Newly Created Heckscher Foundation Workforce Development Grants Aim to Create More Than 1,100 Full-Time Jobs in New York
$7.6 Million in Grants Will Support Innovative Hiring Programs for State’s Underserved Youth
Continue readingBREAKING DOWN BARRIERS TO FUTURE-FOCUSED CAREERS: ROBIN HOOD TAKES ON WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT
‘An Unprecedented Job Program’: Adams Promises Overhaul of Workforce Development in New York City
The city has a number of exemplary training programs that set up job-seekers for jobs connected to good career prospects – NPower highlighted as one of them.
Continue readingStefanie Boles joins the nonprofit NPower as Chief Administrative Officer
Honoring Remarkable New Yorkers at the Robin Hood Heroes Breakfast
Celebrating the Poverty-Fighting Contributions of NPower, Partnership with Children, and Touchdown NYC.
Thrilled NPower graduate and World Wide Technology employee, Yahaira Moore was recognized as one of the Robin Hood 2021 Heroes.
Continue readingI’m a former line cook who used a bootcamp to land an IT role at Citi. Here’s how I went from making $17 an hour to working in tech in 23 weeks.
Now hiring: four-year degree not always necessary
Local man goes from trained chef to computer technician due to pandemic shift
Brooklyn Reader: The Pandemic Took Jevante Smith From the Kitchen to a Career in Tech
Jevante Smith was following his childhood dream of becoming a chef just as the pandemic began and he was laid off. With NPower, he redirected his energy and changed his life.
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