Announcing our next site Launch coming in 2025:
After more than a year of exploration with government and community leaders, STRIVE is excited to bring its proven five-pillar model for workforce development to North Jersey, providing meaningful employment opportunities to the community.
Bringing economic Prosperity to North Jersey
As a leading national workforce solution WE MATCH trained and driven job-seekers with quality employers in growing industries
L to R: STRIVE Co-Board Chair and Alumni Roy Castro; STRIVE Strategy & Growth Project Manager Caela Murphy; STRIVE CPO Monique Baptiste; President & CEO, Newark Regional Business Partnership Ferlanda Fox Nixon; STRIVE CEO Philip Weinberg; STRIVE CDO Jamaul Webster; STRIVE Vice President of Strategy & Growth Jonathan Bonaiuto.
““There could not be a better time for STRIVE to bring its proven workforce training services and expertise to the northern New Jersey community. In today’s challenging environment, it is vital to collaborate with organizations that focus on creating meaningful employment opportunities for individuals facing societal barriers to good-paying jobs and sustainable careers. STRIVE’s approach complements the efforts of other workforce development organizations, and together we can make a significant impact in empowering our community.”
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For more than 40 years, STRIVE has provided proven pathways for thousands of people seeking long-term financial empowerment and economic prosperity. We help people discover their best future selves through innovative workforce solutions, joining communities where there is an urgent need and fostering relationships with resource partners and employers to help communities thrive.
Career Path
STRIVE North Jersey will launch late 2025, starting with a pilot class of our signature Career Path program that offers onramps to great careers with opportunity for advancement in Nonclinical Healthcare. Over time, additional career pathways in Logistics and Construction will be offered to provide greater choice and opportunity for people ready for a new start, including those impacted by the justice system.
STRIVE North Jersey will be our fifth operated site, increasing our national presence to 15 locations. Since 1984, we have served over 85,000 people through sites in New York, Atlanta, Birmingham, New Orleans, and now North Jersey, and with affiliate partners nation-wide.
After STRIVE Alumni Brooke completed Career Path in New York, she continued her education and today works as a Certified Surgical Technician.
Thanks to our early supporters in North Jersey
We are grateful to the many local leaders and organizations who have provided invaluable insight, guidance and support for the launch of STRIVE North Jersey, including:
““As a life-long New Jersey-ite, I am very eager for STRIVE to bring its proven approach to workforce training and development to our neighboring communities. Our area’s growing businesses have a need for job-ready employees, and we know that STRIVE graduates not only bring the right skill sets and work-related proficiencies, but a tireless work ethic to add immediate value for their new employers. We look forward to partnering with STRIVE to lift our New Jersey residents through life-changing career opportunities and upward mobility, while collectively contributing to advancing community-level economic conditions.” ”
Pathway to Possible
STRIVE is a national workforce development solution for people ready and motivated for a new start. We offer tuition-free skills and job-readiness training, one-on-one support and lifetime personal coaching. We create partnerships with employers that result in pathways to life-changing careers for indivudials while helping employers close critical gaps in their workforces.
For more than 40 years, we have provided a proven pathway to possible by helping people realize educational, career, and life pursuits.
Support our growth and impact in North Jersey.