In 2010, nearly 188,000 New Yorkers between the ages of 18 through 24 were neither in school, nor working, 22 percent of that age group overall. According to the 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....
February 7, 2017
One out of four 16- to 25-year-olds in the South Bronx are out of school and out of work, a far higher rate than that of any other area of...
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...
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
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...
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,...
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...
