economic opportunity
Publications - April 2013
Launching Low-Income EntrepreneursWith middle-income jobs in decline, entrepreneurship offers an increasingly promising pathway out of poverty; but few low-income New Yorkers are currently taking this route to economic self-sufficiency.
Data - April 2013
Data from Launching Low-Income EntrepreneursSelected charts and graphs from the Center for an Urban Future's major April 2013 report on low-income entrepreneurs. The report found that with middle-income jobs in decline, entrepreneurship offers an increasingly promising pathway out of poverty; but few low-income New Yorkers are currently taking this route to economic self-sufficiency.
Impact - April 2013
Libraries implement CUF recommendation on ebook purchasingOur January 2013 Branches of Opportunity study recommended that New York City’s three library systems pursue new revenue opportunities including facilitating book purchases by library patrons. We’re pleased to report that this recommendation is being implemented.
Impact - April 2013
CUF Report About NYC's Libraries Sparks New Proposal From Speaker QuinnCity Council Speaker Christine Quinn announced a new proposal to harness the incredible power of New York City's branch libraries. The proposal was sparked by our January 2013 Branches of Opportunity report about the increasingly important role that the city's public libraries are playing in communities around the five boroughs.
Impact - March 2013
CUF Influences New York's First-in-the-Nation Move to Abandon the GED®The NYS Education Department became the first state in the nation to drop the GED® following Center efforts to explore alternative high school equivalency providers.
Event - March 2013
Video: Opportunity InstitutionsOn March 11, 2013, the Center for an Urban Future held a conference on how public libraries are addressing NYC’s critical human capital challenges. The symposium aimed to spark a discussion among policymakers, educators, social services practitioners, community advocates and business leaders about the role that New York’s public libraries are playing in addressing the city’s skills gap and other key human capital challenges and what more libraries might be capable of doing in the future.
Impact - February 2013
CEO Adopts CUF Recommendations to Help Young Adults Overcome Barriers to EmploymentIn May 2012, the Center published Now Hiring, a report which identified more than two dozen occupations that offer good career prospects for young adults without a college degree. However, the report also found that there are serious obstacles standing in the way. We are pleased to report that two of our report's recommendations meant to address these barriers are being implemented by the city.
Data - February 2013
Texas Two StepThere has been a huge spike in the number of New Yorkers relocating to Texas in recent years, even at a time when fewer city residents were departing for Charlotte, Atlanta, Philadelphia and other traditional destinations.
Publications - February 2013
Foster Youth and the Workforce: Next StepsRoughly half of the young people who have aged out of NYC’s foster care system aren’t working, but this policy brief outlines a handful of achievable recommendations for putting foster youth on the path to careers and productive lives.
Publications - February 2013
Time to Revamp NYC’s Workforce Development SystemNYC’s next mayor will inherit a workforce development system in far better shape than when Mayor Bloomberg took office, but it’s now time to go beyond simply placing New Yorkers into jobs and build the skills of the local workforce.
