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GOODWILL INDUSTRIES OF NEW YORK AND NEW JERSEY<br />
AMERICA WORKS, INC.<br />
4-21 27th Avenue, Astoria, NY 11102<br />
Telephone: 718.728.5400<br />
www.goodwillnynj.org/services/workforce-development<br />
228 East 45th Street, 16th Floor, New York, NY 10017<br />
Telephone: 212.599.5627<br />
www.americaworks.com<br />
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Goodwill’s extensive employment-services department includes<br />
general programs to help people find jobs and specialized vocational<br />
programs for people with disabilities, people moving from welfare to<br />
work, immigrants, formerly incarcerated people, and youth.<br />
GoodTemps<br />
25 West 45th Street, Floor 9, New York, NY 10036<br />
Telephone: 212.986.9566<br />
www.goodtemps.org<br />
GoodTemps is a contractual temporary-staffing service, specializing<br />
in short- and long-term employment and temp-to-hire opportunities<br />
for a diverse population, including people with disabilities, seniors,<br />
and those with barriers to employment. GoodTemps’s reach includes<br />
all five boroughs of New York City, Westchester, Nassau and Suffolk<br />
Counties, and Northern New Jersey. Positions vary from office/clerical<br />
to professional, from labor to retail, technical, and more.<br />
OSBORNE ASSOCIATION N<br />
Osborne’s Workforce Development programs offer comprehensive<br />
employment and training services to people with criminal records,<br />
including vocational and educational assessments, career counseling,<br />
job-readiness workshops, resume preparation, hard-skills training<br />
focused on construction and food services, internships, job search,<br />
and placement with follow-up support to assist participants in adjusting<br />
to workplace demands. Through partnerships in the food service<br />
and construction trades, Osborne offers internships and job opportunities<br />
in fields known to open to individuals with prior criminal justice<br />
involvement.<br />
See the full listing for the Osborne Association on page 17.<br />
A for-profit organization providing companies with candidates for<br />
entry-level positions. America Works specializes in helping people<br />
who receive public assistance (including food stamps, welfare, and<br />
social security) obtain employment through job training, work readiness,<br />
skills building, job placement, and other support. Orientation<br />
dates and times available via phone. Comprehensive veterans services.<br />
Spanish also spoken.<br />
THE HOPE PROGRAM<br />
1 Smith Street, 4th Floor, Brooklyn, NY 11201<br />
Telephone: 718.237.2017<br />
www.thehopeprogram.org<br />
At HOPE, students are trained to compete in today’s tough job<br />
market through an array of on-site support services, including legal<br />
counseling, food and clothing, and assistance in obtaining housing,<br />
child care, medical, and transitional work benefits. Students must<br />
attend an information session before being invited into the intensive<br />
training program. Must be drug and alcohol free and age 18 or over.<br />
Call to register for an information session, which typically start at<br />
8:45 am.<br />
BROOKLYN WORKFORCE INNOVATIONS (BWI)<br />
621 Degraw Street, Brooklyn, NY 11217<br />
Telephone: 718.237.2017<br />
www.bwiny.org<br />
Brooklyn Workforce Innovations (BWI) helps jobless and working<br />
poor New Yorkers establish careers in sectors that offer good<br />
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