Job Placement Assistance

Do you need assistance in finding a job or advancing your career? Are you looking to enter or reenter the workforce? We can help! We offer free job placement assistance to participants in search of employment or who are interested in making a career move.

Participants will learn marketable skills that create long-term careers and can choose amongst the following services:

• Job placement assistance
• Work readiness skills training
• Career counseling
• Networking skills training
• Job Clubs
• Digital Literacy Classes

Individuals may also be eligible for free vocational training in computer based coding and the allied health field.

For more information or to register please contact Carolyn Weinstein, Career Services Coordinator, at (718) 268-5011 ext 167, [email protected] or Denia Tavarez, Director of Business Development at (718) 268-5011 ext 162, [email protected]

Vocational Training Freelance Training

New this year, we are now offering a training that will provide you with the entrepreneurship skills training needed to become an independent freelance worker. Independent work offers people the opportunity to earn supplemental income, practice newly developed professional skills, build work experience, and design a flexible work schedule that meets their needs. Students learn how to find freelance work through online platforms, create a great online work profile, market themselves and develop a personal branding utilizing social media, provide great customer service, create contracts, manage their finances and taxes, and much more. For more information Please contact Brynn McCormick, Senior Director of Adult Workforce, at (718) 268-5011 ext 161, [email protected]

Vocational Training

Our vocational training programs are offered to eligible adults and out of school youth. Our training programs assist each participant in developing the skills needed to make them marketable in a competitive job field. All program participants will have the opportunity to become certified in any of the following occupational trainings: Medical Billing, Dialysis Tech, EKG, Phlebotomy, Home Health Aide, Nurses Aide, Pharmacy Technician, Comp TIA (IT training), Web Coding Certifications, and Solar Panel Technician.

Upon completion of vocational training participants are also eligible for paid internships and are supported in pursuing their higher education goals. For more information about the our vocational trainings programs, please contact Erica Eisele, Program Director of Out of School Youth at (718) 268-5011 ext 166, [email protected] & Chasity Johnson, Recruitment and Intake Coordinator, at (718) 268-5011 ext 163, [email protected]

H.S.E. Classes (High School Equivalency)

Free HSE (formerly GED) classes are now being offered at Commonpoint Queens’ Central Queens for those seeking a second chance to move beyond high school and earn a high school equivalency diploma. With small class sizes and a great deal of personalized attention, enrolled students will feel confident when it comes time to take the exam. Detailed information about the five major exam subjects (reading, writing, science, social studies and math) will be reviewed throughout the course, and homework assignments reinforce material learned in class. Classes feature rolling admission, so for more information at any time contact Chasity Johnson, Recruitment and Intake Coordinator, at (718) 268-5011 ext 163, [email protected]

Pre-HSE Classes

Pre-HSE (formerly pre-GED) classes are now being offered at Commonpoint Queens’ Central Queens for those who are looking to earn a high school equivalency diploma, but are in need of additional supportive service before entering HSE classes. Participants in these classes will also have the opportunity to gain work readiness skills, receive college counseling, and are eligible for a paid internship. Participants receive strong supportive services through case management, as well as individual and group counseling. For more information about the Pre-HSE program please contact Erica Eisele, Program Director of Out of School Youth at (718) 268-5011 ext 166, [email protected] & Chasity Johnson, Recruitment and Intake Coordinator, at (718) 268-5011 ext 163, [email protected]

Tax Assistance NYC

Free Tax Prep at Commonpoint Queens runs from February – April 2019. The service is completely free and includes e-filing and direct deposit of your refund. Your taxes will be prepared by an IRS VITA certified tax preparer. You must have earned $50,000 or less in 2019 to use this service. For more information please contact Susan Meza, Coordinator, Work Supports Programs at (718) 268-5011 ext 118, [email protected].

Work Supports Programs

Our Work Supports Programs provide free, comprehensive enrollment assistance and referrals for a variety of services and needs, including:

• SNAP (food stamps): enrollment, recertification, and mediation
• Food Pantry: Commonpoint Queens provides a client-choice pantry to the community
• Medicaid and other health insurance program: enrollment assistance
• Home Energy Assistance Program (HEAP): referrals for enrollment
• Legal counseling referrals
• Financial Counseling Clients with other needs are encouraged to contact us for assistance; we are happy to identify other resources based on the needs of our community.

For more information about the Work Supports Programs, please contact Susan Meza, Coordinator, Work Supports Programs at (718) 268-5011 ext 118, [email protected].

Food Pantry

No one should ever go hungry. We can help. Monthly Distributions provide 3 days worth of kosher food. Open Monday-Thursday, 9:30-2 for registrations.

Our food pantry has gone digital and you now have the option to place your order online from home for pick up. Please bring a photo ID such as a driver’s license, non-drivers license or passport (for head of household). Proof of household is required, such as a lease agreement, note from landlord or insurance card are accepted. For upcoming distribution dates and to become a client of our food pantry, please contact Jhadran Rojas at (718) 268-5011 ext 633, [email protected].

ESOL Classes — English for Speakers of Other Languages

Community ESOL classes emphasize learning conversational and basic grammar skills, as well as vocational English. For more information about enrolling into the ESOL program please contact Susan Meza, Coordinator, Work Supports Programs at (718) 268-5011 ext 118, [email protected]. Classes are offered on Mondays and Tuesdays from 6:30 – 9:00 pm.

Digital Literacy Classes

The goal of our Digital Literacy classes is to teach basic computer concepts and skills so that people can use computer technology in everyday life, and thereby develop new social and economic opportunities for themselves, their families and their communities. Participants will have an opportunity to improve their skills in using Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint to edit or draft professional documents. They will practice using social media, such as LinkedIn or Facebook, to network and develop a professional brand. Digital Literacy classes run Monday-Thursday 9:00 am to 11:00 am. For more information about the Digital Literacy Classes, please contact Brynn McCormick at [email protected]