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Great Connections in Staten Island, NY is a program that aims to assist teens and young adults in navigating the challenges of adulthood, particularly those with social and emotional disorders. They provide specialized instruction and communal opportunities to help individuals live fuller and happier lives, fostering organic peer relationships and promoting skills based on social and emotional development. With a team dedicated to purposeful instruction and meaningful lives, Great Connections offers guidance and structure to individuals seeking independence and happiness. Their programs and services focus on fostering interpersonal relationships, emotional well-being, independent thought, and personal achievements, helping young adults find meaning and purpose in their lives.Generated from the website

Center for Employment Opportunities, headquartered in New York City, offers job readiness and placement services to men and women returning from prison to New York City and persons under community supervision. Its work experience program, the Neighborhood Work Project, provides immediate, paid, short-term employment and serves as an employment lab, preparing participants with the essential skills to rejoin the work force and restart their lives. More than 50 percent of training graduates are placed in permanent jobs within three months. Center for Employment Opportunities has provided employment to thousands of its graduates in full-time positions with more than 150 area companies and organizations.