Building a Workforce System That Works for Families with Anthony Barrows

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Anthony Barrows [https://www.linkedin.com/in/anthonybarrows/], Executive Director of ⁠Lift New York⁠ [https://whywelift.org/]and longtime advocate for economic justice and systems reform, joins ⁠Greg Morris [https://nycetc.org/team/gregory-j-morris/]⁠ for a conversation about poverty, public systems, and the role community plays in helping families thrive. Drawing on his own experiences growing up in public housing in Boston, navigating foster care, and relying on social support systems as a young person, Anthony reflects on how these experiences have shaped his work and worldview. Now leading Lift New York, he focuses on helping families build economic mobility through coaching, direct cash support, and community-centered approaches rooted in what Lift calls “Hope, Money, and Love.” Greg and Anthony discuss the realities of chronic scarcity, the importance of lived experience in shaping policy, and why dignity and trust must be central to anti-poverty work. They also explore the long-term impacts of welfare reform, lessons learned during the pandemic, the challenges facing immigrant and working families in New York City, and what meaningful systems change could look like under a new administration focused on economic justice. Produced by: Manhattan Neighborhood Network Published by: New York City Employment and Training Coalition Topics: economic justice; poverty; foster care; public benefits; workforce development; family support; behavioral science; lived experience; economic mobility; community building; social policy; New York City

Angie Kamath on Mid-Career Mobility, Career-Connected Education, and Economic Opportunity

Greg [https://nycetc.org/team/gregory-j-morris/] sits down with Angie Kamath [https://www.sps.nyu.edu/about/nyu-sps-angie-kamath.html], Dean of the NYU School of Professional Studies [https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.linkedin.com_school_nyu-2Dschool-2Dof-2Dprofessional-2Dstudies_&d=DwMFaQ&c=slrrB7dE8n7gBJbeO0g-IQ&r=OaKW1Qv_XhVV_aBFr5GoeQ&m=nnuAlIgeqFhqsyucBLOafSahWNzHlLmgAIzD5hAUZMYCkR_5bcGoujN6qn5m2Chh&s=Iz5Od-HFPnID5kwchPG5d85hxymrUjBxAbIgGRhZ8Ag&e=], for a conversation about career pivots, higher education, workforce systems, and what it really means to keep growing in a changing economy. Angie brings a career path that spans the private sector, nonprofit leadership, New York City government, CUNY, and NYU, and with it, a deeply practical view of how people move through work, get stuck, start over, and find new momentum. She reflects on her early days in banking, her first workforce role at StreetWise Partners, her time leading Per Scholas New York, and her years at the Department of Small Business Services during moments of crisis and recovery for the city. At the center of the conversation is Sidetracked: The Hidden Crisis in Mid-Career Professional Economic Mobility [https://static1.squarespace.com/static/6197797102be715f55c0e0a1/t/6a188d7fca504d1b103d1a66/1779993983643/Sidetracked_04072026_v2May.pdf], a new report from NYU SPS and the Burning Glass Institute examining why so many mid-career workers experience career stall. and why that stall is a structural problem, not a personal failure. Angie and Greg unpack what the report reveals about wage growth, title progression, skills, job changes, and the interventions that can help workers keep moving forward. They also discuss the role of higher education in an era of rising costs and shifting expectations, the importance of short-term and targeted training, the value of first jobs, the danger of tracking young people too early, and why lifelong learning has to become a normal part of working life. Along the way, they talk City Bikes, marathons, public speaking, social media, leadership, AI, career navigation, immigrant-family expectations, the Knicks, and the simple reminder that if you feel stuck, you are not alone. Produced by: Manhattan Neighborhood Network Published by: New York City Employment and Training Coalition Topics: workforce development; economic mobility; NYU School of Professional Studies; Burning Glass Institute; Sidetracked report; mid-career workers; career stall; higher education; career pathways; lifelong learning; upskilling; reskilling; public administration; AI; leadership; job mobility

11. juni 20261 h 13 min

Building a Workforce System That Works for Families with Anthony Barrows

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