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Press Archive
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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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How to spread Brooklyn’s ‘Innovation Economy’
Industry stakeholders, including BWI’s Aaron Shiffman, gathered to discuss facing challenges and maintaining momentum in Brooklyn’s “innovation economy.”
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Breaking Down Barriers to Employment
BWI is recognized as an organization “reducing roadblocks that women, people of color, people with disabilities and others face in obtaining quality and consistent employment.” Our Executive Director speaks on that topic.
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