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AGENCY TESTIMONY
Employment services and job placement initiatives
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Commissioner Park highlights the agency's efforts in providing employment services and job placement initiatives to create economic stability for New Yorkers.
- In calendar year 2024, HRA helped 15,577 clients secure employment (89% increase from 2023)
- HireNYC program:
- FY 2024: Record-breaking 8,197 public assistance clients hired by human service providers
- FY 2025 (ongoing): 6,418 clients hired so far, on track to exceed last year's record
- Pathways to Industrial and Construction Careers (PINK) program:
- 1,126 individuals enrolled
- 653 completions of training programs
- 1,000+ individuals referred to jobs
- 513 job offers received
- 383 job placements with unions and employers
Molly Wasow Park
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This slide shows an image of the Manhattan skyline and presents the title of the next portion of our presentation, Creating Economic Stability.
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So moving to the third pillar of our programs, creating economic stability.
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We recognize that more and more New Yorkers rely on our city's resources to make ends meet.
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In addition to public benefits, rental assistance, and other essential resources we offer to help people get back on their feet, I will provide an overview of our career services and other supports that enable New Yorkers to secure steady income and live sustainable lives.
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In calendar year 2024, HRA helped 15,577 clients secure employment which I am thrilled to say is an 89% increase over the calendar year 2023 number of 8,252 job placements.
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In FY24 Hire NYC broke their record with human service providers hiring 8,197 public assistance clients.
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And in FY twenty five, '6 thousand '4 hundred and '18 clients have been hired so far, putting us on track to exceed last year's number which was itself record breaking.
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The Pathways to Industrial and Construction Careers program, PINK, advances training and education and job placements in industrial and construction jobs.
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We've enrolled eleven twenty six individuals thus far with six fifty three completions of training programs.
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We've referred just over 1,000 individuals to jobs.
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Five thirteen have received job offers and three eighty three job placements with more than eight unions and public and private employers, and those numbers continue to go up every day.
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This is an initiative we're very excited about.
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