For Abdoulie, this Father’s Day started out with work, just like most Sunday mornings.
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A Family Reunited, a Father’s Wish Fulfilled
June 18, 2017
A New Life Through Numbers
March 8, 2017For four days a week, 12 grueling hours a day, Kimberly Paulissaint would stand and ring up customers, stock shelves, or assist customers at the supermarket where she worked. She made $7.75 an hour after a raise.
From Appalachia to Mt. Sinai’s Kosher Kitchen
February 15, 2017“I come from an area with some of the poorest zip codes in the nation. I grew up without a lot of possibilities — things were very limited,” Brian Walkup, 48, remembers.
Breaking Ground Gives Veteran Second Chance
November 11, 2016Ask Dennis Rivera about his time in the Navy and he’ll tell you with pride about his service as a gunner’s mate during Operation Desert Storm.
Young, Homeless, and Ready to Begin
October 26, 2016Like many young people her age, Delisha Baez, 21, has an internship — she works at the Jamaican consulate
From Incarceration to Career and College — Starting over at 48
September 5, 2016Life is different for a 48-year-old starting over. Andre Cates is older than most of his classmates in college and he just moved out of transitional housing into his first-ever apartment.
A New Field of Dreams
June 15, 2016“COOP gave me a new set of dreams other than playing centerfield for the Yankees,”
Tax Refund Opens Doors
April 14, 2016Part of the Solution (POTS), a Robin Hood-funded nonprofit, offers a wide-range of support services to struggling New Yorkers.
Fortune Society: Fighting For A Second Chance
May 6, 2015This story and the images were captured by Humans of New York while visiting The Fortune Society — a Robin Hood grantee aimed at supporting successful reentry from prison.
In 2014 Robin Hood Invested $16.9 Million in Job Training Programs
April 29, 2015The average New Yorker who finishes a Robin Hood job-training program in the technology arena and secures work nearly triples his or her current savings.