Doing what hasn’t been done in NYC requires partners who look beyond quick fixes. Together with our investors, we back the bold, local strategies that turn talent and ambition into long-term economic mobility.
A Proven Process for Investment in New York City
JobsFirst NYC aligns local and national investors within a workforce funder collaboratives funding shared goals for New York City. We serve as the coordinating infrastructure ensuring every dollar enters a proven system connected to clear pathways to economic mobility for young adults.
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Learn More: Sector NetworksSector Networks
JobsFirst NYC’s Sector Networks, an expansion of our Young Adult Sectoral Employment Project (YASEP), are citywide workforce development partnerships in three New York City growth industries: the green economy, healthcare, and technology. The networks strengthen collaboration…
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Learn More: Transfer 2 Career CollaborativeTransfer 2 Career Collaborative
An innovative career development strategy for transfer high school students most at risk of becoming out-of-school, out-of-work.
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Learn More: Young Adult Sectoral Employment ProjectYoung Adult Sectoral Employment Project
A first-of-its-kind effort to test how sector strategies can be most effectively adapted to better serve young adults.
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Learn More: YES Bed StuyYES Bed Stuy
A collaborative building stronger education and employment pathways for young adults, with an emphasis on youth voice, skills training, and credentials.
Fragmented Systems Stall Good Investments
Funding alone does not fix structural gaps. Cities and regions need a shared way of organizing—a repeatable design and proven tools to align work, education, and community around young adults.
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Local Drivers test and advance models that replace barriers with paths to employment.
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Workforce, education, government, and philanthropy using a shared framework.
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Each new Local Driver increases coherence and durability across cities and regions.
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JobsFirst NYCRead More: Youth Employment and Unemployment in New York CityYouth Employment and Unemployment in New York City
This post continues our three-part series on the state of youth employment in New York City. In part one, Economic Mobility for New York City’s Young Adults: Where Progress Meets Persistent Barriers, JobsFirstNYC examined new findings…
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JobsFirst NYCRead More: Economic Mobility for New York City’s Young Adults: Where Progress Meets Persistent BarriersEconomic Mobility for New York City’s Young Adults: Where Progress Meets Persistent Barriers
Part One in a Three-Part Series on Youth Employment New data show that the number of young adults who are out of school and out of work (OSOW) is at an all-time low, but remains disproportionately…
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JobsFirst NYCRead More: Voices from the Green Frontline: A Call to Action from JobsFirstNYC’s Green Economy NetworkVoices from the Green Frontline: A Call to Action from JobsFirstNYC’s Green Economy Network
Insights from Workforce Organizations on Preparing Individuals for Clean Energy Jobs — And the Essential Supports They Need to Succeed The Green Economy Action Plan positions New York City to be the epicenter of climate innovation,…
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