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,...
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 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...
July 28, 2016
On July 20, 2016, JobsFirstNYC convened together 175 employers, business intermediaries, trade associations, nonprofits, public agencies, and local philanthropies to consider how New York City businesses can adapt to advances...
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 31, 2016
This month, Measure of America, a research project of the Social Science Research Council, issued a report entitled, High School Graduation in New York City: Is Neighborhood Still Destiny?, which documents...
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,...
May 18, 2016
New York City Council Executive Budget Hearing – Youth Services – May 17, 2016 Chairman Eugene and other distinguished Council Members of the Committees on Youth, Finance, and Immigration, my...
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...
