On December 8th, volunteers from Goldman Sachs and Debevoise & Plimpton, a New York based law firm, joined the GOSO team for a workshop to
GOSOTalks: Where Technology and Workforce Development Collide
At GOSO, we focus our efforts on teaching the hard and soft skills that our clients need in order to find success in the workforce, and computer skills workshops are part of the basic foundation of our two-week Job-Readiness Curriculum. Using Microsoft Office, e-mailing, and even typing are skills that have become second-nature. However, for many GOSO clients it’s the first time they’re being exposed to these different programs. It’s important to us that our clients become comfortable and ultimately master these skills so that they are opened up to more job opportunities.
GOSO Featured in Manhattan Institute’s City Journal
GOSO’s work was recently recognized in City Journal, a quarterly magazine published by the NYC-based think tank Manhattan Institute for Policy Research. In a special issue
IN THEIR OWN WORDS: Kevin B.
Mr. Goldsmith, Hello, it’s been a long time since we’ve last saw/spoke to each other. I have to say that I’ve been living in a
Men in Uniform
Cadets from West Point military academy joined GOSO Guys for an interview skills and organizing workshop, here at our East 116th Street office. Our Guys
IN THE NEWS: New York Times profiles GOSO as it honors employment partner Dos Toros
An Organization Paves a Path Out of Rikers Island and Into the Job Market By Sean Piccoli / December 11, 2016 At 19, Michael Vanleuvan
Audio: Young Men in Harlem Grab a Second Chance After Arrests
It’s the season of caps and gowns in New York, and while there’s a unique and valuable story under each mortarboard in the class of 2016, perhaps none are as interwoven with issues like race, policing, education and family as those of the young men who were honored Monday for achieving their high-school equivalency at the East Harlem organization Getting Out and Staying Out.
How This New York Food Truck Is Driving Change
At the Union Square farmers market in New York City, Fredrick Coleman chats with his customers about confit and rillettes. Coleman, 29, works the booth for a farm that raises rare-breed pigs and sells pork to upscale Manhattan restaurants. Coleman is the quintessential foodie. But just two years earlier he had never even eaten a fresh pea.
GS People in the Community: VPs Help Previously Incarcerated Youth Prepare for the Future
Reginald Andre and Daniel Goldberg, vice presidents in the Investment Management and Merchant Banking divisions, respectively, have more than 20 years of combined experience at the firm – but they met for the first time at a nonprofit event in 2014 that was organized by Getting Out and Staying Out (GOSO).
Ovenly Creates Opportunites within Community
Ovenly Creates Opportunities within Community By Michelle M / originally published September 1, 2014 Very few Greenpointers can resist the sweet smell of Ovenly’s signature cakes and