Lehman College launches 2nd Bronx Recovery Corps Cohort
As the Bronx fi ghts
to revitalize its economy
nearly two years after
the start of the pandemic,
a new cohort of Lehman
College students has
been dispatched to small
businesses and nonprofits
in the borough as part
of the Bronx Recovery
Corps, a program that
allows students to earn
academic credit and gain
work experience while
contributing to the region’s
comeback.
Lehman launched
the initiative in January
in collaboration with
the nonprofi t HERE to
HERE. Braiding workplace
learning into students’
academic development,
the Corps pairs
students with local businesses
and community
organizations for paid,
part-time positions. The
program offers students
training, mentoring and
the opportunity to expand
their networks, preparing
them for careers
in growing industries
like health care, hospitality
and education.
It benefi ts local businesses
and community
organizations by connecting
employers with
a pool of diverse, local
talent at a critical time.
What’s more, job funding
for these students comes
not from the employer
but a generous grant
from Deutsche Bank
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“The Bronx Recovery
Corps is a demonstration
of what Lehman does
best, which is to identify
challenges affecting our
students and the wider
community, propose solutions,
and provide the
support needed for the
response to have real impact,”
said Lehman College
President Fernando
Delgado. “It exemplifi es
Bronx Recovery Corps students work with a local environmental
group. Photo courtesy Alonza Robertson
Lehman’s commitment
to expanding opportunities
for our students and
working with partners
in the business and nonprofi
t space to cultivate
and harness the talent
pipeline in the Bronx
while boosting the area’s
recovery.”
The promise of the
Bronx Recovery Corps
is so strong that even
elected offi cials are earmarking
funds for it.
U.S. Rep. Adriano Espaillat
set aside $250,000
in federal aid for the
program as part of a requested
$11.5 million in
community project funding
for his district (NY-
13), which includes parts
of the Bronx and upper
Manhattan. It was approved
by the House of
Representatives over the
summer and awaits approval
by the Senate.
What’s more, others
have begun to replicate
the model. In June, New
York City Mayor Bill de
Blasio announced that
the city would invest $4.5
million over fi ve years to
create the Brooklyn Recovery
Corps at Medgar
Evers College.
Like the Corps’ inaugural
cohort in the
spring, the new cohort
will include a total of 40
student fellows, who will
be matched with 11 local
businesses and community
groups over the
2021-22 academic year.
Fifteen students began
working with partnering
organizations in October
and will continue
through the spring,
while one student already
employed by a
local business will be
matched with a professional
mentor through
the Corps’ partnership
with City Mentors. Additional
fellows are currently
being recruited
and will begin working
during the spring semester,
from February to
June.
Students in the inaugural
cohort found the
workshops and the career
readiness course incredibly
valuable. They
also spoke highly of
their placements, which
they said either aligned
with or clarifi ed their
professional interests.
Mabel Lanzo, a junior
graphic design major
and 2021-22 fellow,
agrees. She was matched
with VOLS, a nonprofi t
that provides free, civil
legal services to underserved
communities,
and assists in designing
the group’s fl yers and
ads.
“I used to always second
guess myself and tell
myself, no, you can’t do
this, but thanks to the
program and my internship
at VOLS, I’ve seen
that I can be responsible
and organized and master
time management,”
she said. “The Bronx Recovery
Corps program
helps you learn more
about yourself and what
your skill sets are, and it
gives you the necessary
confi dence to go into a
workplace and give 100
percent.”
-Bronx Times
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