WorkForceBX

We Can Help You Find Local Jobs, Workers & Training Opportunities

WorkForceBX (formerly Project HOPE) is GHPEDC's Hunts Point-based career and training center that  assists individuals with job-readiness, training and placement, while providing employers with access to qualified vetted local candidates. WorkForceBX's approach to workforce development is market-driven and responsive to meeting the particular employment and training needs of South Bronx job seekers and employers.  WorkForceBX provides:  

• career planning and job search
• basic and advanced resume writing
• interview skills and job placement
• High School equivalency certification
• English as a Second Language
• hosts job fairs for local employers
• referrals for health care and health insurance   

WorkForceBX also provides OSHA safety training, a key qualification for many opportunities in the industrial job market. The OSHA program enhances a worker’s knowledge and proficiency in the identification of existing and predictable hazards in the work environment and the necessary controls to eliminate or minimize those hazards.  We offer the OSHA 30 Hour, SST 10 Hour, and DOB 40 Hour training in both English and Spanish.     

ENTREPRENEURS & MWBE

WorkForceBX also provides technical assistance to small businesses, including business formation, financing and Minority & Women-Owned Business (MWBE) certifications for doing business with New York City and New York State.  

CONTACT

Jobs Listings & Employment Services:  Cielo Jaramillo - Job Developer,  WorkForceBX

Tel: 516-387-4360  email:  cielo.jaramillo@urbanhealthplan.org 

Training & MWBE:  Miguel Calderon - Director, WorkForceBX

Tel: 732-347-6618  email: miguel.calderon@urbanhealthplan.org    

WorkForceBX is located at 854 Hunts Point Avenue, Bronx, New York 10474, two blocks south of Bruckner Boulevard, in the Hunts Point section of the Bronx. We are 3 blocks from the Hunts Point Avenue station on the #6 subway line, 5 blocks from the Simpson Street station of the #2/5 line, and steps from a Bx #6 Bus stop at Hunts Pt Ave and Lafayette.