Links & Resources
Education
Chalkbeat New York
Chalkbeat is a nonprofit news organization committed to covering one of America’s most important stories: the effort to improve schools for all children, especially those who have historically lacked access to a quality education.
Visit SiteEducation Sector
Education Sector is a nonprofit, nonpartisan think tank devoted to education reform, whose mission is “to promote changes in policy and practice that lead to improved student opportunities and outcomes.”
Visit SiteNational Center for Education Statistics
The National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), is the primary federal entity for collecting and analyzing data related to education.
Visit SiteNew York City Charter School Center
The mission of the New York City Charter School Center is “to increase the number of high-quality charter schools and thereby improve public education in New York City. The Center is an advocate, bridge and catalyst for charter schools, helping them to achieve academic and operational excellence and long-term sustainability.”
Visit SiteNew York City Department of Education
The New York City Department of Education website provides useful, timely, and high quality information and resources to the students, teachers, parents, and other members of the education community in New York City.
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Visit SiteEmployment
New York City Workforce Funders
In 2001, a group of 40 foundations with an interest in workforce issues joined forces to establish the New York City Workforce Funders. The group's goal is to enhance the effectiveness of the City's public and nonprofit workforce development programs.
Visit SiteNew York City Employment and Training Coalition
Providing training, technical assistance, and policy advocacy, the NYCETC works to bring New York City’s workforce development system together to build better outcomes for job seekers and employers.
Visit SiteSeedco
A national nonprofit intermediary organization devoted to providing funding and capacity building support for workforce development programs. Seedco also publishes research and advocacy on assisting low-income families and communities achieve economic independence.
Visit SiteThe Consortium for Worker Education
The CWE provides working New Yorkers with opportunities for advancement through training and education programs.
Visit SiteNew York City Workforce One Career Centers
A resource for job seekers in New York City provided through the Department of Small Business Services.
Visit SiteNew York City Department of Small Business Services
New York City’s public agency devoted to supporting business owners, fostering neighborhood development in commercial districts, and linking employers to a skilled and qualified workforce.
Visit SiteUnited States Department of Labor
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Visit SiteYOUTH & FAMILIES
Youth Development Institute
The Youth Development Institute “supports the growth and development of young people by strengthening the quality and increasing the availability of experiences offered by the organizations that serve them.”
Visit SiteNew York City Department of Youth and Community Development
This city agency works with community based organizations to provide structured programs for youth and families during out-of-school-time hours.
Visit SiteThe Annie E. Casey Foundation
Founded in 1948, the mission of the Annie E. Casey Foundation is “to foster public policies, human-service reforms, and community supports that more effectively meet the needs of today’s vulnerable children and families.”
Visit SiteNew York State Office of Children and Family Services
The statewide agency responsible for foster care and adoption programs, juvenile justice, child welfare, and a range of daycare and early childhood education programming.
Visit SiteNew York City Administration for Children’s Services
New York City’s child welfare agency, working to protect children and youth from abuse and neglect. With its community partners, ACS provides neighborhood-based services to help ensure children grow up in safe, permanent homes with strong families.
Visit SiteCriminal Justice
The Marshall Project
The Marshall Project is a nonpartisan, nonprofit news organization that seeks to create and sustain a sense of national urgency about the U.S. criminal justice system.
Visit SiteThe Reentry Policy Council (a project of the Council of State Governments)
The Reentry Policy Council (RPC) was established in 2001 to assist state government officials grappling with the increasing number of people leaving prisons and jails to return to the communities they left behind. The Council seeks to develop bipartisan policies and principles for elected officials and other policymakers to consider as they evaluate reentry issues in their jurisdictions and facilitates coordination and information-sharing among organizations implementing reentry initiatives, researching trends, communicating about related issues, or funding projects.
Visit SiteThe Prisoner Reentry Institute (at John Jay College of Criminal Justice)
The mission of the Prisoner Reentry Institute at John Jay College of Criminal Justice is to spur innovation and improve practice in the field of reentry by advancing knowledge; translating research into effective policy and service delivery; and fostering effective partnerships between criminal justice and non-criminal justice disciplines.
Visit SiteNew York City Administration for Children’s Services - Youth and Family Justice
By strengthening youth, families, and communities, ACS's Division of Youth and Family Justice helps young people to be positive contributing members to society.
Visit SiteNew York State Office of Children and Family Services - DIVISION OF JUVENILE JUSTICE AND OPPORTUNITY
The Division of Juvenile Justice and Opportunities for Youth (DJJOY) is directed by a Deputy Commissioner and assisted by three Associate Commissioners. DJJOY is responsible for supervision and treatment of court-placed youth, from intake to facility programming and community service provision.
Visit SiteThe Vera Institute of Justice
The Vera Institute of Justice combines expertise in research, demonstration projects, and technical assistance to help leaders in government and civil society improve the systems people rely on for justice and safety.
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