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Coop Tech
Coop Tech

Coop Tech is a half-day vocational program that offers students hands-on training in a variety of in demand and cutting-edge trade areas. Coop Tech offers classes in all five boroughs and is free of charge.

Many students in Coop Tech are given the opportunity to take part in the Department of Education’s Work Based Learning Program which provides job readiness skills knowledge of basic safety and OSHA procedures, CPR, and real-world work exposure.

Upon recommendation from program faculty, each student can be matched with one of Coop Tech’s intern partnership sites.

Coop Tech offers paths in:

  • Building Trades

  • Information Technology

  • Health Careers

  • Service Industries

Check out their website to learn more!

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post-secondary access, post-secondary, high school, familyBorah Coburnexploring ps options, certificate + trade programs, free
New Sanctuary Coalition
New Sanctuary Coalition

For 10 years, the New Sanctuary Coalition has been led by and for immigrants to stop the inhumane system of deportations and detentions in this country. Our small and scrappy team works with an army of over 500 volunteers to provide person-to-person support to many hundreds of immigrants — the people we call “friends,” not clients — facing detention and deportation.

New Sanctuary springs from New York’s faith-based and social justice communities and forms a unique family of citizens and immigrants, bound by a love of humanity and mutual respect.

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family, high school, post-secondaryCynthia Garciacommunity, legal, nyc, free
Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) Program
Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) Program

The Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) provides federal grants to states for supplemental foods, health care referrals, and nutrition education for low-income pregnant, breastfeeding, and non-breastfeeding postpartum women, and to infants and children up to age five who are found to be at nutritional risk.

WIC on Fulton Street: 718 774 6300

WIC Supplementary food: 800 522 5006

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family, high schoolCynthia Garciahealth, food, free, nyc
ACCESS VR (Vocational rehabilitation)
ACCESS VR (Vocational rehabilitation)

Adult Career and Continuing Education Services-Vocational Rehabilitation (ACCES-VR) starts with the presumption that all individuals with disabilities can benefit from vocational rehabilitation services and should have opportunities to work in jobs integrated within their communities.  Vocational Rehabilitation Counselors guide individuals through service programs they need to reach their employment goal.

Our Mission:

ACCES-VR assists individuals with disabilities to achieve and maintain employment and to support independent living through training, education, rehabilitation, and career development.

Our Vision:

All individuals with disabilities who want to work will have the opportunity to achieve employment and independence.

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family, high schoolCynthia Garciaeducation, opportunities, job training, nyc, free
Odyssey House
Odyssey House

It is the mission of Odyssey House:

To provide comprehensive and innovative services to the broadest range of metro New York’s population who:

  • Abuse drugs

  • Abuse alcohol

  • Suffer from mental illness

To provide high quality, holistic treatment impacting all major life spheres: psychological, physical, social, family, educational, and spiritual.

To support personal rehabilitation, renewal, and family restoration.

In all of its activities, Odyssey House undertakes to act as a responsible employer and member of the community, and manage the assets of the organization in a professional manner.

Phone Number: 718-860-2994

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family, high school, post-secondaryCynthia Garciahealth, wellness, nyc, free, community
Bedford Stuyvesant Community Legal Services
Bedford Stuyvesant Community Legal Services

Established in 1967, Bedford Stuyvesant Community Legal Services has provided quality free legal services to the low-income residents of Central Brooklyn. The office has pursued this mission through the dedicated work of its staff of attorneys, paralegal case-handlers, law students, and volunteers, as well as in partnership with law firms and community organizations. Today, as part of the Legal Services NYC family, they continue to provide free legal services, community education and training, and information and resources for local residents.

Phone number: 7187734116

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family, high school, post-secondaryCynthia Garciahousing, legal, nyc, community, free
Dream Yard
Dream Yard

DreamYard collaborates with Bronx youth, families and schools to build pathways to equity and opportunity through the arts.

DreamYard programs develop artistic voice, nurture young peoples’ desire to make change and cultivate the skills necessary to reach positive goals. We believe that young people in the Bronx need a continuous set of supports to help them towards positive outcomes as they navigate their educational pathway. We have every expectation that through offering sustained and meaningful supports our youth will develop the necessary tools to become creative and engaged citizens, life-long learners and the leaders and innovators of the 21st century

Phone number: 718 588 8007

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family, high schoolCynthia Garciaarts, opportunities, education, youth, free
ASPIRA
ASPIRA

ASPIRA of New York has been dedicated to serving New York City youth and their families, providing opportunities that would otherwise not be available to them, and serving as an effective advocate, fighting to improve education in the Puerto Rican and Latino communities.

ASPIRA’s Mission

To foster the social advancement of the Puerto Rican/Latino community by supporting its youth in the pursuit of educational excellence through leadership development activities and programs that emphasize commitment to the community and pride in the Puerto Rican/Latino culture.

Phone Number: 718-585-3353

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family, high school, post-secondaryCynthia Garciaeducation, nyc, opportunities, free
Argus
Argus

Argus provides innovative programs which engage and help severely disadvantaged New Yorkers and their families and loved ones free themselves from poverty and drug abuse and chemical dependency build new lives based on responsibility, work, and hope. Argus provides a drug-free, safe, and nurturing environment in which persons living on the fringes of society can acquire education and skills and transform maladaptive attitudes and behaviors. We emphasize self-help, personal responsibility, and mutual support.

Argus also offers health care, educational, and case management programs tailored to adults, their families and loved ones their needs for:

  • Addiction and chemical dependence evaluation, assessment, and treatment

  • STD, HIV and AIDS, and pregnancy prevention

  • Safer sex

  • Parenting skills

  • Help with court cases

  • Work experience

  • Housing

  • Education

  • Job readiness

  • Skills training and placement

Phone Number: 718 401 5700

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family, high school, post-secondaryCynthia Garciahealth, legal, education, wellness, free
Women's Housing and Economic Development Corporation
Women's Housing and Economic Development Corporation

The Women’s Housing and Economic Development Corporation (WHEDco) is a community development organization founded on the radically simple idea that all people deserve healthy, vibrant communities. We build award-winning, sustainable, affordable homes – but our work is not over when our buildings are complete. WHEDco believes that to be successful, affordable housing must be anchored in strong communities that residents can be proud of.

WHEDco provides services to communities in the south Bronx.

Phone Number: 718-839 1100

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family, high schoolCynthia Garciahousing, opportunities, finance, free