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Read MoreA 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.
Read MoreThe 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.
Read MoreNewly 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.
Read MoreThe Brooklyn Workforce Innovations organization offers training to New Yorkers so they can get a good job. To apply, applicants must have a high school diploma, be New York residents, have a work permit and be able to read English. The program is free and lasts four weeks, in which you will be able to acquire knowledge in different areas for your work performance.
Read MoreDelerme-Lugo is one of 1,100 New Yorkers — predominantly people of color — who have graduated from Made in New York, according to a report released this month by Brooklyn Workforce Innovations and Bloomberg Philanthropies.
Katherine Oliver, the former commissioner of the Mayor’s Office of Media and Entertainment who now works at Bloomberg Philanthropies, said the report was commissioned to get solid data on the program, which has expanded to other cities, including Atlanta and Los Angeles.
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