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The New York Work Exchange promotes work and career opportunities for consumers of mental health services by offering assistance to the New York City provider community. This assistance takes many forms and includes: education of program staff on interventions proven effective in helping individuals secure competitive jobs; technical assistance to stimulate an organizational culture supportive of vocational services; directories of programs offering vocational services and other employment-related resources; using seed money to sponsor preferred best practices interventions; education of employers about the benefits of employing the recovering mentally ill.

leadership

Our Advisory & Board Committees guide our work and initiatives.

staff

Alysia Pascaris, Director
Pat Feinberg, Clerical Staff
Michele Fontaine, Employment Projects Coordinator
Chester Rhodes, Clerical Staff
Deborah Short, Adminstrative Assistant
Shaleigh Tice, Coordinator of Education and Training

major goals

These goals guide our innovative projects and activities:

• Increase Program Capacity to Deliver Employment Services in New York City
• Provide Mental Health Agencies, Providers, Consumers and Funding Agencies with Information on Employment Activities and Resources
• Establish Strategic Alliances among Service Providers, Consumers, and Funding Agencies
• Enhance Stakeholders Access to Knowledge of Best Practices of Employment Programs
• Increase Positive Employment Outcomes of NYC Programs
• Facilitate Agency and Program Integration of Clinical and Employment Services

CVMHA

The New York Work Exchange is a project of The Coalition of Voluntary Mental Health Agencies, Inc., the umbrella advocacy organization of New York City's mental health community, representing over 100 non-profit community based mental health agencies that serve more than 500,000 clients in the five boroughs of New York City. http://www.cvmha.org