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BRONX TIMES REPORTER, J 20 UNE 18-24, 2021 BTR
Robin Hood awards
The Thinkubator
a Program Grant
to support young
adults transition to
employment
The Thinkubator received a grant from Robin Hood to support its internship and employment
program. Courtesy of Facebook
BY BRONX TIMES
The Thinkubator, a Bronx-based
nonprofit announced Friday that
Robin Hood, NYC’s largest poverty
fighting organization, awarded The
Thinkubator a grant to support internships
and the connection to employment
upon completion of the internship.
The Thinkubator will focus on helping
New York City and in particular
the Bronx recover from the economic
impact of COVID-19 by placing young
adults in a training environment with
the goal of employment and/or to further
their education.
“The Thinkubator is excited about
this opportunity to support the recovery
of New York City and to provide
work-based learning experiences
to young adults ” said Dr. Edward
Summers, president and CEO of The
Thinkubator. “This funding will support,
train, and help young adults
transition to permanent full-time
work and/or post-secondary educational
opportunities. This is critical to
helping the Bronx and New York City
recover from the impact of COVID-19.”
Robin Hood’s program grant will
provide 100 young adults with internship
placement, health and wellness
support during the internship, academic
and career counseling, and support
to transition into work and/or
post-secondary education.
“Coming out of more than a year
of distance learning and forced to
face the harsh realities coming to
light in our city and nation, the youth
of The Bronx are amped up and ready
to learn as much as they can to make
a difference in their communities,”
said Luna Bella Avila, youth and
alumni engagement specialist from
The Thinkubator, who will be spearheading
the program. “The programs
at The Thinkubator will give those
young adults the tools and best practices
to make things happen. We’re
excited to be given these resources
to serve even more Bronx youth and
believe our program can be a model
for how an equitable recovery should
look like, starting with the youth of
the Bronx” said Max Rusike-Griffith,
Assistant Director of The Thinkubator.
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