PUBLIC TESTIMONY
Testimony by Sarah Lorya, Director of Workforce Operations at St. Nicks Alliance
3:15:29
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106 sec
Sarah Lorya, Director of Workforce Operations at St. Nicks Alliance, discusses the importance of digital literacy and the potential benefits of the MyCity platform for their clients. She emphasizes the need for supporting historically marginalized communities in accessing employment opportunities through technology.
- St. Nicks Alliance serves approximately 18,000 community members annually, with their workforce development center serving around 2,100.
- The organization offers tech training in areas such as data analytics, IT help desk, and cybersecurity.
- Lorya inquires about how the MyCity platform and the committee can support community-based organizations in providing more employment opportunities through the jobs and benefits feature.
Sarah Lorya
3:15:29
Hi there.
3:15:30
Good afternoon.
3:15:31
My name is Sarah Loria.
3:15:33
Before I start, I just wanna say I appreciate all the discussion and around privacy and data sharing, especially for historically more generalized folks.
3:15:41
And thank you to the committee for continuing to do this critical work.
3:15:45
Like I mentioned, I'm the director of workforce operations at St.next Alliance.
3:15:49
Sanix Alliance workforce development center launched a digital literacy for all initiative that was fueled by the pandemic and the growing importance of computer literacy to be successful in education in your room for jobs and successful career ladder development.
3:16:04
As part of this effort, we recognize the growing need for digital literacy for all in our community.
3:16:10
The services at St.next Alliance have used digital literacy and employment education skills, training, etcetera.
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We serve about 7 18,000 community members annually, and the center serves around 22100.
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Our tech training includes data analytics, IT help desk, cybersecurity.
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We know that the MyCiti platform incorporates the job and benefits feature that could truly potentially benefit our clients at SameX Alliance.
3:16:42
And we recognize the importance of, you know, providing critical resources to ensure employment opportunities for historically marginalized folks, especially in North And Central, Brooklyn.
3:16:54
My question is, how can the my city plot form and the committee support community based organizations who train folks in IT And Tech roles to sort of have more opportunities in in through employment, specifically in the jobs and benefits feature.
3:17:14
Thank you.
