Established in 1997 by young corporate professionals on Wall Street, StreetWise Partners works to empower motivated, low-income individuals to be able to achieve the job they want. Our unique model matches business mentors with motivated participants, who work with them over 14 weeks to develop their employability skills, including hard skills (computer training, resume creation) and soft skills (communication, professional etiquette, networking). Together, we help economically distressed adults develop the job-search competence, the necessary soft and hard skills, and the access to professional networks to secure sustainable and career-advancing employment and be employable in the rapidly changing global economy.

Description and/or History:
Streetwise Partners operates 14 programs per year (14 weeks each) that service the mission of developing the skills and building the confidence of individuals with barriers to employment. The programs run year-round, and vary in time commitment from one day workshops to weekly mentorship opportunities.

StreetWise Partners effectively leverages business relationships and technology in order to provide a unique mentoring and training opportunity to clients that bridges the large cultural and perception gap dividing corporations, non-profits, volunteers and low-income individuals. Personalized, one-on-one mentoring; boundary-breaking relationship-building; and a high-impact, low-budget empowerment model rooted in volunteerism, self-help and social responsibility - all these make our approach to job readiness training unique.
The vision of StreetWise Partners originated in June 1997. The founding members wanted to create an innovative way for the private sector to train low-income and/or unemployed individuals for the workforce by matching them with volunteer professionals throughout New York City. StreetWise Partners was incorporated in the State of New York in September 1997 and was granted not-for-profit status under Section 501(c)3 of the Internal Revenue Service Code in December 1997.

By the first year of operation, SWP-NY had transformed a majority of its ideals into a tangible reality. The founders received substantial backing from companies such as PricewaterhouseCoopers (then Price Waterhouse LLP) and Morgan Stanley. Additionally, the organization secured a base of clients as a result of it's initial relationships with other non-profits in New York.

Today, StreetWise Partners is able to serve over 400 clients in a year in both New York, New Jersey and Washington DC. Our scope and mission has grown dramatically since the inception and is poised to realize continued success with the involvement of high-quality partners.

Contact person: Melanie Dammermann, Senior Director Of Corporate Relations And Programs, (646) 705-0017, (email)

Address:

594 Broadway Suite 510 New York, NY 10012 (See a map)