Education & Job Training

Education

Educating Jane Website
Provides scholarship leads, and informations on educational programs for girls.
www.educatingjane.com

Literacy Hotline
Hotline that provides information and referrals for classes in Adult Basic Education, ESL, GED, computer training, job training. English, Spanish and French.
(212)803-3333
9-5 Mon & Fri, 9-6 Tues-Thurs

Literacy Partners
Provides free community-based adult and family literacy programs.
(212)725-9200

Job Training

Bronx Educational Opportunity Center
Occupation preparation, college preparation, and G.E.D. programs are tuition-free. (718)530-7010

Center for Women of New York
Excel/Word/Internet/Keyboarding classes, finance clinics, legal clinic, women’s support group every Thursday at 6:00pm. Family daycare certification, home health aid training.
(718)793-0672

Job Training Programs
(800)JOBS-NYC

Stepping Stones to Sucess
Serves victims of domestic violence, people who have been incarcerated or in and out of the system, are newly released, or arrested and have children. Participants are those starting over, returning to the community with minimal job skills or knowledge of the working world, meet TANF 200% poverty guidelines or are TANF eligible. The program offers individual/ family counselling, vocational, and educational outreach, job search development, and has support to continue and ensure progress. (212)410-4200

Webgrrls International
Provides a forum for women in or interested in new media and technology to network, exchange job and business leads, form strategic alliances, mentor and teach, intern and learn skills to help women succeed in an increasingly technical workplace and world.
http://www.webgrrls.com/

Women's Employment Program
Offers a six week Computer and Career Development certificate Program for displaced homemakers. Free program consisting of two parts: computer training(Microsoft Office, organizational skills, etc.) and career development (develop career goals with counselor, resume development, cover letter writitng, successful interviewing skills, etc.). Minimum Eligibility: NYS resident, 21 years of age, high school diploma or GED, displaced homemaker, resume. (212)735-9773

Union Center for Women
Support groups, classes and workshops.
(718)748-7708