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SaveUSA Participants Receive Nearly $1 Million in First Year of Multi-City ProgramJanuary 30, 2012 Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg, CEO Executive Director Veronica White, and Department of Consumer Affairs Commissioner Jonathan Mintz announced the results of the first year of SaveUSA, one of five innovative programs that CEO is expanding in New York and cities across the country through the Social Innovation Fund. SaveUSA is a tax-time matched savings initiative that is based on the successful SaveNYC program.  Read the Press ReleaseRead about the Social Innovation FundLearn more about Tax Credits, Free or Low-Cost Tax Preparation, and SaveUSA | |
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 New CEPS Providers Announced February 1, 2012 The Department of Probation has announced that seven organizations will receive Community Education Pathways to Success (CEPS) awards as part of the Mayor’s Young Men’s Initiative. The organizations will offer CEPS pre-GED programs to young adults between the ages of 17.5 and 24 who are on probation and who read between the 4th and 8th grade levels. The expansion of CEPS is supported by the Mayor’s Fund to Advance New York City, Open Society Foundations, and Bloomberg Philanthropies. Read the Press Release (in PDF)Learn more about the Young Men's Initiative |
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RFA Released: Arches: A Transformative Mentoring Intervention January 19, 2011 The Mayor's Fund to Advance New York City, in partnership with CEO and the Department of Probation, is seeking qualified vendors to provide Arches. Arches will serve young adults between the ages of 16 and 24 who are on probation in six targeted communities. Arches is a curriculum-based group mentoring intervention that helps justice-involved young adults transform the attitudes and behaviors that have led to criminal activity. Arches is part of the Young Men's Initiative. *Applications are due Tuesday, February 21, 2012 at 2:00 pm* Access the Request for Applications (RFA) |
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Young Men's Initiative Holds First Advisory Board Meeting January 18, 2012 The YMI Advisory Board provides input and guidance on the implementation of the YMI Action Plan and the design of and evaluation of YMI initiatives. Download the Presentation (in PDF) |
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RFP Released: NYC Justice Corps January 5, 2012 The Prisoner Reentry Institute at John Jay College of Criminal Justice, in partnership with the NYC Center for Economic Opportunity, has issued a Request for Proposals (RFP) seeking up to four qualified organizations to operate the NYC Justice Corps. First launched in 2008, the NYC Justice Corps provides community benefit projects, internships, jobs and educational support for court-involved youth ages 18-24. The NYC Justice Corps sites will be funded by CEO and the Mayor’s Young Men’s Initiative. * Proposals are due Thursday, February 16, 2012 at 2:00 pm* Download the RFPLearn More about the Young Men’s Initiative |
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Concept Paper: Advocate, Intervene, Mentor (AIM) Program November 29, 2011 The New York City Department of Probation (DOP), in collaboration with the Center for Economic Opportunity (CEO), issued a concept paper outlining the procurement plan for the Advocate, Intervene, Mentor (AIM) Program. The goal of AIM is to enhance community safety by connecting adolescents on probation who face the highest probability of out-of-home-placement to intensive mentoring and advocacy as a means of promoting resiliency and decision-making skills. * Comments Due January 4, 2012 * Download the Concept Paper (in PDF)Learn More about the Young Men’s Initiative |
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Second Social Innovation Fund Jobs-Plus Site Opens November 18, 2011 San Antonio Mayor Julián Castro and the San Antonio Housing Authority announced the opening of the San Antonio Jobs-Plus program, which will provide training and employment services, financial incentives, and community support to residents of Alazan-Apache Courts and Mirasol Homes. Jobs-Plus is one of five CEO programs to be replicated with the support of the federal Social Innovation Fund. San Antonio Press Release (in PDF)Learn more about the Social Innovation Fund Read about Jobs-Plus in San Antonio |
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CEO Named as Kennedy Innovation Award Finalist November 9, 2011 CEO has been named one of six finalists in this year’s Innovations in American Government Award competition by Harvard University’s Ash Center for Democratic Governance and Innovation at the John F. Kennedy School of Government. The finalists will present their innovations at the Kennedy School on November 16. The event is open to the public and will be broadcast online. Statement by Mayor BloombergHarvard's Innovations in Government ProgramWatch the CEO Finalist Presentation |
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