
NYC Opportunity
@nycopportunity
The Mayor's Office for Economic Opportunity ("NYC Opportunity") uses evidence & innovation to reduce poverty and increase equity (Account not monitored 24/7)
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In a panel at #FormFest2024, NYC Opportunity 's Sophia Tareen and Sourabh Chakraborty and City of Portland, OR's Grep Clapp and Josh Gregor discuss how they leverage form data to proactively enhance services while streamlining internal processes in their respective cities.



On #HumanRightsDay and every day, we're proud to work alongside NYC Human Rights to inform communities about their rights. ✊🏿✊🏾✊🏽✊🏼✊🏻 NYC is committed to protecting New Yorkers' right to live, work, and thrive free from discrimination. Learn more & get resources: nyc.gov/HumanRights



We're pleased that Center for an Urban Future’s “15 Policy Ideas for NYC to Start in 2025” includes two of our programs. It calls for expanding CUNY Ace, which helps college students to succeed, boosting graduation rates by over 40% for the first two cohorts at CUNY’s John Jay College. (1/3)

“15 Policy Ideas from NYC to Start in 2025” from Center for an Urban Future also calls for expanding the Human Services Career Advancement Scholarship at CUNY, which helps build a pipeline of well-prepared candidates to advance in the human services field (2/3)

“15 Policy Ideas from NYC to Start in 2025” from Center for an Urban Future also calls for expanding literary and workforce programs for immigrants, which is the focus of the new Vocational ESL program we are launching with NYC Department of Small Business Services. Read the full report here: nycfuture.org/research/15-po… (3/3)






Starting soon! At 10am, tune in to NYC Open Data Week 2025 to hear MOFP and NYC Opportunity discuss the Supply Gap Analysis, Community Food Connection, and how data informs decision-making that supports food security. #opendataweek


Incarcerated students finishing their degrees after release face complex challenges to transition to college in the community. To better support these students, we’re working with Public Policy Lab, SUNY HEP, & NYC Opportunity to strengthen collaboration: bit.ly/4iHIQn9



Grassroots orgs in NYC have valuable insights on the needs in their communities. The newly launched Grassroots Policy Incubator, with support from NYC Opportunity, will help @SJP_NYC, @theFlossyOrg, & ICARE Coalition do what they do best. Meet them here: bit.ly/3GwNshD

