New York Drives Program

This article does not cite any references or sources. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. (October 2012) New York Drives is a program at Brooklyn Workforce Innovations (BWI) which provides unemployed and/or low-income New Yorkers with free driver's education courses and job readiness training, leading to a New York State Driver's License and placement in either a job or sector-based career development program. The goal of New York Drives is to connect out of work New Yorkers, in a relatively short period of time, with a means for earning both immediate income and long-term opportunity, despite the current economic downturn. New York Drives provides professional development skills training combined with three to five weeks of driving lessons. After participants successfully pass the road test, Graduates can apply to one of BWI’s sector-based training programs leading to skilled employmen... (see more)