Referring Residents to Their Dreams
To celebrate NYCHA’s Office of Resident Economic Empowerment & Sustainability reaching the milestone of 20,000 residents connected to valuable economic
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REES
REES Milestone: 20,000 Resident Referrals to Jobs, Trainings, & More!
NYCHA’s Office of Resident Economic Empowerment & Sustainability (REES) is the one-stop shop for NYCHA residents looking to be connected to employment and
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NYCHA-CUNY Scholar: Kenoy Frith
Kenoy Frith has many goals in life: She wants to graduate from Baruch College and become an accountant, take care
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Announcing the 2021 NYCHA-CUNY Scholars
Most of this year’s recipients of the NYCHA-CUNY Resident Scholarships spent the past two years pursuing college degrees to become
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NYCHA Residents Take Construction Business Training
Twenty NYCHA public housing and nine Section 8 residents were selected to participate in the Construction Business Pathways (CBP) program,
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NYCHA Resident Sets Sights on IT Career After NPower Training
NYCHA resident Darrell Bell was ready to pursue information technology (IT) industry certification on his own until he discovered the NPower training
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NYCHA Residents Are Food Vendors on Governors Island
Three NYCHA resident food business owners will sell their delicious food on Governors Island this summer, thanks to a new partnership between NYCHA and the Trust for Governors Island. NYCHA vendors will operate at The Foodie Spot on Saturdays and Sundays through October 31.
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Meet Your REES Hotline Referral Associates
Tannishia Mattis of NYCHA’s Office of Resident Economic Empowerment and Sustainability (REES) can attest to the benefits of the office’s referral
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NRTA Graduate Builds Successful Career in Construction
In 2014, Matthew Coward, an Amsterdam Houses resident, was working two jobs to make ends meet – as a construction
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15 NYCHA Residents Graduated From Construction Training
On June 18, 2021, 15 residents graduated from the NYCHA Resident Training Academy (NRTA) with a specialization in construction. The
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