Urban Upbound
Bryant Nichols is an experienced professional with a strong background in workforce development and business management. Currently serving as a Zone Coordinator at the New York City Housing Authority since August 2019, Bryant also holds the position of Employment Services Manager at Urban Upbound, where responsibilities include spearheading business development initiatives and achieving contractual goals for a diverse portfolio of workforce programs. Previously, Bryant has contributed to organizations such as Henry Street Settlement as a Business Development Coordinator, Good Will as a Recruiter/Business Developer, and Grant Associates Inc as a Recruiter/Account Manager. An early career includes experiences as a Personal Banker at JPMorgan Chase. Bryant holds an Associate's degree in PC Servicing and Electronic Technology from Island Drafting and Technical Institute, along with a high school diploma from Hempstead High School.
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Urban Upbound
Urban Upbound’s mission is to provide public housing residents with a comprehensive group of accessible, vital, and impactful services to tackle poverty and change lives. We work with the more than 30,000 individuals living in four Western Queens public housing neighborhoods – Queensbridge (the largest public housing community in the nation), Astoria, Woodside, and Ravenswood. Urban Upbound serves clients through four comprehensive programs: 1.) Workforce Development: providing soft skills job readiness training and one-on-one career counseling, as well as job placement and retention assistance for the unemployed and underemployed. 2.) Financial Fitness Program: providing a suite of financial empowerment services including one-on-one crisis and short-term counseling, one-on-one long-term asset building counseling, community-based financial educational workshops, free tax preparation and comprehensive public benefits screening and enrollment. 3.) Youth Development/College Access: Urban Upbound’s youth services include in-depth SAT, college preparation, and college retention services. 4.) Community Revitalization: Urban Upbound ensures public housing neighborhoods have access to community assets such as mainstream financial services through the Urban Upbound Federal Credit Union, opened in 2010, the Urban Upbound FCU is the first low-income designated credit union in Queens ever.