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STRIVE receives transformative $8 million gift from MacKenzie Scott

EIN Presswire: September 28, 2023

$1M Grant from Truist Foundation Helps Birmingham Residents With Career Training

The Birmingham Times: August 25, 2023

Truist Foundation grants STRIVE $1M to launch career training program in Birmingham

PRN Presswire: August 24, 2023

STRIVE Receives $100k from Ares Charitable Foundation to Advance Economic Equity for Women in New York and Atlanta

EIN Presswire: March 2, 2023

Cheryl Wills of NY1 News speaks with STRIVE New York Executive Director Ayesha George at the 2022 STRIVE Gala
NY1 News: November 18, 2022

STRIVE Names Quiwintre Frye as Executive Director of STRIVE Birmingham
Press Release: October 12, 2022

US Department of Labor awards $43.3M in grants to help provide job training, employment services to justice-involved young people
US DOL: June 23rd, 2022

Nonprofit career development agency to open new location in Birmingham
The Business Journals: June 13, 2022

America’s Inequality Problem Just Improved for the First Time in a Generation
Bloomberg Businessweek: June 8th, 2022

STRIVE announces two new appointments to drive national and local program innovation and growth
Press Release: May 12, 2022

STRIVE elects new Board members, Antoinette (Tonie) Leatherberry and Phil Salinger
Press Release: January 14th, 2022

STRIVE receives $1.8M from Gotham Gives, one of STRIVE’s largest private grants to date, for reentry employment program
Press Release: September 23rd, 2021

US Department of Labor (DOL) awards $4.5M to STRIVE to narrow opportunity gap for justice-involved youth
Press Release: July 1st, 2021

National Workforce Organization, STRIVE, Announces Appointment of Tasha Jackson As Chief Financial & Administrative Officer
Press Release: April 2nd, 2021

STRIVE Is One of the Anchor Grantees of CarMax to Help Combat Social Inequity and Injustice
Press Release: March 24th, 2021

CarMax Announces New Philanthropic Partnerships
Press Release: March 23rd, 2021

STRIVE Elects Program Graduate as New Co-Chairman of the Board
Press Release: February 11th, 2021

STRIVE Atlanta Kicks off its Virtual Certified Logistics Technician Program Amid Pandemic
Press Release: October 22, 2020

STRIVE Empowerment Gala Announces 2020 Honorees
Press Release: October 22, 2020 

As New York City Continues on Path to Recovery, City Officials Must Take Action to Protect Good Construction Jobs
Gotham Gazette: August 25, 2020

STRIVE Atlanta is one of six recipients to receive the Atlanta CareerRise Racial Equity and Economic Mobility Grant Awards
Press Release: July 10, 2020
STRIVE Receives Grant from the Goldman Sachs Fund for Racial Equity
 Press Release: June 30, 2020

Lindsay Rechler, author of "Good Morning Zoom", a humorous children’s book about pandemic parenting, will donate proceeds from book to STRIVE
Kveller: June 24, 2020

Opinion: New York City Nonprofit Leaders of Color Call for Action and Reform
City Limits: June 8, 2020

Jefferies' Clients, Employees and Shareholders Contribute $9,250,000 to Over 85 Charities for Coronavirus Relief in Memory of Peg Broadbent
Press Release: May 28, 2020

May 6, 2020: PIX11 News airs feature story on how STRIVE is helping to place people in jobs and creating careers during the pandemic

STRIVE’s Lakythia Ferby, Executive Director, represents STRIVE NY in New York Workforce Recovery Group
Gotham Gazette: April 27, 2020

STRIVE, a National Leader in Workforce Development, Expands Operations to Atlanta
Press Release: January 22, 2020

From Selling Drugs to Selling Ice Cream
Fox News Rundown: January 22, 2020

Roy Castro Honored as a Robin Hood Hero
Robin Hood Heroes Breakfast: December 9, 2019

Free job training is available in NYC—and it can be a life-changer
New York Post: November 24, 2019

STRIVE Receives $830K Grant to Support Individuals and Families Access Economic Opportunity
Press Release: November 18, 2019

Former New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu and Goldman Sachs Managing Director Dina Powell McCormick Honored at STRIVE 35th Anniversary Gala
Press Release: November 9, 2019

STRIVE Discussed on The Five
Fox News: November 6, 2019

June 27, 2019: STRIVE’s partnership with the New Orleans Business Environment drives systematic change for the city’s residents who are driven

STRIVE Receives CBS Grant to Support Eliminating Sexual Harassment in the Workplace
CBS: December 14, 2018

US Department of Labor Selects STRIVE to Support Reentry Projects to Transition Into the Workforce 
US Department of Labor: June 26, 2018

Mayor Landrieu Celebrates Last STRIVE NOLA Graduation of his Administration
New Orleans Business Alliance: April 6, 2018

Brian Friedman and Bonnie Howard appointed to leadership positions on the Board of Directors of STRIVE International
Press Release: April 3, 2018

STRIVE Unveils New State-of-the-Art Training Center in East Harlem
Press Release: March 8, 2018

STRIVE International to Host Manhattan Roundtable with NYC Comptroller Scott Stringer
Press Release: January 19, 2018

STRIVE Graduate Roy Castro, CEO of DM Ice Cream Corporation, Appointed to STRIVE Board of Directors
Press Release: January 8, 2018

Governor Cuomo Announces More Than $755 Million in Economic and Community Development Resources Awarded Through 2017 Regional Council Competition
New York State Press Release: December 13, 2017

Job Training Programs Shouldn't Overlook Small Businesses
Next City: December 11, 2017

TCWFI Named as STRIVE Partner in $4.5 Million Reentry Grant
The Center for Working Families, Inc.: December 7, 2017

STRIVE Awarded $4.5. Million Grant from the U.S. Department of Labor's Reentry Projects Initiative
Press Release: November 29, 2017

Workforce Referral Networks: The Hot New Approach to Local Hiring
City Limits: November 15, 2017

Leveraging the Teachable Moments
Prosperity Now: November 8, 2017

STRIVE Selected as Grant Recipient of Inaugural Pathways to Progress Youth Financial Capability Fund to Support Young People on Path to Economic Success
Press Release: November 8, 2017

Growth for all: Public-private partnerships help New Orleanians thrive
Nola.com: October 18, 2017

Jeffrey McGee: Facilities Manager & Formerly Incarcerated Drug Dealer
Working America: October 3, 2017

The Starbucks Foundation 2017 “Opportunity for All” Partnerships
Starbucks.com: August 16, 2017

STRIVE Names David Melendez National Vice President, Development & Communications
Press Release: August 7, 2017

New York City Nonprofit Partners with Cornell University to Help Close Unemployment Gap, Prepare Underserved Youth for Foodservice and Hospitality Jobs
Press Release: July 20, 2017

Neil deGrasse Tyson’s family owns Fast Money on Celebrity Family Feud
Entertainment Weekly: July 8, 2017

US Department of Labor Announces Over $72M in Grants to Improve Employment Opportunities for Justice-Involved Individuals
U.S. Department of Labor: June 27, 2017

City Hosts Fourteenth STRIVE NOLA Graduation
Press Release: June 9, 2017

Developers Fund New Rochelle Job Center
Westfair Communications: June 1, 2017

New Rochelle Launches “First Source Referral Center”
Press Release: May 26, 2017

Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg Talks Resilience with Local Job Skills Trainees
The New Orleans Advocate: May 9, 2017

What do you do? 'Working' Exhibit asks 24 People Across America
Chicago Tribune: May 8, 2017

Goldman Sachs Professionals Help Jobs Training Program
Goldman Sachs Careers Blog: May 4, 2017

JPMorgan Chase Invests in Health Care Job Training
Crain’s Health Pulse: April 26, 2017

Edward M. Powell Named Executive Director of JRI’s STRIVE Boston
Press Release: April 20, 2017

JPMorgan Chase Commits $8.6 Million to Fill Well-Paying, High-Demand Healthcare Jobs
Business Wire: April 20, 2017

After a Troubled Childhood, a High School Dropout gets Sweet Redemption
Crain’s New York Business: April 5, 2017

Job Training, Placement Program Seeks Flint Residents
M Live News: March 31, 2017

Mayor de Blasio Announces Re-Entry Services for Everyone in City Jails by End of This Year
Press Release: March 29, 2017

Mayor Landrieu Announces STRIVE Future Leaders Program Supporting Youth Involved in Justice Systems
Press Release: March 16, 2017

Philip Weinberg on Dollars & Change
Wharton Business Radio: March 7, 2017

DA Vance Invests $58 Million In Youth And Families To Prevent Crime
Press Release: February 27, 2017

STRIVE Names Three New Members to Its Board of Directors
Press Release: January 13, 2017

STRIVE – Teaching ‘Soft Skills’
Moultrie News
November 28, 2016

New York Companies Profit from Giving Away Their Time
Crain’s New York
November 22, 2016

Crowell & Moring Partner Paul J. Pollock Receives Lawyers Alliance for New York 2016 Cornerstone Award for Pro Bono Service
Crowell & Moring
November 21, 2016

STRIVE Celebrates Dads With Comedy and Inspiration
Press Release
November 18, 2016

Second Chance Act Grantees Receive DOL Grants to Continue Reentry Efforts
Council of State Governments
October 25, 2016

The Step UP Network Brings STRIVE International for the First Time to South Carolina
Press Release
August 9, 2016

Citi Foundation and America’s Promise Alliance Announce 2016 Youth Opportunity Fund Grant Recipients in 10 U.S. Cities
Press Release
August 4, 2016

East Harlem Talent Network Celebrates 100th Placement
Press Release
July 29, 2016

The Starbucks Foundation Awards $1.3 Million in Opportunity for Youth Grants
Press Release
July 13, 2016

US Labor Department announces $64.5m in grants as part of Obama Administration’s efforts to break cycle of poverty, crime and incarceration
U.S. Department of Labor
June 24, 2016

From broken to breaking through
ManhattanTimes
June 8, 2016

Trust Gives $11 Million to 80 Nonprofits in Year’s Biggest Round of Grants
New York Community Trust
June 6, 2016

Program aims to get young people of color ready for the job market
CBS Evening News w/Scott Pelley
April 1, 2016

Nonprofits Picked to Participate in Chirlane McCray’s Mental-Health Initiative
Crain’s New York Business
March 11, 2016

Mayor’s Fund to Advance New York City Selects 14 Community-Based Organizations Citywide to Join $30 Million Connections to Care Partnership
Press Release
March 11, 2016

Jobs for Minorities (Letter to the Editor)
The New York Times
March 3, 2016

East Harlem Workforce Development Initiative to Place 180 Individuals in Jobs by Spring 2017
Upper Manhattan Empowerment Zone
December 3, 2015

Center for Urban Families launches workforce development program at West Baltimore School
The Baltimore Sun
November 16, 2015

STRIVE Celebrates 30 Years of Transforming Lives Through Employment
Press Release
November 12, 2015

The Importance of Job Training Programs and STEM Programs in NYC
New York Amsterdam News
October 15, 2015

AT&T, STRIVE, and Assemblyman Wright Celebrate Success of Students Graduating From Job Readiness Program
AT&T News Release
September 18, 2015

Unrealistic child support orders hurt rather than help
The Baltimore Sun
August 2015

Could This Program Stem Surging Violence at Rikers Island?
Observer
July 2015

Aim to B’More Press Conference @ CFUF (w/Baltimore State’s Attorney, Marilyn Mosby, Esq.)
Vimeo
May 2015

‘Strive New Orleans’ program offers its graduates hope as well as job skills
The New Orleans Advocate
May 2015

Rikers Program Provides “Green Technology” Job Training, Placements
The Justice Center: The Council of State Governments
April 2015

Prison Program A Start For Malloy’s ‘Second Chance Society’
Hartford Courant
April 2015

Rikers Inmates Graduate Pilot Re-Entry Program
NY1
January 2015