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Press Archive
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Making sure workers succeed in new jobs
Sometimes, getting training and securing a better job can inadvertently upend other services that working families depend on. Starting an apprenticeship, for instance, could increase a parent’s income beyond the eligibility requirements for their subsidized childcare program, leaving them to scramble for alternate caregivers just as they should be focusing on their new job. New policy solutions are needed to support workers through these transitions so their and the public’s investments in their career can pay off.
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NYCHA Residents Discover Their Way on Housing Career Path
The City initiative is facilitated by Brooklyn Workforce Innovations (BWI), in collaboration with NYCHA’s Office of Resident Economic Empowerment and Sustainability (REES), the NYC Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD), and Enterprise Community Partners. The skills training program aims to connect public housing residents, HPD-affiliated residents, and other low-income New Yorkers with career opportunities in affordable housing development, management, and preservation.
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Lawmakers, labor leaders tout funding for LGBTQ employment program
A key goal of the New York City-based program is to place aspiring job seekers in LGBTQ-affirming workplaces and training grounds. The partners involved in the initiative include Brooklyn Workforce Innovations, Destination Tomorrow, the Mount Sinai Health System, Nontraditional Employment for Women, and Pathways 2 Apprenticeship.
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From Survival To Revival: Lessons From Two Men At Work
Mariana Calvo examines how BWI’s job-training has positively impacted the lives of Ángel Pérez and Heriks-Agosto Ramos in their pursuit for a better future.
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Governor Cuomo Announces $2.3 Million Awarded to Help Train 825 New Yorkers
Governor Andrew M. Cuomo’s office announces nine New York City-based organizations have been awarded $2.3 million as part of the state’s historic $175 million Workforce Development Initiative, including BWI for its CDL training.
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Low-income New Yorkers in line for affordable housing jobs
Enterprise Community Partners and the New York City Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD) awarded a grant to Brooklyn Workforce Innovations (BWI) and others as part of the Housing Career Pathways initiative.
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