Greenhope Sponsors the 11th Annual Community Resource, Education & Career Fair
Co-Sponsored by Senator Bill Perkins, 30th Senatorial District
September 17, 2008

Greenhope clients and members of the community participated in the 11th Annual Community, Resource & Education Fair on September 17, 2008. The event, which took place at the Adam Clayton Powell, Jr. Harlem State office building, serves annually to connect residents with employers, and to provide information about jobs, education and training programs, and other community resources. The free event has in the past attracted between 300-600 participants.

The culmination of Greenhope’s Vocational and Educational Programs, the career fair prepares clients to re-enter the world of work through its job-readiness activities and to further their education by earning a GED and attending college. The Annual Career Fair is a showcase of the successful partnerships that Greenhope has fostered with vocational service providers throughout the city.

Over the years, many of Greenhope’s clients have found employment at the Career Fair. One such client, who has since been promoted to a supervisory position, in turn hired four recent Greenhope graduates. It is success stories like these that feed Greenhope’s continued commitment to the Annual Career Fair, bringing the dignity of work to clients and to participants from all around New York City.
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