This in-person convening of the New York City Workforce Funders Collaborative will focus on high-impact workforce development models at CUNY. The session will feature the NYC Accelerated Workforce Recovery Hub supporting job seekers in the Bronx and Queens, and the Partnerships to Pathways Initiative to increase alignment between CUNY’s community colleges and major labor unions. Leaders from LaGuardia Community College and Hostos Community College will share lessons learned from the launch of the NYC Accelerated Workforce Recovery Hub, a new model to help Bronx and Queens residents disproportionately impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic earn industry-recognized credentials and connect to good jobs in healthcare, tech, and construction. CUNY and labor union leaders will then introduce Partnerships to Pathways, a consortium of 7 community colleges led by LaGuardia Community College. This new effort aims to expand community college - labor union partnerships and build training pathways to meet unions’ needs. The session will close with a discussion of CUNY’s systemwide strategy to drive career-connected learning and student career success.
Who should attend?
All interested funders in grantmaking roles. What to expect: presentation followed by Q&A.
Panelists
- Kenneth Adams, President, LaGuardia Community College
- Lauren Andersen, Vice Chancellor of Career Engagement & Industry Partnerships, CUNY
- Evelyn Fernández-Ketcham, Ph.D., Vice President of Continuing Education and Workforce Development, Hostos Community College
- David Fischer, Principal, Altior Policy Solutions
Professionals
- Shanell Grayson, Director, Education & Training Department, Teamsters Local 237
- Roderick V. Jenkins, Senior Program Director, The New York Community Trust
- Stephen Johnson, Administrator, District Council 37 Education Fund
- Diallo Shabazz, Managing Director, Braven Solutions
- Hannah Weinstock, Senior Director of Workforce Development, LaGuardia Community College
How do you sign up?
Program: 9:30 AM to 12 PM
Members: To register yourself and/or a colleague at your organization, please log in and click the “Register Now” link above. (No fee.)
Members of Collaborators: Please email register@philanthropynewyork.org with your name, title, organizational affiliation, business mailing address, and phone number. Please indicate by which organizer you were invited. (No fee.)
Non-Members: Please email register@philanthropynewyork.org. ($150 fee.)