HERE to HERE, a network in the South Bronx seeking to create, enhance, and expand multiple pathways to rewarding careers for in-school youth ages 14 to 25, convened nearly 150 leaders from the business community, high schools, post-secondary programs, city and state agencies, foundations, and …
Here to Here Convening
Monitoring the Minimum Wage – Q & A with Author Dr. James Parrott
The Field Building Hub is launching Monitoring the Minimum Wage, a brief series that will provide research and insights gleaned from economic research, local businesses, and community-based organizations concerning the increasing minimum wage in New York State and New York City.
Benchmarking for YASEP, an Initiative of JobsFirstNYC
The Workforce Field Building Hub, JobsFirstNYC, and a select group of Young Adult Sectoral Employment Project (YASEP) member organizations are partnering to baseline, test and strengthen their capacity to engage employers, using the Success Drivers developed through the Workforce Benchmarking Network.
Monitoring the Minimum Wage
The minimum wage in New York City has been increasing, incrementally, from $8 per hour in 2014 to $15 per hour by December 31, 2018. Each increase presents opportunities and challenges for local businesses and for workers and jobseekers earning at or near the minimum wage.
HRA Employment Services Technical Assistance
In mid-2016, the New York City Human Resources Administration (HRA) issued three Requests for Proposals for employment services contracts –CareerCompass, CareerAdvance and YouthPathways – that are closely aligned with the City’s Career Pathways strategy launched in late 2014. Shifting from a one-size-fits-all approach, the new programs connect people on Cash Assistance with jobs, training or education matched to their needs, skills and career goals.