The Bronx Recovery Corps
In spring 2021, Lehman College, in collaboration with HERE to HERE, launched the Bronx Recovery Corps (BRC) as a model to integrate learning from work into students’ academic pathways, providing an integrated youth talent development opportunity for first generation college students while infusing the Bronx with essential supports and services to support the borough’s economic recovery. The Bronx Recovery Corps incorporates four key elements that meet the twofold purpose of setting Lehman students on a path to career success and contributing to the borough's and city’s economic recovery. The four elements of the Recovery Corps experience are: (1) employer engagement; (2) community engagement; (3) academic credit; and (4) career preparation.
Prospective BRC Fellows
The Bronx Recovery Corps:
- provides Lehman students with the opportunity to contribute to the economic recovery of the Bronx and NYC.
- supports students who already are contributing in essential roles.
- prepares and positions students for future career and civic success!
Student fellows will gain:
- technical skills
- academic credit
- work experience
- career preparation support
- engagement in/with the community
Program Cohort:
Selected Lehman students:
- with work positions, receive career support services and academic credit for CED 105.
- without work positions are guaranteed a match with one of our community partners, receive career support services and academic credit for CED 105. Students who are matched are paid $17 per hour:
- work 10 hours per week
- for 10 weeks in the fall and 10 weeks in the spring
- will have the ability to create a part-time schedule that takes classes into consideration!
As a Lehman student, to be eligible for the Bronx Recovery Corps, you must:
- Be a freshman or sophomore in fall 2021
- Be enrolled or plan to enroll in fall 2021 and plan to enroll in spring 2022
- Be able to attend virtual career and community engagement workshops during the spring semester
- Be able to register for CED 105 (Introduction to Cooperative Education and Career Development) in spring 2022
The Bronx Recovery Corps is a one-year commitment for Lehman students, past Bronx Recovery Corps fellows may not reapply. |
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