In low-income communities throughout the city that are discussing large development projects or neighborhood rezonings, residents frequently demand guarantees of local hiring. It’s a concern of obvious importance—a matter of...
September 22, 2017
It seems relatively rare these days to encounter a teenager who spends his or her summer or after-school hours busing tables or working a cash register. And while many have blamed increasing...
September 21, 2017
Teenagers looking for work now have something else to worry about. Are they being screened out of jobs they’re qualified for, because they don’t have the right personality? As CBS2’s...
August 6, 2017
For many New Yorkers, the Great Recession is an increasingly distant memory. Employment in the city has surpassed pre-recession levels, bolstered by more than 312,000 jobs added between 2010 and...
January 27, 2017
Taleesha Bowrin first saw a little light at the end of the tunnel in 2014. She was out of work, without a college degree, struggling to find a permanent home...
January 12, 2017
New York City is allocating over $2 million in grants to increase diversity in nonprofit theaters. The funding, provided by the city’s Theater Subdistrict Council, will go to paid training...
November 2, 2016
The October 2016 OYIF Convening included an Innovation Design Studio focused on lessons learned from the Bronx Opportunity Network (BON). BON is a collaborative of seven Bronx community-based organizations (CBOs)...
October 31, 2016
A new collaboration between ten organizations called "Youth Wins" is looking to develop a strong young adult workforce on Staten Island.
September 9, 2016
The Wall Street Journal | by Hannah Bloch “I know the Bronx like the back of my hand,” says Jerelyn Rodriguez. Born to immigrant parents from the Dominican Republic,...
March 10, 2016
Earlier this week, we celebrated the release of our latest publication, “Optimizing Talent: The Promise and the Perils of Adapting Sectoral Strategies for Young Workers", which was co-released with the Aspen...
