Job training and employment for low-income youth ages 16-24

To be eligible for Train & Earn, you need to meet all of these criteria:

1. You live in NYC;
2. You’re 16-24 years old;
3. You’re registered for selective service, if you’re an eligible male;
4. You’re not working;
5. You’re not attending school (and you haven’t graduated high school or you don’t have a high school equivalency diploma)
   • OR you have a high school diploma or equivalency but are an English language learner or need to improve basic literary skills;
6. You meet one of these requirements:
   • You or someone in your household gets cash assistance or SNAP (food stamps)
   • You are a homeless or runaway youth
   • You were in foster care or aged out of the foster care system
   • You are involved in the justice system
   • You have a disability
   • You are pregnant or a parent
   • You make less than the income limits in the chart below, and need more help to enter or finish an education program, or to get or hold a job.

You must be able to work lawfully in the U.S. to participate in paid work experiences.