New Women New Yorkers

Events & Resources Board

 

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We thought you could find interesting the following selection of these open public opportunities. For more information please feel free contact directly to the organizer.

We hope these events and resources are interesting for you. Continue to scroll down to learn more!

Educational resources

  • Brainfuse HelpNow @ Brooklyn Public Library  offers personalized academic assistance in core subjects (math, reading, writing, science), a 24/7 Writing Lab, academic content and practice tests for skills-building, and more. 
  • Brainfuse JobNow @ Brooklyn Public Library  is designed to support every step of the job search process, featuring live online coaches who assist in resume/cover letter preparation, and help patrons prepare for job interviews, as well as supplemental content including templates, career assessment exams, and more. 
  • LearningExpress Library 3.0 @ Brooklyn Public Library supports those looking to improve core academic skills, pass standardized tests, prepare for college, join the military, obtain occupational certification, find a job, change careers, become a U.S. citizen and much more. 
  • LinkedIn Learning offers more than 16,000 online courses in seven languages, hosted by expert instructors with real-world experience. 
  • Mango Languages contains 52 language learning courses and 17 English courses for speakers new to English.  
  • Metrix Learning is an online learning management system that helps job seekers upgrade their skills and study for certification exams to help secure employment. 
  • Mometrix eLibrary provides unlimited access to test preparation materials for over 1,000 different standardized exams. 
  • Free, in-person job training to help women prepare for careers in the Human Services field @ Coalition for the Homeless – Sign up here.
  • Office Readiness Series – A 12-week program designed to improve skills in the Microsoft Office suite @ NYPL
  • NYC Teaching Fellows 2025 (NYCTF). Apply here. @ NYC Teaching Fellows program
  • Free Coursera account with your NY.GOV ID @ NYS Department of Labor (You must provide your full name, DOB, home address, email address and phone number) – Sign up here.

For ESOL (English classes for speakers of English as a second language) students

  • Free ESOL English classes @ Riverside
  • Free virtual and in person English conversation group @ Brooklyn Public Library
  • Adult Learner Program @ Queens Public Library
  • Adult Education Classes – ESOL – GED – Culinary @ Columbia University
  • Conversation Groups @ New York Public Library. Practice conversation skills in a wide array of languages—including ESOL, along with français (French), español (Spanish), 普通话 (Mandarin), 粤语 (Cantonese), kreyòl ayisyen (Haitian Creole), and more—with your fellow New Yorkers and expert librarians.
  • Post Production Media Training Program @Brookly Workforce Innovation. Info Session on November 13. Register here.
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  • Check out We Speak NYC’s next cycles of virtual English language learning classes meeting once a week. Click here to learn more and to register.

Financial assistance

Food & housing assistance

Know your rights

Health & wellness resources

For all

For parents & families

Kids & parenting

  • Family Storytime, New York Public Library
  • Parents & Caregivers offers programs and resources to help kids of all ages develop important skills and encourage a lifetime love of learning, New York Public Library
  • Zero to Three offers information and tools designed to support parents in developing their own ways to promote their children’s growth and development
  • City’s First Readers offers early learning programs and activities to foster literacy development for NYC families with children born to age 5.
  • Reach out and Read gives young children a foundation for success in school by partnering with doctors to prescribe books at check-ups and encouraging families to read aloud together.
  • LiteracyINC provides reading and learning opportunities for children so that they grow into competent readers, and helps parents learn new skills, get free books, create community, & discover a love for reading.
  • Jumpstart helps preschool children enter kindergarten prepared to succeed.
  • Sesame Workshop works to create a community built on diversity, equity, and inclusion, where creators, educators, partners, and unforgettable characters come together on a mission to help kids grow smarter, stronger, and kinder.
  • PBS kids for Parents uses the power of media to open worlds of possibilities for all children by offering free access to media content and community-based experiences that support learning for young children.
  • Learn more here about Summer Youth Employment Program, open to youth between the ages of 14 and 24, which provides career exploration opportunities and paid work experience.

Events & programs this month & onwards

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