Workforce Resources

Brooklyn Workforce Innovations is an affiliate of Fifth Avenue Committee, Inc. (FAC), a 30 year old nonprofit community development corporation. Together, FAC and BWI pursue a holistic approach to community development incorporating affordable housing development and management, community organizing, student-centered adult education, support for court-involved individuals, and the creation of employment opportunities.

In partnership with FAC, BWI offers several additional programs for jobseekers and employers:

Neighborhood Employment Services provides job coaching, resume workshops, computer literacy education, referrals to skills training and direct job placement to South Brooklyn community residents.

Building Works is a pre-apprenticeship training program run by the New York City District Council of Carpenters. Young people recruited and pre-screened by BWI gain the opportunity to access union membership and careers in the building trades.

FirstSource Staffing is a full-service temporary and permanent staffing agency employing more than 200 New Yorkers annually.

Single Stop offers entitlements advocacy, legal representation, free tax preparation services and financial counseling to all BWI participants as well as other members of the FAC community.