New Haven Hiring Initiative - Summer 2022 recap

It was a busy summer for the New Haven Hiring Initiative (NHHI). Their community liaison, Fallon Thomas, participated in thirteen local events that brought together multigenerational families around job opportunities, health awareness, economic empowerment, and family fun.

During these events, over one thousand community members engaged around Yale University’s frequently filled jobs, access to STARS, and support from our New Haven Works partners. Also, NHHI staff distributed eight hundred pieces of swag and school supplies during the events.

Many collaborative moments fostered by those events included: tabling with Yale’s Affinity groups, supporting City of New Haven Alder initiatives (Honda Smith, Devin Avshalom-Smith, and Jeanette Morrison), and supporting local churches and community organizations.

On campus, current Yale employees engaged with the NHHI table around the Employee Referral Program, learning about the program’s benefits. Support of these events reinforced NHHI’s community-to-jobs pipeline.

• Hill Neighborhood Arts and Ideas May 21
• West Rock Neighborhood Arts Ideas May 29
• New Haven Free Market and Health Symposium June 11 (Dixwell/Newhallville neighborhoods)
• Save Our Sons Festival June 17 (Dixwell/Newhallville neighborhoods)
• New Haven Juneteenth Festival June 18 (Dixwell)
• Newhallville Family Fun Day July 16
• Children’s Book Fair July 23 Edgewood Park (Dwight and Edgewood Neighborhoods)
• New Haven Job Corps Job Fair and Open House Aug 12 (West Rock/City Wide)
• New Haven Puerto Rican Festival Aug 13 (Citywide)
• New Haven Gospel Festival Aug 14 (Citywide)
• WYBC New Haven Public Schools Back to School Rally Aug 18 (Citywide)
• Reaching Our Boys (ROB) Back to School Event Aug 20 (Dwight Neighborhood)
• Boys & Girls Club of Greater New Haven Back to School Rally Aug 25 (Hill Neighborhood)

View images from NHHI’s busy summer.