Jobs to Build On

The New York City Council funded Jobs to Build On (JtBO) program is a citywide and neighborhood-based job training and placement partnership committed to performance and accountability. In addition to the New York City Council, the New York City Department of Small Business Services and the Consortium for Worker Education, the partnership includes twenty-eight employment and training service providers located throughout the city. To be eligible for services, individuals must be 18 or over, live in New York City and be unemployed or underemployed.

JTBO services include skills training in areas such as construction trades, transportation, green jobs, office skills, healthcare, communications and media, restaurant services and culinary arts as well as direct job placement.

Use the map to the right to locate programming near you! Clicking the button on the top left with the arrow will display a list of all JtBO programming. A list of JtBO partners are listed below.

Argus Community, Inc.

760 East 160th Street, Bronx, NY 10456
(718) 401-5700
info@arguscommunity.org
https://www.arguscommunity.org/

For over 50 years, we’ve worked tirelessly to improve health outcomes for New York’s increasing at risk populations. Our innovative programs target severely disadvantaged teens and adults into mentored programs to free themselves from poverty and drug abuse. We pride ourselves on building new lives based on work, hope, and responsibility and supporting community-based health organizations who share in our mission to improve public health.

Bedford Stuyvesant Restoration Corp.

1368 Fulton Street, Brooklyn, NY 11216
(718) 636-6900
services@restorationplaza.org
https://www.restorationplaza.org/

Restoration’s team of dedicated Placement Specialists provide tailored, one-on-one guidance to Central Brooklyn residents to better meet their individual needs and create their own pathways toward career success. We are committed to enhancing career mobility through education and facilitating meaningful professional connections, empowering individuals to find fulfilling jobs and contribute to their communities.

Our ultimate goal is to increase the percentage of Brooklyn residents pursuing advanced education and training and securing career track employment opportunities that allow one to live in NYC and pursue financial goals.

Black Veterans for Social Justice

665 Willoughby Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11206
https://bvsj.org/

We will provide program services to assist military personnel make a smooth transition from active duty to civilian life. We are dedicated to servicing military personnel, veterans and their families in the areas of social readjustment, housing, employment, compensation, disability, substance abuse, medical treatment, Post Traumatic Stress Syndrome, family intervention, prison counseling and relocation into the community, legal advocacy, discharge up-grade and redress of grievances within and outside the military.

Brooklyn Workforce Innovations

621 Degraw Street, Brooklyn, NY 11217
718-237-2017 x 149
info@bwiny.org
https://bwiny.org/

Brooklyn Workforce Innovations (BWI) helps those with significant barriers to employment access careers through skilled training, access to employer-recognized credentials, job placement, and career development support.

BWI has developed training programs built on promising local sectors of the economy. We only train people for jobs that lead to living-wage employment. Our instructors are skilled and experienced in the industries they train for, and we maintain long-standing relationships with a wide network of businesses that hire our graduates.

Business Outreach Center

85 South Oxford Street, 2nd Fl., Brooklyn, NY 11217
718 624-9115
info@bocnet.org
http://www.bocnet.org/boc/home.asp

The Business Outreach Center (BOC) Network is a micro-enterprise/small business development organization with over a decade-long record of delivering customized business services to under-served entrepreneurs in New York City and, more recently, in Newark, New Jersey, as well as capacity-building services to organizations establishing and operating community and micro-enterprise development programs.

Innovative and collaborative, the BOC Network works to close the credit and technical-assistance gap limiting the growth potential and job-creation capacities of microentrepreneurs and small businesses—of hard-working men and women who operate in isolation from the mainstream market and whose businesses are an important source of jobs in their largely minority and immigrant communities. By stimulating the growth of profitable enterprises, the BOC Network helps to recirculate capital through neighborhood economies, and so to revitalize whole communities.

CAMBA

1720 Church Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11226
718-287-2600
info@CAMBA.org
https://camba.org/

CAMBA serves more than 64,000 individuals and families each year, citywide, including 10,000 youth. Our 160+ programs in over 90 locations improve the lives of a diverse cross section of New Yorkers. From homelessness prevention in Staten Island to supportive housing in the Bronx; from employment training in Manhattan to after school programs and college access in Brooklyn; from family shelter and support in Queens to increasing affordable housing across the city, CAMBA provides holistic services to help struggling New Yorkers stabilize their lives and become self-sufficient.

Center for Employment Opportunities (CEO)

50 Broadway, Suite 1604, New York, NY, 10004
212.422.4430
info@ceoworks.org
https://ceoworks.org/

CEO works to reduce recidivism and increase employment. We provide people returning from prison immediate paid employment, skills training, and ongoing career support. To offer work experience, CEO operates transitional work crews that provide supplemental indoor/outdoor maintenance and neighborhood beautification services to more than 40 customers across the U.S.

Coalition for the Homeless

129 Fulton Street, New York, NY 10038
212-776-2000
info@cfthomeless.org
https://www.coalitionforthehomeless.org/

The Coalition for the Homeless is the nation’s oldest advocacy and direct service organization helping homeless individuals and families. We believe that affordable housing, sufficient food and the chance to work for a living wage are fundamental rights in a civilized society. Since our inception in 1981, the Coalition has worked through litigation, public education and direct services to ensure that these goals are realized.

Community League of the Heights (CLOTH)

511 West 157th Street, New York, NY 10032
212-795-4779
info@cloth159.org
https://www.cloth159.org/

The Community League of the Heights (CLOTH) is a multi-service, community development organization dedicated to supporting and empowering the economically disadvantaged residents of Washington Heights. CLOTH’s holistic approach to community development provides a comprehensive framework of social and neighborhood services to stabilize and strengthen family life.

Cooperative Home Care Associates, Inc.

400 E. Fordham Rd. 13th floor, Bronx, NY 10458
(718) 993-7104
info@chcany.org
https://info.chcany.org/

Our reliable service helps keep clients in their home. We are a licensed home care agency that provides high-quality, reliable services to people who are elderly, chronically ill, or living with disabilities.

Edward J. Malloy Initiative for Construction Skills, Inc.

350 West 31st Street, Suite 700, New York, NY 10001
https://www.constructionskills.org/

Since its inception in 2001, The Edward J. Malloy Initiative for Construction Skills (CSKILLS) has grown into a nationally recognized model for addressing training and employment issues in the unionized construction industry.

The CSKILLS apprenticeship preparation program opens the door to New York City residents seeking careers in the unionized building and construction trades. CSKILLS provides access to meaningful long‐term careers that offer high wages, health benefits, and retirement security.

Exodus Transitional Community

2268 Third Avenue, New York, NY 10035
(917) 492-0990
INFO@ETCNY.ORG
https://www.etcny.org/

Exodus has been providing workforce development training for nearly 20 years. Our Walking through the Wilderness Workshop provides jobseekers with the soft-skills needed to obtain employment. We also offer hard-skills training through our wide-array of partners, including OSHA 30 and Site Safety Training (SST) certification.

HANAC

127 West 127th Street, Room 219, New York, NY 10027
212-996-3949
info@hanac.org
https://hanac.org/

In partnership with The Consortium for Worker Education (CWE), HANAC provides services to prepare individuals for the workforce. To assist those looking for meaningful employment for a living wage, the CWE and our community based partners created the Jobs to Build On (JtBO) and Worker Service Center programs. Through these innovative networks, we provide a vast array of workforce preparation, industry specific training and direct placement services.

Henry Street Settlement

265 Henry Street, New York, NY 10002
212-766-9200
info@henrystreet.org
https://www.henrystreet.org/

"Henry Street Settlement’s mission is to open doors of opportunity for Lower East Side residents and other New Yorkers through social services, arts, and health care programs. The organization is distinguished by its commitment to listening to and learning from our neighbors—and then acting to meet the most pressing needs of our community.

To meet those needs, we offer more than 50 programs to people of all ages through our Abrons Arts Center/Visual and Performing Arts, Employment, Education, Sports & Recreation, Senior Services, Health & Wellness, and Transitional & Supportive Housing divisions. These vast programs range from preschool to Meals on Wheels delivery, job-readiness training to mental health counseling, and supportive housing to theater performances. We encourage you to visit our program pages to learn more."

New York City District Council of Carpenters Labor Technical College

395 Hudson Street, 2nd Floor, New York, NY 10014
https://www.nycdistrictcouncil.com/bucket_labor_img/

New York Urban League, Inc.

8 West 126th Street, New York, NY 10027
212-926-8000
https://www.nyul.org/

We link students (and schools) with the careers and “real life” workplace experiences designed to ignite their curiosity, empower and prepare them for a changing economy. Accomplished through school partnerships, civic groups, and other public and private sector organizations, NYUL offers a succession of programming and services focused on technology, engineering, science, art, and math (STEAM). Together, we help students enlighten and develop skills needed in the competitive job market while making their educational experience relevant to the world they will experience as adults.

Nontraditional Employment for Women

243 West 20th Street, New York, NY 10011
(212) 627 - 6252
info@new-nyc.org
https://www.new-nyc.org/

Nontraditional Employment for Women (NEW) prepares, trains, and places women in careers in the skilled construction, utility, and maintenance trades, helping women achieve economic independence and a secure future for themselves and their families. At the same time, NEW provides a pipeline of qualified workers to the industries that build, move, power, green, and maintain New York.

Northern Manhattan Improvement Corporation

45 Wadsworth Ave, New York, NY 10033
212-822-8300
info@nmic.org
https://www.nmic.org/

NMIC’s Education & Career Services combines real-world skills with high-quality classes. We support our students as they build the knowledge and skills they need to transition into college, advanced training, or careers. We offer adult education, high school equivalency diplomas (GED), employment readiness training, and career development. All classes are free.

Opportunities for a Better Tomorrow

882 3rd Ave, Suite 10-10NE, Unit 18, Brooklyn, NY 11232
(718) 369-0303
https://obtjobs.org/

For four decades, Opportunities for a Better Tomorrow (OBT) has helped New Yorkers navigate pathways to opportunity for them and their families. We provide the job training, education, and employment placement assistance that communities need to achieve economic mobility.

Per Scholas

804 E 138th St #2, Bronx, NY 10454
(718) 991-8400
info@perscholas.org
https://perscholas.org/

At Per Scholas, we believe a thriving workforce starts with equitable access to education. Learn about Per Scholas and how we provide skills training and access to employer networks to individuals often excluded from tech careers. Per Scholas envisions a technology workforce as diverse as the customers it serves. Over 17,000 graduates have launched successful careers in tech to date through our no-cost technical training. Our mission is to advance economic equity through rigorous training for tech careers and to connect skilled talent to leading businesses.

Phipps Neighborhoods

3125 3rd Avenue, Bronx, NY 10451
347-329-3929
pn@phippsny.org
https://www.phippsny.org/programs/

Phipps Neighborhoods helps children, youth, and families in low-income communities rise above poverty. We work in South Bronx neighborhoods where we can address the greatest barriers to lasting success through workforce and education programs, and access to community and economic empowerment resources.

South Bronx Overall Economic Development Corporation (SoBRO)

555 Bergen Ave, Bronx, NY 10455
(718) 292-3113
https://www.sobro.org/

Today we address all aspects of community development: helping businesses get started and grow, training residents to the needs of employers, offering opportunities for youth to learn and develop, and creating affordable and special needs housing and commercial space that reverses blight in the community.

Since our founding in 1972, SoBro has served more than 20,000 students, helped to create and retain more than 40,000 jobs for area residents, and created the climate for hundreds of million dollars of capital investment into the South Bronx.

St. Nicks Alliance Workforce Development

790 Broadway, Brooklyn, NY 11206
718-302-2057
careerservices@stnicksalliance.org
https://www.stnicksalliance.org/workforce

St. Nicks Alliance seeks to transform lives of low- and moderate-income people through employment, education, housing, and health care. We do this by delivering impactful services with measurable outcomes to children, adults, and the elderly. As a civic anchor we carry out this mission within the context of building a sustainable community for all people through the arts, environmental advocacy, and urban planning.

By empowering and training people to move from unemployment to careers and jobs with living wages, St. Nicks Alliance enables thousands of neighborhood residents to improve their economic opportunities.

STRIVE International

205 East 122nd Street, 3rd Floor, New York, NY, 10035
(212) 360-1100
info@strive.org
https://strive.org/

We provide a pathway to life-changing careers and opportunities through comprehensive professional training, intensive personal support, and self-empowerment for those who face societal barriers to advancement.

The Association of Community Employment Programs (ACE)

30-30 Northern Blvd., Ste. B100, Long Island City, NY 11101
(212) 274-0550
ttinney@acenewyork.org
https://acenewyork.org/

The Association of Community Employment Programs (ACE) works alongside New Yorkers who have histories of homelessness, incarceration, and addiction to provide job training, work experience, and a lifetime support network that helps participants achieve their goals and establish economic independence.

The HOPE Program

1360 Garrison Ave, Bronx, NY 10474
646-400-5292
https://www.thehopeprogram.org/

HOPE works with individuals of all genders, ages 18 and above, from all five New York City boroughs. HOPE students have different backgrounds and experiences, but all are committed to learning new skills, securing a job, and growing in their careers.

Urban Upbound

12-11 40th Ave, Long Island City, NY 11101
(718) 784-0877
https://urbanupbound.org/

Urban Upbound’s Employment Services team provides job readiness training and one-on-one counseling to help community members gain and retain meaningful employment in high-growth sectors. Our programs have helped thousands of individuals reach their long and short term success goals by means of employment, job retention and career advancement.