The FINANCIAL -- Innocencia is a young mother
who works in child care. She would like a better-paying job, but needs
help with English and learning a trade,according to The NEW YORK COMMUNITY TRUST.
Joey is 20 years old and has a knack for computers—but also had a knack for getting in trouble, which is why he has a record of suspensions and juvenile detention, and no high-school diploma. He would like to work in IT but has no formal training and has never had a full-time job.
These three New Yorkers—and many like them—have a hard time plugging into today’s already-tough job market. But with the economy in flux, job-placement counselors who still use their rolodex of local businesses aren’t much help. Large retailers have their own hiring systems. Current information on labor trends is making it easier to see who’s hiring and for what, but placement agencies need staff who can use the data.
The Trust is helping nonprofit workforce developers adapt by supporting personalized, intensive training and paid internships for disadvantaged New Yorkers and veterans; holding workshops on using labor-market data for job counselors; and connecting large employers with a network of youth employment agencies.
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