NextGeneration NYCHA Job Accomplishments

Since 2010, more than 1,700 residents have graduated from the NYCHA Resident Training Academy, and 649—more than a third—graduated after the launch of NextGeneration NYCHA. Ninety percent of residents who graduate from the NRTA are placed in the workforce. The NRTA is a partnership between NYCHA, Brooklyn Workforce Innovations, and City Tech (CUNY).

Since 2010, more than 1,700 residents have graduated from the NYCHA Resident Training Academy, and 649—more than a third—graduated after the launch of NextGeneration NYCHA. Ninety percent of residents who graduate from the NRTA are placed in the workforce. The NRTA is a partnership between NYCHA, Brooklyn Workforce Innovations, and City Tech (CUNY).

Other jobs-related highlights of the second year of NextGeneration NYCHA include:

• 6,000 residents placed in jobs citywide;
• More than 13,000 residents connected to partner services;
• New partnerships with unions (Local 8, Local 3, DC 9);
• 119 residents graduated from the Food Business Pathways program;
• 18 residents and Section 8 recipients graduated from the first class of the Childcare Business Pathways program; and
• The launch of OpportunityConnect, an online self-service portal that connects residents to NYCHA partner services.