Mayor de Blasio Announces Efforts to Help Young Adults Overcome Challenges of the COVID-19 Pandemic 

New initiatives to serve over 13,000 young New Yorkers with employment, training, and education support in the face of economic downturn 

Newly released Disconnected Youth Task Force report provides a long-term strategy to keep them on a path towards economic and career success 

“NYC’s young people are its greatest asset.  Their strength has been on full display this past year as they have navigated this pandemic that has upended many of their lives.  In this challenging year, our young people have served their communities and bravely called for justice.  They have worked in essential jobs and continued towards their academic dreams.  We applaud the City’s cross-agency initiatives to provide 12,700 young people with the support and opportunity they need and deserve,” said Jess Dannhauser, President & CEO of Graham Windham. “We are certain it will be a most worthwhile investment.  As we begin to turn the corner on the pandemic, we encourage the City to continue to scale holistic academic, career and service opportunities for hundreds of thousands of young people.  Let’s put them at the center of our City’s revitalization.  Their future and the future of our City as an equitable and prosperous place for all New Yorkers depend on it.”