What is the PACT program?
The Parks Career Training Initiative (PACT) is an innovative welfare-to-work program that exists through a partnership between the City of New York Human Resources Administration (HRA) and Parks & Recreation . Founded by Commissioner Stern in April of 1994, participants come exclusively from WEP and are selected primarily for their motivation to move from public assistance into full-time employment. PACT has placed over 2,300 welfare recipients in full-time, private sector employment since its inception . PACT offers a comprehensive package of employment related services to its participants in exchange for the on-the-job training. In PACT, participants learn by doing, receiving hands-on training through small supervised training crews or individual training internships in one of five training areas: clerical, custodial, fix-it, horticulture, and security . Also, the PACT Employment Specialists and Counselors work both one-on-one and in groups with trainees to develop resumes, interview
