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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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The 2024 Nonprofit Trailblazers
The 2024 Nonprofit Trailblazers list recognizes a diverse group of visionary leaders who are carrying out this critical work at mission-driven nonprofit organizations across New York. The list, presented by City & State and its sister publication New York Nonprofit Media, features social services organization officials, executives of philanthropies and activists at grassroots organizations pushing for legislative change.
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‘A sense of pride’: Formerly incarcerated Brooklynites craft custom benches for World Trade Center’s Oculus Plaza
A Brooklyn-based vocational training initiative recently unveiled a set of custom benches constructed by formerly incarcerated Brooklynites in front of the Oculus at the World Trade Center.
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Formerly Incarcerated Woodworkers Make New WTC Benches
The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, in partnership with the non-profit Brooklyn Workforce Innovations (BWI), unveiled 12 new benches outside the Oculus at the World Trade Center. The benches were crafted by eight formerly incarcerated individuals participating in BWI’s Brooklyn Woods program.
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WTC Benches Offer a Fresh Start
Newly installed benches outside the World Trade Center Oculus were built by eight participants who took part in a 10-week job training program. The benches were built through a partnership between the non-profit Brooklyn Woods and the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey to help formerly incarcerated individuals build woodwork and teamwork skills, while adding a prominent new section to their resume.
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