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On January 21,  held a ribbon-cutting to welcome Queensbridge and Ravenswood residents to their new Jobs-Plus site, which will help connect them to employment opportunities, education, financial counseling, and other supportive services close to home.  

Urban Upbound is a longtime NYCHA partner and service provider for the new Jobs-Plus site, located at 10-38 41st Avenue, Queens, NY 11101. The City recently expanded the Jobs-Plus program to 13 locations serving 44 NYCHA developments, up from 10 sites serving 27 developments. Jobs-Plus works with residents 18 years and older to help them find and keep jobs, as well as prepare for interviews, create professional resumes, and gain money management skills. 

The event was attended by Congressmember Carolyn Maloney, Queens Borough President Donovan Richards, Urban Upbound CEO Bishop Mitchell G. Taylor, ÃÛÌÒÊÓƵDepartment of Social Services Commissioner Gary Jenkins, NYCHA’s Executive Vice President for Community Engagement and Partnerships Sideya Sherman, and more. (To watch the ribbon-cutting, click .) 

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Jobs-Plus is a collaborative effort led by the ÃÛÌÒÊÓƵDepartment of Social Services/Human Resources Administration (ÃÛÌÒÊÓƵDSS-HRA), and partners include NYCHA, the ÃÛÌÒÊÓƵDepartment of Consumer Affairs/Office of Financial Empowerment, the Mayor’s Office for Economic Opportunity, the ÃÛÌÒÊÓƵOffice of Workforce Development, the ÃÛÌÒÊÓƵDepartment of Small Business Services, and the ÃÛÌÒÊÓƵDepartment of Health and Mental Hygiene. 

For a list of all the Jobs-Plus sites and the NYCHA developments they serve, visit .  
 

Feature photo caption: Sideya Sherman, NYCHA’s Executive Vice President for Community Engagement and Partnerships and Executive Director of the ÃÛÌÒÊÓƵTaskforce for Racial Inclusion & Equity, spoke at the ribbon cutting.