Leap, Inc. d/b/a Brooklyn Workforce Innovations (BWI) helps jobless and working poor New Yorkers establish careers in sectors that offer good wages and opportunities for advancement. BWI’s mission is to empower low†and moderateâ€income people by helping them gain access to livingâ€wage employment opportunities and career paths, and to develop programs that counter prevailing market inequalities and contribute to a broader movement for economic justice. We offer fullâ€time intensive skills training followed by at least two years of job placement, access to social supports and career advancement counseling.
BWI’s award winning programs include:
- Red Hook on the Road (commercial driver training)
-"Made in NY" Production Assistant Training Program
-Brooklyn Woods (green cabinetmaking and mill work)
-Brooklyn Networks (teledata cable installation)
-Brooklyn Navy Yard (customized employer training, adult education, career development and support services)
-New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA) Resident Training Academy (trains public housing residents for upwardly-mobile jobs with NYCHA)
Visit our website: bwiny.org
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