Since 2006, SkillSpring has trained underserved youth to create a workforce pipeline in long-term care. The SkillSpring program has helped teens and young adults in New York City pursue careers in health care since 2006. Program participants are immersed in long-term care settings and provide more than 8,000 hours of companionship and clinical care to […]
Three SkillSpring alumni, who now work as program staff, have discovered a passion for working with teens while developing deep bonds with the students and with each other. One of the things that makes the SkillSpring program so special is the supportive family atmosphere it creates for the participants. In fact, the staff themselves feel […]
Carmen dreamed of being a Broadway performer, not a health care professional. And then the SkillSpring Program changed her course. When she was a sophomore at DeWitt Clinton High School in the Bronx, Carmen’s guidance counselor talked to the whole class about a special internship opportunity at The New Jewish Home. The SkillSpring Program is […]