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Heckscher Foundation Challenge
The Foundation issued a bold challenge to New York’s workforce training ecosystem: we would fund training programs if employers committed to hire low-income youth upon completion. We asked for full-time job offers, and we got them.
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The 74 Highlights New Visions Career Directory, Funded by the Heckscher Foundation
The 74 spotlights the New Visions Career Directory, a free, centralized tool launched with initial funding from the Heckscher Foundation...
The New Yorker Highlights Heckscher Funded Literacy Academy Collective
A recent New Yorker article, “Dyslexia and the Reading Wars,” features the first NYC public schools dedicated to students with...
Heckscher-Funded Initiative Expanded Access to Science of Reading Training for NYC Teachers
Chalkbeat New York highlights Heckscher-catalyzed 10-hour virtual science-of-reading course available free of charge to roughly 1,200 New York City teachers...
NYC Salt Selected for Gallery Space in New Gansevoort Square Development
We are thrilled to share that NYC Salt, one of Heckscher’s long-standing arts education partners, has been selected to be...
New Visions for Public Schools Launches First-of-its-Kind Career Directory for NYC Students
As seen on the New Visions for Public Schools Blog October 6, 2025 | New York, NY – New Visions...
New Partnership Aims to Teach Staten Island Second Graders to Swim — A Life-Saving, Confidence-Building Skill for All NYC Kids
New York, NY – September 16, 2025 — In a bold new effort to expand access to essential life skills...
Why Job-Skill Certificates Often Fail – and How Heckscher Is Rewriting the Playbook
A new Wall Street Journal report shows most credentials don’t pay off. The Heckscher Foundation’s RFP model requires something different:...
Convening Cross-Sector Solutions for a Clean Energy Workforce
On April 28, 2025, Civic Hall hosted Building the Clean Energy Future, a full-day conference focused on the workforce implications...
