The city will offer a work-readiness training program this summer open to undocumented youth, City Limits has learned—answering calls from advocates and lawmakers who’ve been pushing for an ...

“Swedish has been a part of the community for over 100 years, and it is very important for us to not only draw from the work force in this community but to also invest in the community,” said Erica ...

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. –– To the relief of many New Yorkers, Summer Youth Employment Program (SYEP) will be returning this summer. On Monday, March 22, Mayor Bill de Blasio announced that applications ...

Summer Youth Employment Program participants working in a community garden in the East Village in 2018. This story was produced as part of the City Limits Accountability Reporting Initiative for Youth ...

The widely-celebrated growth of New York City’s SYEP to last year’s 75,000 slots was many years in the making, and last year over 150,000 youth applied. This year, DYCD received over 135,000 ...

In the grim budget passed by the City Council late on Tuesday night, the partial, $115 million restoration of the Summer Youth Employment Program, rebranded as the SYEP Summer Bridge program, was one ...

In times of serious uncertainty and unprecedented events, it is imperative to maintain structures and resources that support and benefit families and communities. As the associate executive director ...

New York City’s Summer Youth Employment Program (SYEP) could be seeing a boost despite proposed budget cuts, thanks to legislation in the City Council that could lead to greater participation from ...