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STRIVE is a nonprofit employment training and placement organization. For the past twenty years we assisted individuals achieve economic independence through employment. Since its inception, STRIVE has placed over 24,000 individuals in jobs and has consistently met its three main operating goals:

● Train clients in four weeks

● Achieve a two-year job retention rate of 75% or better

● Do this at no cost to our participants or employers

STRIVE’s intensive four week training program emphasizes individual ownership of the skills and attitudes needed to obtain and retain employment. Clients learn to follow instruction, accept criticism, undertake group efforts, effectively interview, dress and speak appropriately for the workplace, develop basic computer skills, conduct successful job searches with the guidance of our job developers, and take advantage of our career advancement program once successfully employed. STRIVE training is not conducted in a traditional, academic manner; rather, it uses role-playing, interaction, and tasks that simulate the demands of the workplace.

STRIVE’s job development staff actively seek employment opportunities for clients that offer benefits, skill development, and room for advancement or that provide the participant with the beginning of a work history. Whether through field research, job banks (i.e. already established and successful relationships with large corporate employers), or networking with our 400+ employers, STRIVE makes sure it offers as many available outlets as it can at every juncture.

STRIVE stays in contact with its graduates for two years following initial employment and tailors its follow-up to the needs of each person. Follow-up services include client outreach, daily, weekly and monthly phone contact (depending on the follow-up stage), individual counseling sessions, evening and weekend activities, alumni forums, career development seminars, crisis intervention, employer contact, upgrade and replacement services, referral services and occasional home visits. Even after the two-year follow-up period, STRIVE offers lifetime services for all those who graduate the 4-week program.

Contact Information:

Phone: 212.360.1100
Fax: 212.360.5634

240 East 123rd St.   (Map)
New York, NY 10035

Website: www.strivenewyork.org

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