NYCHA Residents Discover Their Way on Housing Career Path
The Housing Career Pathways program has connected NYCHA residents to career opportunities in affordable housing development, management, and preservation.
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Meet George Gomez, Supervisor of REES Job Generation
Connecting NYCHA residents to sustainable employment has a deeper meaning for George Gomez. As the Supervisor of Job Generation in
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NYCHA Resident Finds Success Through the NRTA Program
When exterminator Christine Taylor shows up for pest appointments, she said residents are often surprised to see her. “All the
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Astoria Houses Celebrates New Farm with Christmas Tree Lighting
Christmas came early at NYCHA’s Astoria Houses for residents and staff who came together on December 21 to decorate a
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Empowering Entrepreneurs: Graduates of NYCHA’S Construction Business Pathways Share Lessons from the Program
When Tashika Woods moved to New York City about five years ago from New Orleans, where she’d been working as
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With Help from NYCHA, Parkside Houses Resident Starts and Advances Public Service Career
Tytionna Peterkin was looking for a better job. Working as a caterer wasn’t what the 20-something Parkside Houses resident
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Felicia Cruz Wants to Pay it Forward
At 30, deciding to go back to school was not easy. “I was nervous,” Felicia Cruz, one of this year’s
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Announcing the 2022 NYCHA-CUNY Scholars
NYCHA-CUNY Scholarships were awarded to 71 residents, the largest number of scholarships distributed to NYCHA residents in the award’s history.
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Five Years of Serving Residents at Jobs-Plus Penn-Wortman
For five years, residents of Penn-Wortman Houses had a gem in the neighborhood just for them. In 2017, the U.S.
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Meet Niani Taylor, Food Business Pathways Graduate
To take her mind off her seemingly endless search for work, Niani Taylor started spending more time in the kitchen trying out new recipes. Working for years in various finance jobs, Ms. Taylor cooked only for family and friends in her free time.
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