2017 marks critical political transitions at the local, state, and federal levels. It has never been more critical to propose investments and initiatives that will increase opportunity for young New...
March 6, 2017
Youth Services and Finance Committees Joint Preliminary Budget – March 6, 2017 Good afternoon, Chairpersons Eugene and Ferreras-Copeland, and other distinguished Council Members of the Youth Services and Finance Committees....
December 20, 2016
Last Friday, December 16, 2016, JobsFirstNYC held "What's Next: A Post-Election Discussion", a forum for national policy experts, public and nonprofit leadership, philantropy, and employers to discuss the economic challenges...
November 28, 2016
Youth Services Committee Hearing on Oversight - Disconnected Youth: Out of Work and Out of School Int. No. 708 and Int. No. 709 Good afternoon, Chairman Eugene and other distinguished...
November 18, 2016
Dear Colleagues, In the days that have followed last week's historic election, JobsFirstNYC has spoken with the field about what this outcome means for the national workforce and training system,...
September 29, 2016
Strengthening Employer Engagement Practices in the Youth Employment Field by: Lou Miceli There has been much recent discussion in our field around “cracking the code” of effective employer engagement. Employers...
September 26, 2016
Good afternoon, Chairman Council Member Daniel Dromm and other distinguished council members of the Education Committee. My name is Chantella Mitchell and I am the Policy and Program Associate at...
September 26, 2016
This month, New York City Council Member Brad Lander (District 29, Brooklyn) released a report on New York City's gig economy. The report detailed the financial and legal challenges many workers...
June 9, 2016
Yesterday, Mayor de Blasio and New York City Council Speaker, Melissa Mark-Viverito announced their agreement on the $82.1 billion budget for fiscal year 2017 that will begin on July 1st of...
May 20, 2016
Late last month, the Obama Administration announced that it will launch a grant competition through the Department of Labor for regional sector partnerships among community colleges, public workforce programs, employers,...
