Career Services

HRA’s Career Services helps Cash Assistance clients build the skills and experience needed to achieve career success and financial stability. Working closely with each client, Career Services connects individuals to opportunities that match their skills, interests, and goals—supporting them every step of the way toward meaningful and sustainable employment. Based on their situation, clients work with Career Services providers in a wide range of programs.

For additional information on any of Career Services' programs email us at: CareerServicesInfo@hra.nyc.gov

Main Programs

• Pathways for Access to Careers and Employment (PACE) – A Workforce Development Program that help clients:
  
  • Find jobs that offer family-supporting wages, benefits, and career growth opportunities
  • Explore careers in growing industries in New York City
  • Gain valuable skills and credentials (such as Commercial Driver License certification) to increase their marketability


• HRA Business Link matches employers with jobseekers who have the skills they need. Business Link hosts several job fairs during the year and offers job opening alerts by text message through TEXT 2 WORK.
  


• NYC Pathways to Industrial and Construction Careers (PINCC) is an exciting workforce program that focuses on connecting low-income New Yorkers to trainings and jobs within the industrial, transportation, and construction sectors in NYC at no cost to participants. Interested in a career in construction, transportation, or utilities? Learn more about PINCC.
  


• Jobs Plus Program (JPP) is a place-based employment program administered by HRA for residents in 40 New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA) developments throughout the five boroughs. Jobs-Plus programs help residents build skills and connect to the labor market to increase their incomes and financial security. Jobs-Plus program sites are located within the developments they serve or within walking distance. View the Jobs Plus Directory. 
  


• CUNY Educate. Develop. Graduate. Empower. (EDGE) is a joint program between HRA and CUNY designed to help HRA clients enrolled at CUNY schools with academic counseling, support, and employment services so they can succeed in their studies and graduate in a timely manner.
  


• Workforce Demonstration Project where individuals are connected to internships that will assist them in gaining valid experience to build their resume. The Youth Leadership Council Program brings together youth individuals from across New York City to develop their leadership qualities and skills to be future leaders, possibly in New York City government.
  


• The CUNY EDGE Program helps HRA clients enrolled at CUNY schools succeed in their studies and graduate.
  


• Internship Placement Services (IPS) which looks to connect individuals into internships around New York City when they are unable to complete their engagement hours under normal work-study with a CUNY program."
  


• The Work Progress Program (WPP) assists nonprofit organizations to provide beneficial internship opportunities for low income youth and young adults in all five boroughs of New York City. Nonprofit organizations are designated as WPP Service Providers and conduct internship programs for participants ages 16-24.
  


• Alternative Engagement (AE) provides participants with workforce development and education opportunities, outside of traditional self-enrollment through TAG, by connecting participants to existing free programs in education, vocational training and employment opportunities. These opportunities are offered by HRA partnering community-based organizations and focus on teaching participants necessary skills that will lead to meaningful and lasting employment. 
  


• SNAP E&T Venture V Programs: Career Services manages the activities of Supplemental Nutritional Assistance Program (SNAP)-only clients in training and education programs that receive Venture, SNAP Opportunity, and Wage Subsidy contracts from OTDA. The Venture program portfolio includes over 40 non-profit programs providing occupational skills training and adult basic education services that lead to higher wage employment to several target populations throughout NYC: Low Literacy, Young Adults, Ex-Offenders, Under- or Un-employed, Limited English Proficiency, and Non-Custodial Parents.
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• Education Services/TAG is responsible for connecting clients to training and/or education-based opportunities that assist with gaining credentials and experience necessary to progress in the career of their choice. There is also a focus on growing and managing the opportunities present in multiple Community Based Organizations around New York City to ensure all clients have access to a training and/or education resource no matter where they are located.
  


• Career Track is a free employment program for noncustodial parents who have an NYC child support case. The program helps noncustodial parents find employment or enroll in training leading to good jobs in a variety of industries. It also provides additional support to help get a good job, such as MTA MetroCards, one-on-one support, financial planning, career coaching, and help with understanding and managing their child support case. Email careertrack@hra.nyc.gov for more information.
  


• Community Centered Workforce Development Program - CCWDP offers low-income residents in underserved communities of Williamsburg, Borough Park, Gravesend, and Far Rockaway job readiness, literacy, training, and employment opportunities that lead to empowerment and self-sufficiency.
  

Other Educational Opportunities

For clients who are considering signing up on their own for education or training, HRA maintains a list of available training/education programs that are credentialed higher education schools, for-profit schools licensed by NYS, or other training and/or educational programs operated by non-profit organizations.

If you are interested, please send us your first name, last name, phone number, and case number at the email address businesslinkjtp@hra.nyc.gov, call us at 718-262-3400 or visit us at:

123 William Street
6th Floor
New York, NY 10038.