Career Training Archives - HFH https://www.hfhnyc.org/category/career-training/ Wed, 15 Mar 2023 14:04:53 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0.1 Winter 2021 Snapshot of Resident Employment https://www.hfhnyc.org/2021/02/winter-2021-snapshot-of-resident-employment/ Wed, 24 Feb 2021 16:55:58 +0000 https://www.hfhnyc.org/?p=5497 Take a quick look at employment stats and trends in this Winter 2021 Snapshot of Resident Employment to learn about why job training and employment assistance are included in HFH's wrap-around services for families.

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Download this PDF Snapshot.

Percent of Clients Employed

Roughly 16% of clients at HFH shelters are employed.

These numbers are lower than the statistics DHS reported in 2017, where they calculated that more than one third of families with children in shelter have a working family member.¹

Possible Reasons for Low Client Employment:

  • Some clients have either lost their jobs or have had trouble finding one due to the current economic climate. 
  • A greater share of families referred to HFH sites have more barriers to employment than the average family seeking shelter at PATH. 
  • A lack of access to jobs close to shelters. 

Client Commute to Work (One Way)

Many clients travel far to get to work.

Google Maps travel time estimates illustrate that only 11% of clients can get to work in under 30 minutes via public transportation. 

Industries Employing HFH Clients

Almost one in four employed clients (23%) work in a healthcare support position. 

These healthcare support occupations have a lower median annual wage ($28,470) than the median annual wage for all other occupations.²

This analysis demonstrates that few HFH clients have jobs that provide steady income and are convenient to the sites where they reside. These findings also underline the essential need for job opportunities in shelter, such as FamilyWorks internships or culinary career training, as a component of giving clients a path to steady employment. 

¹Department of Homeless Services (2017).Turning the Tide on Homelessness in New York City, https://www1.nyc.gov/assets/dhs/downloads/pdf/turning-the-tide-on-homelessness.pdf. 

²Department of Labor (May 2019). “Healthcare Occupations,” https://www.bls.gov/ooh/healthcare/home.htm 

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]]> Parents Learn Family-Friendly Recipes at Saratoga’s Adult Cooking Class https://www.hfhnyc.org/2019/02/parents-learn-family-friendly-recipes-at-saratogas-adult-cooking-class/ Thu, 28 Feb 2019 20:29:16 +0000 https://www.hfhnyc.org/?p=2318 Every Friday, parents at Saratoga come together for Ms. Laura's cooking class, where they learn family-friendly recipes that combine affordability with nutrition. The classes are also a chance for parents to enjoy themselves, exchange international recipes, and bond over food and family.

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Every Friday, parents at Saratoga come together for Ms. Laura’s cooking class, where they learn family-friendly recipes that combine affordability with nutrition. The classes are also a chance for parents to enjoy themselves, exchange international recipes, and bond over food and family.

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]]> You’ve Heard of Book Club, What About Job Club? https://www.hfhnyc.org/2017/09/youve-heard-of-book-club-what-about-job-club/ Fri, 22 Sep 2017 00:00:06 +0000 https://www.hfhnyc.org/?p=1308 Book clubs are a way for friends, colleagues, or even strangers to get together to form a community around a common book. Well, at our Prospect Family Inn, the new Job Club, is a way for a community of parents who are temporarily residing in shelter to get together around a common theme--jobs. But

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Book clubs are a way for friends, colleagues, or even strangers to get together to form a community around a common book. Well, at our Prospect Family Inn, the new Job Club, is a way for a community of parents who are temporarily residing in shelter to get together around a common theme–jobs. But it’s not a class or a training. It’s a supportive group where members come together to encourage each other in their job searches, job skill development, and common obstacles and triumphs with the help of onsite employment specialist Ray Diaz. We can’t wait to learn more. If you you’re interested in being a speaker at our Job Club to talk about  your career or opportunities in your organization, reach out to us at contact@hfhnyc.org and tell us how you can help and inspire.

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