NY Works: Neighborhood Rebuilding Corps

A new program called NY Works: Neighborhood Rebuilding Corps has been launched to provide temporary work to several hundred unemployed New Yorkers for a three month period to assist in rebuilding and reconstruction efforts. This program builds upon the Governor's successful "Labor for Your Neighbor" initiative where more than 2,000 New Yorkers heeded the call and signed up to help victims of the storm clean up during Labor Day Weekend.

The Neighborhood Rebuilding Corps program is funded by up to a $16 million emergency grant from the U.S. Department of Labor and provides temporary employment that will enable individuals to reenter the workforce by doing disaster recovery work. Temporary workers will be trained to perform demolition, cleaning, repair, renovation, and reconstruction of damaged and destroyed public structures, facilities, and property that are located within designated disaster areas. The first priority is to get those workers who are temporarily or permanently unemployed as a result of the storm back to work. Under this program, New York will hire part-time workers for approximately 20 weeks at an average wage of $15 per hour. Most of these workers will be directly employed by the State Labor Department and some will be employed by the affected counties.

If you are interested in temporary employment, please contact the Amsterdam (842-3676)or Cobleskill (234-4254) Workforce Solutions Center. No appointment is necessary, however, it is preferable that customers call ahead to schedule an appointment.

 If you are a municipality looking for workforce assistance, please call the Cobleskill Center at 234-4254 and ask to speak to Nancy Liddle or call the Amsterdam Center at 842-3676 and ask to speak with Nancy Liddle or Maria Abraham.