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Refugee Social Services Program (RSSP)
Goodwill’s Refugee Social Services Program offers career planning, training and placement services to refugees and others who have obtained political asylum here. Located in the Bronx and Brooklyn, RSSP is open to refugees who have been in the U.S. under five years.
Goodwill’s staff is fluent in Russian, Ukrainian and Latvian and interpreters are available for those who speak other languages.
RSSP provides employment preparation workshops covering job search basics. These include resume preparation, cover letter writing and interview preparation. Training includes English as a Second Language (ESL) and basic computer, home health aide and other vocational skills.
Program participants have been placed as programmers, engineers, bookkeepers, technicians, document specialists, administrative assistants, maintenance workers, home attendants/health aides, and law, medical and stock clerks.
For The Bronx, call: (718) 652-4364
For Brooklyn, call: (718) 339-0937
Targeted Assistance Grant (TAG)
Similar in its mission to the Refugee Social Services Program, TAG has a goal of moving participants off public assistance. Located in the Bronx and Brooklyn, TAG provides direct services to refugees through job placements designed to result in economic self-sufficiency. In addition to receiving all RSSP services, TAG participants receive intensive computer training.
For The Bronx, call: (718) 652-4364
For Brooklyn, call: (718) 339-0937
Additional Links:
http://www.ajb.dni.us/ America’s Job Bank – job search resource
http://www.labor.state.ny.us/ NYS Dept. of Labor – Job Bank, Career Zone, etc. (help in building a resume, finding a job, etc)