Many of the interventions that are featured in the Pathways to Work report having adapted their services in response to COVID-19. This list only features those interventions for which information is available and is not necessarily comprehensive.
The Business Solutions Customized Training program offers eligible businesses grants to provide customized training to their workers with the goal of reducing poverty in New York City.
CareerAdvance is a two-generation program serving Head Start families that provides high quality education to children and career pathways training and certification to parents.
Carreras provides courses and educational and employment assistance to Latino job seekers with low incomes to help them enroll in occupational training to gain the necessary skills and credentials for jobs as a Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) or Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN).
CEO’s Prisoner Reentry Program provides former prisoners with a preemployment class, temporary paid jobs with New York City agencies, job coaching, job development, a parenting class, and post-placement services to reduce recidivism and improve labor market prospects.
CET provides out-of-school youth with occupational skills training and job placement assistance to prepare participants for employment and help them secure jobs.
This program aims to help Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) recipients progress toward economic security by offering incentives for setting and attaining financial goals and maintaining employment.
GAIN provides a series of education, training, and work readiness activities tailored to participants’ education and skill levels to help recipients of federal financial assistance to families with children and no or low incomes increase their employment and earnings.
I-BEST helps people without a high school diploma or GED develop basic skills and receive occupational credentials.
Job Corps provides individualized education, vocational training, residential support, comprehensive health services, counseling, and job placement assistance, typically in a residential setting, to economically disadvantaged youth to help them become more responsible and obtain employment.
Jobs-First GAIN emphasizes a rapid employment strategy to help recipients of federal financial assistance to families with children and no or low incomes improve their earnings and employment outcomes.
The pilot program of LA:RISE aims to improve employment outcomes for people with high barriers to employment, including disconnected youth, people with a record of justice involvement, and people experiencing housing instability.
Opportunity Works provides case management, education, and supportive services; job placement and development; and training to improve education and employment outcomes for youth who are out of school and under- or unemployed.
Per Scholas provides a computer technician training program, internships, soft-skills training, and supportive services to participants who have low incomes to help them obtain computer certification and find jobs in the information technology sector.
Project QUEST provides financial resources and supportive services to people with low income to help them complete occupational training programs, pass certification exams and obtain credentials, and access well-paying jobs in the health care industry.
The STEP-UP Achieve Program provides paid summer internships to youth facing employment barriers.
The STRIVE program provides soft-skills training, employment placement assistance, and computer access to improve employment outcomes and reduce recidivism for formerly incarcerated individuals who had recently reentered society.
The Thresholds IPS Employment Services aims to quickly secure competitive employment for clients with serious mental health and substance abuse issues and a history of arrest or incarceration.
The Urban Alliance’s High School Internship program aims to prevent high school seniors from becoming disconnected from higher education and the workforce through a paid internship program bundled with pre-work basic job training, continued soft-skill and job-specific training, mentorship, and access to services for program alumni.
The WRTP provides certificate programs in health care and construction, soft skills training, case management, and supportive services to help people with low incomes find and keep better paying jobs and to meet local industry needs.
Year Up offers training and work experience in the information technology and investment operations fields to young adults to help them access careers with good pay and advancement opportunities.
Youth Villages LifeSet serves youth who are in state custody and aims to provide case management services and training to improve outcomes in employment, earnings, education, housing, justice involvement, health, and benefit receipt.
YouthBuild provides education, training, and other supportive services to youth with low incomes who are disconnected from high school and from the workforce with the goal of reengaging youth in employment and education.