6, 2020
As Mayor de Blasio’s tenure comes to an end and the 2021 mayoral hopefuls begin to campaign in earnest, we have more work than ever to do to ensure that...
October 15, 2020
In a recent blog published on Sept 3, 2020, JobsFirstNYC posed the question: With an estimated 27 percent (259,000) to 34 percent (324,000) of NYC Young Adults out of school...
