Jobs and Education A-Z

Below please find a list of agencies and organizations that offer services around finding a job, going back to school, and career advice.

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ACCES-VR: Adult Career and Continuing Education Services-Vocational Rehabilitation

Adult Career and Continuing Education Services-Vocational Rehabilitation (ACCES-VR) offers access to a full range of employment and independent living services that may be needed by persons with disab
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This agency is located in: White Plains

BOCES Putnam Northern Westchester Adult & Continuing Education

This program serves the workforce preparation needs of more than 5,000 adults each year through continuing education (including TASC), technical and career education, literacy training and training fo
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This agency is located in: Yorktown Heights

BOCES Southern Westchester Center for Adult and Community Services

The Center for Adult and Community Services provides educational programs, workforce preparation and access to community services for adults and high-risk youth. The Center offers classes in licensed
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CAREERS Support Solutions

Job preparation (resumes, interviews), job training, case management, community outreach and education.
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This agency is located in: Valhalla | Putnam | Carmel

Center for Employment Opportunities (CEO)

The Center for Employment Opportunities (CEO) offers comprehensive employment services exclusively for people with recent criminal convictions. Highly structured and tightly supervised programs help p
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This agency is located in: Manhattan | Albany

Community Capital New York

Community Capital works outside the margins of conventional finance to bring individuals and communities into the economic mainstream and create financial independence through financial, educational a
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Culinary Tech Center

The Culinary Tech Center offers a 6 month (600 hour) program in each of the areas below. Each program includes a 100 hour externship. Commercial Cooking Program This course emphasizes “learnin
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This agency is located in: White Plains

Delancy Street Foundation

Conisdered one of the country’s leading residential self-help organization for substance abusers, ex-convicts, homeless, and others.
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This agency is located in: Brewster

Dress for Success

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This agency is located in: Manhattan

Educational Opportunity Center of Westchester (EOC)

Part of a statewide system of educational enterprises, the SUNY EOC of Westchester provides a comprehensive array of tuition free workforce preparation programs for eligible adults in a supportive env
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This agency is located in: Yonkers

El Centro Hispano de White Plains

Offers ESL, GED prep, and computer and technology classes. The mission of El Centro Hispano is to strengthen Hispanic families by providing them with information about housing, employment, translation
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This agency is located in: White Plains

Federal Bonding Program

Ex-offenders, including anyone with a record of arrest, conviction or imprisonment, and anyone who has ever been on probation or parole, are considered at-risk job applicants. The U.S. Department of L
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FinAid: the Smart Student Guide to Financial Aid

Website for loans, scholarships, savings, military aid, and other types of aid for college tuition.
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This agency is located in: Out of area

FirstFind.org

Firstfind.org is an easy-to-use website with information and resources to help Westchester residents work toward these goals. Firstfind.org can also point you to agencies in Westchester County and i
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Greyston Foundation

Provides pre-employment training, job training that leads to certifications and licenses, and employment opportunities. Programs include Ready/Set/Work, Greyston Rangers (employment in Yonkers beautif
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This agency is located in: Yonkers

The Guidance Center

Comprehensive service organization: Mental Health Services, Substance Abuse Services, Housing Assistance, Vocational Assistance Program, Early Childhood Programs Servicios de Salud Mental, Asisten
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This agency is located in: Mount Vernon | New Rochelle

Hour Children

Hour Children provides practical, comprehensive services to incarcerated and formerly incarcerated women and their families. Community-based programs include: transitional and permanent supportive hou
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JobSTAR

JobSTAR is a collaboration between Westchester Community College and the Westchester County Department of Social Services, since 1990, and has been providing educational training, case management, job
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This agency is located in: Mount Vernon | Valhalla

Literacy Solutions NY

Literacy Solutions NY Inc. is a not-for-profit organization dedicated to providing student-centered English literacy services and acting as a resource for the advancement of literacy.
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This agency is located in: Yonkers

National HIRE Network

Established by the Legal Action Center in 2001, the National Helping Individuals with criminal records Re-enter through Employment (H.I.R.E.) Network is both a national clearinghouse for informati
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This agency is located in: Out of area

NYS Department of Labor and Unemployment Insurance

The NYS Department of Labor is New York’s centralized agency for wages, unemployment benefits, and more.
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This agency is located in: White Plains | Yonkers | Peekskill

NYS Department of Labor Satellite Offices

(see also unemployment insurance) The mission of the New York State Department of Labor is to protect workers, assist the unemployed and connect job seekers to jobs.
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This agency is located in: White Plains

Other Career Resources

Listing of other websites for career resources. Career Builder – job listings American Job Bank – job banks by location NYS Department of Labor – information for job seekers, includ
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This agency is located in: Out of area

Pathways to Success (Vocational Programs)

Computer Skills Culinary Arts Retail Skills / Customer Service
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This agency is located in: Yonkers

Professional Development Center - Westcheter Community College

The Professional Development Center provides a wide range of employee training and training-related services to individuals and organizations in Westchester County and portions of Putnam. Helps both i
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Requesting FBI Records

FBI records can be requested through both the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) and the Privacy Act.
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SALUDOS.com

SALUDOS.com specializes in joining the hispanic bilingual professional with companies looking for DIVERSITY in the workplace.
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SCORE Westchester

SCORE is a national non-profit association that provides advisory and small business mentoring services for people looking to start or grow a small business. The information above is for their headq
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U.S Small Business Administration - New York District

Access to Capital (Business Financing), Entrepreneurial Development (Education, Information, Technical Assistance & Training), Government Contracting (Federal Procurement), Advocacy (Voice for Sma
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Small Business Development Center

SBDC provides expert management and technical assistance to start-up and existing businesses across the state. SBDC applies the resources of university, private sector, and government to solve busines
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SSA Ticket to Work Program

The Ticket To Work Program can help Social Security beneficiaries go to work, get a good job that may lead to a career, save more money, and become financially independent, all while they keep their h
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Minority and Women Business Enterprise Program

To reap the most benefits of the MWBE program, however, MWBEs are strongly encouraged to register online. Among the advantages, registered MWBEs are listed in the Westchester County MWBE database that
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Osborne Association

Located in the Bronx (as well as Brooklyn and Newburgh). Offers educational and vocational programs, as well family and individual wellness programs and advocacy. Individuals from southern Westchest
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United Negro College Fund (UNCF)

UNCF is the nation’s largest and most effective minority education organization. Since its founding in 1944, UNCF has raised more than $3.6 billion to help more than 400,000 students receive col
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This agency is located in: Manhattan

WEBS Career and Educational Counseling Service

Facing a difficult work situation? Need help planning or managing your career? Thinking about work options you have after 50? Westcheter library System runs specialized programs with trained professio
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This agency is located in: Ardsley

Westchester Community College

The college offers more than 60 associate and certificate programs. The Continuing Education Division (Workforce Development and Community Education) offers courses for people of all ages consider
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Westchester Community College – Careers in Specialized Fields

Training and licensing for occupations as diverse as medical coding, fiber optics technician, mold abatement, advanced manufacturing and welding.
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This agency is located in: Valhalla

Westchester Community Opportunity Program (WestCOP)

Programs include 30 Day Care / Head Start centers, 12 Community Action Programs (CAPs), Family living program, Homeless prevention and Assistance programs, Emergency food pantries, Surplus food distri
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Westchester Disabled on the Move, Inc. (WDOMI)

Westchester Disabled On the Move, Inc., is a not-for-profit community based organization. It is a non- residential center for people with disabilities. WDOMI is part of a national network of Independe
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Westchester Independent Living Center (WILC)

WILC is a not-for-profit, community-based resource, advocacy, and training center dedicated to improving the quality of life for people with disabilities. Illustrative programs are listed below. Go to
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This agency is located in: White Plains | Yonkers | Carmel

Westchester Library System

Libraries help you to identify and learn how to use tools that help to get a job, an education, and enrich your life. They offer classes and one-to-one assistance in accessing databases and devices. A
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Westchester One Stop Employment Center

One-Stop Employment Center is a place that connects people who want jobs, to businesses that have them. Free services include job counseling, job search databases, resume workshops, job fairs, traini
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This agency is located in: Mount Vernon | White Plains | Yonkers | Peekskill | Carmel

WestHab

Westhab offers many community programs, including assistance in finding housing and a jobs. EMPLOYMENT Employment Services prepares job seekers, often with significant obstacles to employment, for suc
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This agency is located in: Mount Vernon | Yonkers

White Plains Adult and Continuing Education

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This agency is located in: White Plains

Yonkers Pathways to Success/VIVE School

VIVE School/Pathways to Success offers a variety of educational and employment services. Educational services include adult basic education, high school equivalency diploma programs, and English as a
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This agency is located in: Yonkers