The Resilience Advocacy Project released a report in June exposing flaws in the New York City Human Resources Administration’s (HRA) one-size-fits-all work-first model. The report, entitled “Missed Opportunity: How New York City Can Do a Better Job of Reconnecting Youth on Public Assistance to Education and Jobs,” and released in partnership with the Community Service Society, shows how HRA is squandering opportunities to connect the most vulnerable and impoverished adolescents and young adults to meaningful education and work experiences.
MISSED OPPORTUNITY: NYC’s Welfare Agency Squanders Educational Opportunies For Youth
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RAP has joined forces with the Center for Urban Pedagogy on an exciting arts and media project exploring the way our City’s school system actually works! We’ve selected 9 teens to explore questions like: Who decides where we go to school? What rights to teens have in school? How do charter schools work? The teens [...]
RAP’s Executive Director Brooke Richie talks about report on disconnected youth in City Limits
Read the article here: “Report: Young NYers Face Higher Barriers to Public Assistance”
MISSED OPPORTUNITY: NYC’s Welfare Agency Squanders Educational Opportunies For Youth
The Resilience Advocacy Project released a report in June exposing flaws in the New York City Human Resources Administration’s (HRA) one-size-fits-all work-first model. The report, entitled “Missed Opportunity: How New York City Can Do a Better Job of Reconnecting Youth on Public Assistance to Education and Jobs,” and released in partnership with the Community Service [...]
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April 3, 2012 |
Join the #MakingTeenDadsVisible Social Media Campaign!
February 22, 2012 |
New Ed Equity Program Launched with CUP
January 8, 2012 |
Announcing the Winner of the “Be The Change!” Video Contest
October 5, 2011 |
RAP has moved to a new office!
