Certain populations of unemployed and underemployed workers, such as ex-offenders, the homeless, immigrants, limited English speakers and the mentally and physically disabled, often face additional challenges to obtaining and maintaining a job. This section focuses on policies designed to help special populations overcome these challenges.
Disability
Ticket to Work and Self-Sufficiency Program Final Rule
U.S. Social Security Administration
May 3, 2002
Ticket to Work Fact Sheet
USDHHS
State Plan for Vocational Rehabilitation and Supported Employment Services
NYS Office of Children & Family Services/Commission for the Blind and Visually Handicapped
NEWS
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Ex-Offenders
November 2006
Recommendations for Enhancing Employment Opportunities of Formerly Incarcerated Individuals
Published by the Independent Committee on Reentry and Employment (of which NYCETC was a member), this report provides recommendations for enhancing employment opportunities for job seekers with criminal records.
NEWS
March 9, 2005
A Recipe for a Second Chance
Coalition member The Fortune Society's Practical Cooking and Nutrition Class provides skills training to ex-offenders and builds their self-esteem.
— NY Times
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Homeless
September 16, 2005
Comments Regarding the NYC Department of Homeless Services Concept Paper for Aftercare and Bridge Services
Recommendations outline strategies for helping participants find and maintain both permanent unsubsidized housing and family sustaining employment in light of the City's recent shift to the Housing Stability Plus (HSP) program.
NEWS
January 25, 2006
Driven to the Streets, Homelessness on the Rise
— Metro
January 25, 2006
Calls to Fix Homeless Program - Advocates say city requirement to enroll families in public assistance to get rent subsidy is flawed
— Newsday
January 24, 2006
Homeless Advocacy Group Targets New York Housing Program
— AP New York
April 28, 2005
Billionaire Mayor Takes Up the Cause of the Homeless
— NY Times
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Immigrants
NEWS
August 15, 2005
Invisible to Most, Immigrant Women Line Up for Day Labor
— NY Times
March 28, 2005
Robbing Pedro to Pay Paul — Changes to welfare legislation could lead to loss of Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) for immigrant families
— City Limits
January 24, 2005
Record Immigration is Changing the Face of New York's Neighborhoods
— NY Times
January 19, 2005
Proficiency in English Decreases Over a Decade
— NY Times
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Women
NEWS
May 29, 2005
For Women in Need, a Way to Something Better
The Grace Institute, a Coalition member and nonprofit, 108-year-old school in Manhattan, provides tuition-free training in skilled office work to low-income women who are unemployed or have poorly paying or dead-end jobs.
— NY Times
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