The President’s FY 2018 Budget Blueprint: Implications for Workforce Development and Education in New York Last week, the White House released its budget blueprint for Fiscal Year (FY) 2018. The...
March 10, 2017
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....
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...
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 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...
March 24, 2016
On March 7, 2016, JobsFirstNYC and the Aspen Institute’s Economic Opportunities Program convened leadership from government, philanthropy, the business community, and the workforce development field in New York City and...
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...
