Hi everyone! This is Liz again. I wanted to share a bit about some of the things Project Comeback and Project Stay do “after hours.” Every few months, we hold a social event for ACE clients, graduates and staff. These events can be a range of activities, including trips to see movies, plays and concerts, going bowling, attending sports games, visiting museums, etc. Our most recent event was held this week: a Brooklyn Cyclones baseball… Read More
Hello again. Rachel here, back to update you on Project Comeback’s classes. This week we will be leading two job-readiness workshops. The topics are “Skills: How Do I Talk About Myself” and the first part of “Interviewer’s Questions: What They Really Mean”.
Both of these classes will focus on improving our clients’ skills in speaking positively about themselves and in the interview process in general. We will cover the trick questions like “What is your… Read More
Hello, I’m john Ellert. I’m the Case Management Coordinator of Project Comeback, ACE’s job readiness training program. I would like to take this opportunity to share the progress of our program’s operations during the last month.
In the last month, 45 consumers were interviewed for admittance to our program. Of this number; we accepted 15 or 33%. We currently have a total of 45 men and women in our program.
I am privileged to… Read More
“We’re like the mafia. Once you’re in, you’re in!”
Project Stay is a life-long support network designed to support our graduates in their transition to self-sufficiency. It consists of several components crucial to job retention: regular group meetings, post-employment services (both job-related and personal), individual case management, financial incentives, and the opportunity for educational advancement. Project Stay is unique among job-readiness aftercare programs in New York City, in that it provides lifetime support for graduates… Read More
Our intensive four to six month job training program provides real-time work experience, job readiness workshops and one-on-one counseling. Our clients are referred to us from outpatient facilities, shelters, substance abuse treatment programs, and transitional housing programs throughout all five boroughs of New York City. They work 20-24 hours each week on structured service crews cleaning the streets and sidewalks of lower Manhattan and receive a living stipend for their work. Working on the crew… Read More
At ACE, we rebuild lives.
Through Project Comeback, we provide comprehensive vocational rehabilitation to help our program participants transition to full-time employment.
Project Stay offers ongoing aftercare to support our program graduates as they work to achieve long term economic self-sufficiency.
