We were delighted to host the Speaker of the New York City Council Adrienne Adams and Council Member Shaun Abreu at our Manhattan campus to meet with residents, staff and discuss SkillSpring, our healthcare workforce solution. Formerly known as the Geriatrics Career Development program, SkillSpring currently trains hundreds of underserved NYC young adults pursuing rewarding careers in health care each year. We plan to expand the program to serve more young adults and alleviate the healthcare workforce shortage.

The New Jewish Home’s SkillSpring program (formerly known as the Geriatrics Career Development 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 older adults each year.

Alumni from our SkillSpring program have access to resources from our Workforce program to help them meet academic and career goals. Learn more about our high school program for teens and our young adult program.