September 24, 2014. The City of New York delivers most human services through $5 billion in annual contracts with non-profit providers. However, there are insufficient opportunities for lower-level social service case workers at these providers to acquire the education needed to move up a career ladder to more responsibility and better compensation. The result is a two-tiered job market that confines many women of color to the lower tier making inadequate wages. Thisprogram, explored a unique opportunity to address this challenge.

Presenters

• Jennifer Jones Austin, CEO/Executive Director, Federation of Protestant Welfare Agencies
• Patricia Eng (Moderator), Vice President of Programs, New York Women’s Foundation
• Patricia Jenny, Vice President of Grants, New York Community Trust
• James Parrott, Deputy Director and Chief Economist, Fiscal Policy Institute

A PDF of the presentation is available here.