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Press Archive
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The 2025 Black Trailblazers
This year, City & State is introducing the inaugural Black Trailblazers list, recognizing scores of outstanding individuals in such fields as business, real estate, labor, social services and advocacy. The list, written and researched in partnership with journalist Jenna Flanagan, replaces the Power of Diversity: Black 100, which will return in 2026.
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Opinion: Our Affordable Housing Workforce Must Reflect the Communities It Serves
Affordable housing is not just a solution to the city’s severe housing shortage; it’s a powerful driver for job creation and economic mobility. We represent two organizations working in affordable housing, Brooklyn Workforce Innovations (BWI) and Wavecrest Management, that have partnered to tackle the affordability crisis by lifting low-income New Yorkers out of poverty while bolstering the affordable housing workforce.
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Connecting Experts & Supporters Of Workforce Development
As part of our growing philanthropic advisory services, Brooklyn Org recently hosted a donor briefing on workforce development, bringing together a panel of local community-based nonprofits whose impact is felt across the borough.
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Housing Career Pathways Celebrates 100th Graduate
On October 10th, Enterprise co-hosted a graduation event celebrating the 100th graduate and seventh cohort of Housing Career Pathways. This groundbreaking, scalable program ensures that the affordable housing industry, a tremendous economic engine for New York City, generates quality and permanent jobs for those living in communities serviced by affordable housing providers.
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Winning and Belonging: Liberty having success with both
On July 16, just before the Olympic break, the New York Liberty beat the Connecticut Sun at the ‘clays to improve their league best record. During the game, the team honored four Brooklyn-based non-profits dedicated to providing workforce readiness and re-entry services. The organizations have been key parts of making Brooklyn a better place for everyone to live. On this night, we got to meet and learn more about four great organizations on the frontlines here in New York.
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Brooklyn Workforce Innovations raises over $200,000 at gala, celebrating 24 years of empowering low-income New Yorkers
Brooklyn Workforce Innovations raised over $200,000 last week at a fundraising event to support the nonprofit’s mission of providing skills training and job placement for low-income New Yorkers facing employment barriers.
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