Focus Area
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JobsFirst NYC
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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JobsFirst NYC
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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JobsFirst NYC
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.
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JobsFirst NYC
Learn More: Youth WINSYouth WINS
A collaborative meeting the career readiness needs of young adults through educational attainment, certification, and job placement.
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JobsFirst NYC
Learn More: Sector Network: TechSector Network: Tech
A partnership actively coordinating to keep training responsive to the city’s evolving digital economy.
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JobsFirst NYC
Learn More: Sector Network: HealthcareSector Network: Healthcare
A partnership to improve skills training and increase access to careers in the healthcare industry.
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JobsFirst NYC
Learn More: Sector Network: Green EconomySector Network: Green Economy
A cross-sector partnership building a strong green economy that creates good jobs, expands economic mobility, and improves quality of life.
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JobsFirst NYC
Learn More: Lower East Side Employment NetworkLower East Side Employment Network
A partnership that operates in Manhattan’s Lower East Side to improve connections between local job seekers and employers.
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JobsFirst NYC
Learn More: Jerome Avenue Revitalization CollaborativeJerome Avenue Revitalization Collaborative
An effort, in response to the largest rezoning in NYC history, to increase economic mobility and advocate for a diversity of quality jobs and businesses.
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JobsFirst NYC
Learn More: Brownsville Hub CooperativeBrownsville Hub Cooperative
Community-led solutions to create a self-sufficient community that builds individual and community wealth in Brownsville, Brooklyn.
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JobsFirst NYC
Learn More: Bronx Opportunity NetworkBronx Opportunity Network
A partnership addressing challenges that limit college enrollment, college graduation, and employment prospects among low-income Bronx students.
Build Infrastructure That Moves NYC Forward
JobsFirst NYC provides communities with a proven way to build aligned systems: clear goals, shared tools, and measurable progress for young adults and their communities.
FAQ
JobsFirst NYC is designing and scaling solutions that align training, hiring, and advancement across New York City. These innovations in the field connect employer demand to young adult talent: building pipelines that strengthen as the systems around them strengthen.
JobsFirst NYC is incubating education and workforce innovations in the field that link academics, advising, and work-based experiences into coherent paths for students. What works in one city informs what gets built in the next. Learning feels connected to career opportunities because the systems behind it are designed to connect.
JobsFirst NYC partners with investors, employers, educators, and community organizations ready to advance solutions that drive economic mobility for young adults and their communities. Contact us to learn where to begin.