City Council Member Erik Bottcher on Tuesday unveiled the West Side Work Coalition, a new resume and job bank aimed at connecting his constituents with jobs in the area.
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City Council Member Erik Bottcher on Tuesday unveiled a new resume and job bank called the West Side Work Coalition aimed at connecting residents from several NYCHA developments in his district to local jobs.
Bottcher said that his goal for the initiative was to address the income inequality between some of the neighborhood’s affluent employers and public housing residents that could use some opportunities. The coalition is asking for local employers to join and list available positions, while it maintains the infrastructure to match people with them.
“We have people living with intergenerational poverty across the street from Hudson Yards down at Fulton Houses across the street from Google, a trillion dollar corporation,” Bottcher said. “It’s one thing to call out the problem and identify the problem. As important as that is, we’ve gotta do something about it.“
Funding in the city budget will create WSWC programming to introduce a customized referral process to recruit candidates for local opportunities, develop job training opportunities and analyze job data on the success of the job seekers. Bottcher said that eventually he plans to expand the project across his Manhattan district, but to start out, it will be limited to residents of NYCHA Elliott-Chelsea and NYCHA Fulton Houses
“Not only will this model of workforce development provide job seekers with the skills and opportunities needed for them to be gainfully employed, but it will also enrich New York City’s economy,” said Congress Member Jerry Nadler. “I’m excited to be with you all at the launch of this promising initiative and, and I hope to see it replicated across our district and all across New York City.”
The coalition of community-based organizations, philanthropy and…
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