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The New York City Employment and Training Coalition is an organization of workforce development and training providers based in New York City. Members include community-based organizations, community colleges, unions and government agencies. Seeking to serve as the primary connection point for a fragmented workforce development system, it ...
Per Scholas is an American nonprofit organization based in The Bronx, New York City founded in 1995 [ 1] by John Stookey and Lewis Miller. [ 2] Per Scholas provides tuition-free technology training to unemployed or underemployed adults for careers as IT professionals. It has 21 educational locations throughout the United States as of 2023.
Northland Workforce Training Center in Buffalo. The department implements the federal Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA or WIA). It operates a network of career centers (one-stop centers) throughout the state that offer a range of services, including job search assistance, resume writing help, and access to job training programs.
Police Athletic League, Inc. The Police Athletic League (PAL) is an independent, nonprofit youth development agency in New York City. PAL is funded by a combination of private donations and public funding sources and is a designated charity of the New York City Police Department (NYPD). Robert M. Morgenthau, the late former New York County ...
About. WDI is a statewide non-profit that works to grow and keep good jobs in New York State. WDI uses a range of tools - including ground level information, workforce expertise, and funding - to facilitate projects that build skills and strengthen employer's ability to hire and promote workers. WDI's work often fills gaps not covered by other ...
The Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act ( WIOA) is a United States public law that replaced the previous Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (WIA) as the primary federal workforce development legislation to bring about increased coordination among federal workforce development and related programs. Although the Employment Service (ES) is one ...
Workforce housing is a term that is increasingly used by planners, government, and organizations concerned with housing policy or advocacy. It is gaining cachet with realtors, developers and lenders. Workforce housing can refer to any form of housing, including ownership of single or multi-family homes, as well as occupation of rental units.
Workforce development, an American approach to economic development, attempts to enhance a region's economic stability and prosperity by focusing on people rather than businesses. It essentially develops a human-resources strategy. Work-force development has evolved from a problem-focused approach, addressing issues such as low-skilled workers ...