Henry Street Settlement opens doors of opportunity for Lower East Side residents and other New Yorkers through social service, arts, and health care programs.
The Workforce Development Center (WDC) offers customized staffing services to assist employers in hiring and retaining qualified entry- and mid-level workers.
WDC offers the following services to employers free of charge:
- targeted recruitment and screening
- customized job candidate referral process
- assistance with drafting of job descriptions
- business-to-business referrals
- placement of interns and volunteers
- human resources information where relevant
- employee mediation where appropriate
- use of interview space/facilities
- job retention services to employees
Employers that we have matched with hard working candidates:
WDC has relationships with more than 400 employers in the New York City area. We understand that employers play a critical role in our mission to assist jobseekers on their path to self-sufficiency, and we aim to develop long-lasting, productive relationships with employers.
Lower East Side Employment Network (LESEN)
Henry Street is a founding partner of the Lower East Side Employment Network (LESEN) — an innovative collaboration of workforce development agencies that work in partnership with Community Board 3 on the Lower East Side to help businesses recruit, hire and retain quality candidates.
For more information, go to https://www.lesemploy.org.