News from Fedcap

On December 13th Fedcap presented the sixth in a series of bi-annual webinars to discuss financial and operating results for FY17. The ongoing webinars are designed to provide key stakeholders with regular and timely disclosures about financial and operational performance, mission-related impact, and trends and challenges for the Fedcap family of brands.

On Monday, July 24th, 108 golfers played in the 28th Annual Easterseals New York Golf Classic at Salem Golf Club in North Salem, NY. Longtime supporters of Easterseals, and many new friends, enjoyed a great day of golf amid rolling hills and beautifully landscaped grounds. Enthusiasm was high - even after a two-hour rain delay! Please click here to view our photo gallery and to read more about the event.

Effective May 1, 2017 Fedcap Rehabilitation Services, Inc. (Fedcap) and Dixon Center for Military Veterans Services, two organizations dedicated to service and community impact, will join forces.

The Fedcap custodial team at the U.S. Mission in New York City is being recommended for the Cleaning Industry Management Standard (CIMS) and Green Cleaning Certification, with honors. The teams exemplary efforts were recently recognized by a CIMS representative on a tour of the facility, which is located at 799 United Nations Plaza. Over 70,000 businesses provide commercial cleaning services in the U.S., and less than 300 are certified with honors. Congratulations to the team! 

Fedcap, a not-for-profit organization that develops relevant, sustainable solutions for people to overcome barriers through four practice areas: Economic Development, Workforce Development, Educational Services, and Occupational Health, today reported its operating and financial results for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2015.

On Tuesday, July 28th, representatives from Centerplate, the Consortium for Worker Education and Jacob Javits Center attended a luncheon to recognize students who are participating in Fedcap’s Culinary Arts Training Program.

On Sunday June 12th, over 3,000 people participated in a march to honor the 25th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act, landmark federal legislation that guaranteed equal opportunities and rights for people with disabilities.

Fedcap, a not-for-profit organization that develops relevant, sustainable solutions for people to overcome barriers through four practice areas: Educational Services, Workforce Development, Occupational Health and Economic Development reported operating and financial results for the first half of 2015 ended March 31, 2015.

On Thursday April 2, Community Work Services Board Member Joe Capalbo was awarded the General Manager of the Year award by the Massachusetts Lodging Association at the group’s annual Stars of the Industry event.

Christine McMahon, Chief Executive Officer of Fedcap Rehabilitative Services, Inc. a New York City nonprofit agency, was recently appointed to serve on the United States Secretary of Labor’s Advisory Committee on Increasing Competitive Integrated Employment for Individuals with Disabilities.

On Tuesday, October 14th, Fedcap, in partnership with the Rutgers University School of Social Work and Beijing Normal University, hosted a diverse group of 23 professionals from China on a U.S. Study Tour as part of their Executive Master of Philanthropy (EMP) and Non-Profit Management studies.

On Thursday, September 4th, in a ceremony at 19th Street, Fedcap employee Krzysztof Bramski was presented with a 2014 NYSID Joslin Outstanding Performer Recognition by NYSID, the Preferred Source agency for New York State.

On January 17, 2014 Fedcap received official notification that it had passed its Cleaning Industry Management Standard – Green Building assessment and has been awarded CIMS-Green Building Certification with Honors. The Certification validates that an independent, accredited assessment found Fedcap to be a trusted and reliable provider of environmentally sound facilities maintenance services.

As people live longer and postpone retirement, the previously understood stages of life – childhood, adolescence, adulthood and old age – are themselves getting old.

Adults between 50-70 are healthy and productive, no longer young but not ready for old age.  They are adults 2.0, according to Sandra Timmerman, Ed.D. Corporate Gerontologist/Aging & Business Strategies.  “As long as people are productive they’re not really old, not in the way that people used to think of old age,” said Timmerman.

Fedcap today announced $750,000 in support from the Conrad N. Hilton Foundation to provide professional development for foster parents and create college-going cultures within foster homes.

Currently, the national statistics for college matriculation and graduation of youth in foster care are bleak. While seventy percent of youth in care say they want to attend college, only ten percent of them enroll and less than three percent graduate.  This grant can change these outcomes.

ReServe, a Fedcap subsidiary that matches 55+ professionals with nonprofits and government agencies that need them, launched Thursday in Greater Boston.

ReServe helps organizations of all sizes, budgets and missions tap into affordable talent to fill crucial staffing gaps and advance their goals with part-time specialists eager to do great things for their communities. ReServists come from all walks of life and earn a modest stipend while sharing their expertise in rewarding part-time service opportunities that benefit their communities.

Foster care alumni from Fedcap Washingtonians for Children and other DC, Virginia and Maryland programs witnessed history – and their own potential futures – as attendees at the inauguration of President Barack Obama.

Fedcap Culinary Arts students helped plate and serve at BCA Global’s 9th Annual Global Food & Wine Experience at Guastavino’s in Manhattan.

Fedcap CEO and President Christine McMahon and Vice President, Facilities Management Steven Coons met Wednesday with Frank Dominici, General Manager of SMG Exposition Services, and Robin Cuneo, Regional General Manager of the Meadowlands Exposition Center (MEC), where Fedcap provides janitorial services. “Fedcap provides top-quality facilities services at a very competitive price, and we are proud to partner with them to create jobs for Americans who face barriers to employment,” said Ms. Cuneo.

Fedcap and ReServe, two nonprofits dedicated to service and community impact, announced they will combine. ReServe joins Fedcap as a subsidiary operation.

Fedcap Custodian Ana Cortorreal will receive the 2012 William B. Joslin Outstanding Performance Award from NYSID, a not-for-profit organization that advances employment for New Yorkers with disabilities. Ms. Cortorreal, chosen from a record pool of 59 nominees, is one of six deaf members in her family. Born and raised in the Dominican Republic, she has lived in the United States for eight years, initially working as a babysitter for little pay and no benefits.

Fedcap has received a grant from the Freddie Mac Foundation to finalize planning for its Washingtonians for Children program.

On Thursday, May 31, Fedcap will bring ex-offenders and employers to the table to discuss the challenging issue of jobs after jail, along with elected officials, funders and important service providers and advocates.

Fedcap introduced more than 80 schoolchildren to a wealth of possibilities with our first Connect2Careers™ event on Feb. 16. Professionals representing more than 30 careers spent the morning with students from P.S. 811X The Academy for Career and Living Skills, P.S. 168 and P.U.L.S.E. High School in the Bronx, as well as students from the Fedcap School in Orange, NJ

Fedcap mourns the passing of longtime colleague Marcy (Marcelina) Godoy, who died on January 23 at age 78. Despite longtime challenges from osteoarthritis and heart disease, Ms. Godoy rarely missed a day in her 20 years as a Mailroom Clerk in Fedcap’s Office Services division.

Fedcap, which has matched work-ready people with jobs for eight decades, today opened a dialogue among employers, the military and veterans’ groups aimed at making it easier for veterans to get employed. More than 140 people gathered at Mutual of America headquarters in Manhattan for the Veterans Day launch of the Fedcap Solution Series: Connecting Veterans to Jobs, including representatives from private- and public-sector employers, nonprofits, service agencies, active military and veterans. The conversation focused on how to collectively address the barriers that remain between veterans and jobs – despite employers’ clear enthusiasm to hire from this highly skilled talent pool.

Staten Island officials honored the Neighborhood Improvement Program (NIP) on Oct. 15 with a Public Service Award for its workforce development and neighborhood beautification efforts in the borough’s Stapleton area. “Giving people the opportunity to improve their lives is a job worth rewarding,” said Larry Beslow, a member of Staten Island Community Board 1 and Vice Chair of the Central Family Life Center.

Lindsay Dookie, who is deaf, came to America from Trinidad when she was eight years old, got her High School diploma from the Lexington School for the Deaf, then trained with Fedcap and joined the Fedcap workforce in January 2007.

Effective Oct. 1, 2011, Post 9/11 Veterans can now use GI Bill benefits for Fedcap training and job placement. Career tracks include Data Entry/ Digital Imaging/ Document Management, Hospitality Operations, Culinary Arts/Food Service, Office Skills and Custodial Services.

Majora Carter, champion of environmental urban development and a native of Hunts Point, brainstormed with Wildcat program youths today about how to help their communities. Carter founded Sustainable South Bronx and now runs an economic and planning consultancy; she also hosts the public radio program The Promised Land.

On June 21, Fedcap celebrated 243 people with disabilities and other barriers who completed its training programs this year – almost two-thirds of whom are already in jobs. More than 100 graduates attended the ceremony at Manhattan’s New World Stages along with family members, friends and distinguished guests. The program featured speeches from several graduates, former NYC Mayor David Dinkins, and Dick Cattani, CEO of Restaurant Associates.

Effective immediately, veterans and their dependents are eligible for grants under the GI Bill toward one of Fedcap’s vocational training programs. The size of the grant will vary with the time spent on active duty and in some cases can cover the full cost of tuition. As of Oct. 1, 2011, benefits under the “Post-9/11” provisions of the GI Bill will also apply to Fedcap and other vocational schools.

Our May 4 cocktail reception was a glittering event, thanks largely to our hosts Mutual of America and the gift of their magnificent event space on the 35th floor at 320 Park Avenue. More than 130 new and old friends enjoyed the floor-to-ceiling views of midtown, a performance by the Fedcap Choir and a heartfelt speech in support of Fedcap's mission by the Honorable David Dinkins, former Mayor of New York City.

Fedcap, a 75 year old New York based nonprofit, announced today that it has received a $50,000 planning grant in partnership with the New York State Office of Children and Family Services from AmeriCorps. The grant will underwrite the research and analysis of support services for veterans returning from Afghanistan and Iraq who live in the South Bronx through outreach, vocational assessment, vocational rehabilitation, business development, and ongoing support.

Fedcap Rehabilitation Services will honor graduates of its vocational training programs at a graduation celebration also marking Fedcap’s 75th anniversary on June 22 at 10 a.m. The ceremony will take place at Gilder Lehrman Hall at The Morgan Library and Museum at 225 Madison Ave at 36th Street in Manhattan. The 2010 commencement address will be delivered by The Honorable Nicholas G. Garaufis, United States District Judge, Eastern District of New York. The ceremony will also feature remarks from Mark O’Donoghue, Chair of Fedcap’s Board of Directors.