Partnerships with community groups enable us to recruit trainees who’ve traditionally been underrepresented in infrastructure industries. In the spring and summer 2023 training cycles, we hosted recruitment open houses at community and youth centers operated by our partners, which allowed us to meet candidates in their own spaces and generated more than 55 participants. Additionally, partners distribute recruitment materials to their constituents and often invite us to participate in citywide job fairs that they are involved in. A major advantage of working with organizations that have deep roots in social service is that many offer wraparound support services to trainees they’ve recruited, including job readiness training and stipends, which boosts retention and job placement.
The model has proven successful: in the three 2023 training cycles to date, collaboration with recruitment partners and other social service organizations has resulted in 75 Baseline Training enrollments. These partners include:
- CCNY STEM Institute High School
- Harlem Congregations for Community Improvement
- Living Redemption Community Development Corporation
- Mixteca
- Services for the UnderServed (S:US)
- Silicon Harlem
- South Bronx Overall Economic Development Corporation (SoBro)
- WE ACT for Environmental Justice
- Youth Action Youth Build
Last Updated: 09/21/2023 11:16