NYCHA Residents Get Good Jobs After NRTA Graduation
NYCHA resident Shakeema Scott was working as a federal officer for 10 years when she decided to take a “leap of faith”
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REES
Helping to Grow Profitable Businesses for 55 Years
To commemorate Black History Month, NYCHA is highlighting the work of partner organizations that support, educate, and advocate for NYCHA residents to learn new skills to empower themselves and their communities.
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Growing NYCHA Food Entrepreneurs
During September, four businesses run by NYCHA residents delivered 7,000 individual warm meals to NYCHA residents experiencing gas outages.
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New Program Trains NYCHA Residents to Become HPTs
A new cohort of 27 NYCHA caretakers are the first with the “Caretaker H” designation, meaning that in addition to
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Home-Based Business Checklist
Are you an entrepreneur? Do you dream of starting your own home-based business? NYCHA’s Office of Resident Economic Empowerment and
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What Is Rees?
Did you know NYCHA’s Resident Economic Empowerment and Sustainability (REES) Department assists public housing residents in six key areas? Watch
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Child Care – The Best Compensation Possible
The first of 10 children, NYCHA resident Kayereathea Boyd, 36, learned early in life how to feed, change, and burp
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In Pursuit of a Career in Technology
Vanessa Mack’s path to a technology career is a great example of the phrase, “If at first you don’t succeed,
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Luquana McGriff: NYCHA Resident & Food Entrepreneur
Red Hook Houses West resident Luquana McGriff dreams of one day opening a baked goods storefront for her business, A
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