Economic Empowerment

Empowerment
Level Up Economic Empowerment is a set of programs that connect community residents with meaningful work opportunities, guidance on personal finances, and tools to achieve economic mobility.

Level Up with Empowerment!

Our Economic Empowerment teams connect community residents with meaningful work opportunities and provide pre- and post-placement support services to help participants advance their careers over time. We believe in the power of financial literacy and empower the households we work with to gain confidence over managing their personal finances. 

Financial Coaching 

Career Coaching 

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Career Coaching

Empowerment’s workforce development program connects community residents with meaningful work opportunities and provides pre- and post-placement support services to help participants advance their careers over time.

How we can help:

  • Youth Career Coaching 
  • Develop Career Plan (Passion, Capability, Career Goals, Skills Gap Assessment)
  • Review, Develop Resume, Cover Letter, References
  • Review, Begin, Execute Job Search Process
  • Build Interview Skills
  • Access to credential/vocational programs for select career pathways
  • Assistant with job placement
  • Plan Next Steps in Career
  • Referrals to other support services identified by the career counselor

Financial Coaching

Financial Coaching helps secure a brighter financial future for both Empowerment Staff and Clients. In partnership with Homebase, our Financial Coaching Program meets in person and virtually for 1:1 coaching to empower our clients towards upward mobility. 

Financial Coaches help Clients to: 

  • Build Assets
  • Optimize Financial Products
  • Decrease and Manage Debt
  • Build Credit
  • Maximize Tax Benefits

Tax Services in partnership with Grow Brooklyn

 

Our financial coaches are available to help you wherever you are on your journey to prosperity.  

 

Whom We Serve:

  • Immigrants looking to understand & utilize the financial system
  • Residents recovering from crises like sudden drops of income;
  • Homeless and those with housing insecurity working to stabilize their credit & budget to find a stable home;
  • Clients seeking to break the generational cycles that prevent wealth creation;
  • Many more just like you

Works Plus-Youth Workforce Program

Through the Department of Probation, RiseBoro offers the Works Plus program to Bed-Stuy youth, which aims to connect local youth with meaningful workforce and educational opportunities to advance their career prospects and enhance their economic well-being. To participate, you must be between 16-24 years old, and you must live in the 81st Precinct.

What We Do

  • Basic Job + Life Skills Training
  • Career Planning
  • Enrollment in High School Equivalency and ESL courses
  • Resume Help/Interview Practice
  • Referrals to vocational training programs
  • College preparation
  • Group and individual mentoring

Rising Stars

In partnership with Tremco, RiseBoro offers a youth workforce development program to introduce career pathways in sustainable construction. This seasonal program works with youth in the Bedford-Stuyvesant neighborhood, aged 16-24 years old. 

Trainings are In-person at 1875 Broadway, Brooklyn NY 11207. Meals and MetroCards are provided. 

Participants can: 

  • Learn directly from Industry Leaders on architecture, HVAC, green buildings, roofing, and more! 
  • Earn the GPRO Certification and additional credentials; 
  • Post-program internship opportunities 

 

Lives Changed.

Read about lives changed by RiseBoro

Roshine Castillo

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