NONTRADITIONAL EMPLOYMENT FOR WOMEN

NONTRADITIONAL EMPLOYMENT FOR WOMEN SEE SCHEDULE ONONTRADITIONAL 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. SINCE 1978, NEW HAS BEEN A GROUNDBREAKING MODEL THAT WORKS - FOR WOMEN AND FOR NEW YORK CITY. NEW FOCUSES ON SKILLED, UNIONIZED CAREERS IN THE TRADES WITH STARTING WAGES AVERAGING OVER $18.50 PER HOUR, BENEFITS, AND A PATH TO HIGHER WAGE EMPLOYMENT. NEW PRIMARILY SERVES LOW INCOME BLACK AND BROWN WOMEN FROM ALL FIVE BOROUGHS IN NEW YORK CITY.