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“Vocational salience allows all human beings to find purpose, social involvement, aspiration, life achievement, monetary reward, and the opportunity to offer themselves to the world as a change agent.”

ByHarvey Epstein

BySharon McLennon Wier 0Comments

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Jan 2024

Government Housing and Homelessness Immigration Labor

State Initiative Identifies Nearly 40K Jobs Open to Immigrants With Work Permits

Some 1,029 New York companies signed up to express interest in hiring immigrants and asylum seekers with work authorization. But how many jobs have been filled through the Department of…

ByDaniel Parra 0Comments

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Aug 2023

Economy Government News

The High Cost of the NYC Job Hunt for Asylum Seekers

Desperate to find work, many immigrants pay upfront fees to employment agencies, unaware that requiring payment before a job placement is prohibited.

ByDaniel Parra 2Comments

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May 2023

Economy Housing and Homelessness NYCHA

Among NYCHA Residents, Black Men Continue to Face Higher Unemployment: Report

While New Yorkers are on the rebound from job loss due to the COVID-19 pandemic, unemployment rates in NYCHA continue to plague residents, particularly among Black and Latino men, a…

ByTatyana Turner 0Comments

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May 2023

Economy Government Opinion Politics

Opinion: Targeting SNAP With Work Requirements Misses the Point

“The focus on cutting life-saving programs like SNAP as a method to reduce the government debt is disingenuous, at best, and self-serving and cynical at worst. Taxing the rich would…

ByBrad Martin 2Comments

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Apr 2023

Economy Government Housing and Homelessness NYCHA

City Looks to Expand Support for Entrepreneurs Who Call NYCHA Home

Niani Taylor, who lives in Brooklyn’s Van Dyke Houses, is among the small but growing number of NYCHA residents who report income from self-employment. Advocates say the Housing Authority could…

ByTatyana Turner 0Comments

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Apr 2022

Economy Education Government

Summer Youth Employment Expands, But Still Won’t Include Undocumented Students

Undocumented teens cannot apply to New York City’s Summer Youth Employment Program (SYEP), which advocates say offers a number of educational and economic benefits. “For some, it’s as simple as…

ByDaniel Parra 0Comments

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Apr 2022

Economy Government Opinion

Opinion: Make New York City a National Leader in Employment for People With Disabilities

“In 2021, nearly 17 percent of all working-age New Yorkers with a disability were unemployed—more than double the pre-pandemic level. These disproportionately steep economic losses compound with structural inequities that…

ByMelissa Lent

ByEli Dvorkin 1Comment

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Sep 2020

Opinion

Opinion: Remember Workers Whose Past Prevents Reaching Potential

‘Rather than promote the pathways to success that fair and equitable employment offers for those with criminal justice histories, the current system bars opportunities at every turn.’

ByVivian Nixon 2Comments

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Sep 2020

Opinion

Opinion: Canners Shouldn’t Be Blamed for Gaps in Recycling Capture

‘The city ought to clarify that canning is legal, revoke the obscure laws that occasionally levy fines against canners, and provide support to organizations that provide water, shelter, advocacy, and…

ByShanti Escalante-De Mattei 0Comments

Opinion: Employment Matters to the Disabled Community