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| Job-training nonprofit weathers hard times | 4/30/2010 |
| One day last fall, Mary Mulvihill, executive director of Grace Institute, and Jolene Handy, its head of career services, were in an Upper East Side coffee shop trying to figure out... read full article » |
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| Grace Institute is Committed to Helping Women Find Jobs | 3/17/2010 |
| In a statement released to the press, Grace Institute announced "it is defying the odds, one job at a time," placing more than forty graduates in jobs over the last six months... read full article » |
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| Bronx woman receives Grace Institute’s award | 3/11/2010 |
| Many mothers who leave school or work to raise children vow that they'll go back to school, back to work. For those mothers, here's some inspiration.... read full article » |
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| Women get an edge for their job search | 3/10/2010 |
| With more than 400,000 New Yorkers currently unemployed, calling the job hunting process competitive is putting it mildly. For those without up-to-date skills or inside access to c... read full article » |
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| Tis the Season... | 1/4/2010 |
| The holiday season is a time to celebrate traditions, spend time with family and friends, and, contrary to popular belief, it can also be a savvy time to search for a job.... read full article » |
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| Join The Club - Getting The Support You Need To Land Your Next Job | 11/3/2009 |
| To enhance their job search and make it more effective, many people are turning to the encouragement found in Job Clubs-groups for support, networking, and sharing tips on job hunt... read full article » |
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| No Second Chance at a First Impression | 11/3/2009 |
| You may have the best credentials in the world. However, if the first impression you give to a potential employer is a poor one, your chance for the job may be over before the inte... read full article » |
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| Elements Of A Strong Resume | 11/3/2009 |
| What elements make up a good resume? Try on this list: brevity, clarity, positivity, attractiveness-and truthfulness.... read full article » |
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| Grace Institute Puts Women On Career Fast Track | 10/28/2009 |
| A 112-year-old institution might just have the ticket to put women's futures on the fast track. NY1's Employment reporter Asa Aarons filed the following report.... read full article » |
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| BY AN ACT OF GRACE Century-old training program puts wayward women to work |
7/27/2009 |
| Laid off from her job at a Toys 'R' Us warehouse last year, Inwood resident Yasmin Garcia spent almost ten months hunting for a new job. But without adequate computer skills, her p... read full article » |
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| GoliathJobs Featured School of the month - Grace Institute | 4/7/2009 |
| Grace Institute in New York City. Grace Institute's tuition-free business and job training program for women changes lives by increasing employment options and ensuring employabili... read full article » |
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| A Saving Grace for Unemployed Women Comes to the Bronx | 1/22/2009 |
| On a cloudy and chilly day in North Fordham, the women sitting in a classroom at Refuge House got a glimpse of sunshine.... read full article » |
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| Tuition-Free Program Offers Women Valuable Career Skills | 1/13/2009 |
| A tuition-free job skills program being offered at the Grace Institute is offering many women the chance to succeed in the current job market. NY1's Monica Brown filed the followin... read full article » |
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| When a Wealth of Food Options Dwindles to Two: Eat or Go Hungry | 1/10/2009 |
| With specialty food stores and every kind of restaurant, New York is an eater's paradise for the well-to-do. But as the economy slows, more of the city's residents are struggling t... read full article » |
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| Sickness Leads to Financial Crisis and a New Direction | 12/28/2006 |
| There is a constellation of dime-size brown spots on the lower half of Katasha Green's legs. The spots reflect how her illness is weakening her body, she said. At only 28, she has ... read full article » |
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| An Entrepreneur Practicing What She Teaches | 3/5/2006 |
| WHEN Malla Haridat was a high school senior in Yonkers in the early 1990's, her mother offered to buy her a car. Ms. Haridat appreciated the offer, she recalled recently, but sugge... read full article » |
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| The Neediest Cases; Queens Family Struggles as Illness Drains Resources | 11/27/2005 |
| "You're looking at your life like you're a firefighter," said Han Chen, wiping tears from behind her glasses and explaining her refusal to abandon her daughter Mengting, ... read full article » |
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| For Women in Need, a Way to Something Better | 5/29/2005 |
| SHE "wanted better," Audrey Buckmire says in explaining why taking care of other people's children from morning
till evening provided an unfulfilling present and what s... read full article » |
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| The Grace Institute: Helping Underserved Women | 3/1/2004 |
| When Carolina first came to the United States about 13 years ago, she had a lot going for her: she could speak four languages and she held a BA in journalism. But despite these ski... read full article » |
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