New York
Father’s Day Event held in Riverbank State Park
June 20, 2019Seedco, in conjunction with Strong Fathers, Stronger Families partners BronxWorks and STRIVE, held a Father’s Day fun and wellness day in Riverbank State Park on June 1. In addition to recognizing the most recent class of graduates from the SFSF program, Seedco and its partners also held yoga instruction, dance activities, and other games for…Learn More
Seedco’s Strong Fathers, Stronger Families partner, STRIVE, is highlighted in “The Father Factor: A Critical Link in Building Family Prosperity.” This briefing summarizes a convening held in the fall of 2018 by Ascend at the Aspen Institute and the Good+ Foundation to better understand the need to invest in fathers. STRIVE’s program is recognized for…Learn More
Seedco Program Staff Come Together for Training to Work with Justice-Involved Individuals
May 30, 2019During the week of May 20, Seedco’s program staff from three regions—New York, Baltimore, and Mid-South—came together in Memphis, TN for an intensive training led by the University of Cincinnati Corrections Institute. To aid the implementation of Seedco’s programs serving adults and young adults with criminal justice involvement, staff learned about criminogenic risks, needs assessment,…Learn More
Seedco Announces Release of Report on Turnover Costs
April 26, 2019Seedco is pleased to announce the release of the report “Making Entry-Level Talent Stick” from Social Finance, which sought to answer a simple question: what’s the real cost of turnover to employers? Through detailed quantitative interviews with businesses — Seedco’s employer partners in New York, NY and Memphis, TN — the report’s findings estimate a…Learn More
Chelsea, a Youth Advancing in the Workplace participant, has been interviewed and photographed for a March 2019 article in Life and Thyme, an international food journalism blog. Chelsea works as a wood-fired pizza chef at Emily, a top-rated Brooklyn pizzeria. 60% of the kitchen staff at Emily are participants in Seedco’s Youth Advancing in the…Learn More
Seedco Champions Good Food Jobs at CUNY Urban Food Policy Forum
December 18, 2018On December 18, 2018, Seedco’s Senior Associate Alexander Breen was a panelist at the CUNY Urban Food Policy Forum, which focused on ‘Growing Good Food Jobs in NYC.’ Alexander and his fellow panelists — Lynn Loflin from Lenox Hill Neighborhood House, Alix Fellman from WHEDCo/Bronx CookSpace, and Olivia Blanchflower from GrowNYC — spoke from their…Learn More
Seedco Executive Director Meets with NYC Deputy Mayor Phil Thompson and Workforce Leaders
November 19, 2018On November 19, 2018, Seedco’s Executive Director Tara Colton joined a group of workforce leaders to meet with New York City Deputy Mayor for Strategic Policy Initiatives Phil Thompson, his Chief Strategy Officer Mike Nolan, and Amy Peterson, the new Director of the Mayor’s Office of Workforce Development. Tara and her colleagues emphasized the impact of investing…Learn More
Youth Advancing in the Workplace Participant Speaks at Mayoral Event
September 25, 2018Faith Woney joined Seedco’s Youth Advancing in the Workplace program in 2016, and is one of our many alumni success stories! Seedco helped place Faith in a job at Ovenly, a Brooklyn-based bakery, where she has since been promoted and continues to be an invaluable team member. Faith was invited to speak at the New…Learn More
In June 2018, Seedco was awarded $6 million in new funding from the U.S. Department of Labor’s (USDOL) Re-Entry Employment Opportunity Program to serve a total of 760 justice-involved individuals in four states: New York, Arkansas, Tennessee and Maryland. The programs will launch in July 2018 and operate through 2021. Seedco was awarded $4,358,210 to serve 570 justice-involved young adults ages 18 to 24 in West Baltimore, MD; South Bronx, NY; Memphis, TN; and West Memphis, AR and $1,496,779 to serve 190 justice-involved adults in Memphis, TN and West Memphis, AR. This funding builds on Seedco’s three current re-entry programs in Memphis and Baltimore funded by the U.S. Department of Labor.Learn More
Seedco Highlighted in ‘Best for NYC’ Campaign
June 15, 2018Seedco is proud to be part of New York City’s ‘Best for NYC’ campaign, which helps employers connect with programs to train their employees and source diverse talent. Seedco was recently highlighted for its work helping food industry employers recruit, retain and advance high-performing employees through strategic hiring, training and performance evaluation procedures. The campaign shared the story of Josh, one of Seedco’s successful program participants: “In 2017, Seedco helped Josh find his first job at Ivan Ramen’s fast-casual Slurp Shop. With the mentorship of Seedco and a dedicated management team, Josh developed competitive culinary and leadership skills. Now a line cook at Ivan Ramen’s sit-down restaurant, Josh has developed a promising career path, become debt-free, established credit, and increased his salary by 40% in less than 18 months.”Learn More