In this report, Center for an Urban Future examines the connections and gaps between collaborative initiatives like the Lower East Side Employment Network, East Harlem Talent Network & Good Help....
May 27, 2017
Read More The Seasonal Talent Exchange (STE) was created by four employers in 2015—Modell’s, UncommonGoods, Swiss Post Solutions, and Wildlife Conservation Society, members of the JobsFirstNYC Employer Leadership Council. These...
April 24, 2017
On Tuesday, April 18th JobsFirstNYC partnered with Council Member Robert Cornegy's office to hold a town hall meeting for workforce providers and stakeholders focused on District 36, comprised of Bedford-Stuyvesant...
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...
October 31, 2016
A new collaboration between ten organizations called "Youth Wins" is looking to develop a strong young adult workforce on Staten Island.
October 6, 2016
Nearly one in five 18- to 24-year-olds on Staten Island are out of school and out of work. The North Shore of the island – where almost half all Staten...
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...
April 26, 2016
In its 2015 report, Six Million Missing Jobs, the Georgetown University Center on Education and the Workforce examines the sustained impact of the 2008 Great Recession on today’s U.S. workforce....
April 26, 2016
Download Now The Lower East Side Employment Network (LESEN) is a collaborative partnership between eight community-based organizations and Community Board 3 that operates in Manhattan's Lower East Side neighborhood to...
April 12, 2016
The Bronx Opportunity Network (BON) is a collaborative effort among a group of seven CBOs serving young adults in the South Bronx, which, in partnership with Bronx and Hostos Community...
