The team behind Yale’s New Haven Hiring Initiative (NHHI) has helped over 2,000 New Haven residents secure jobs with benefits at the university through community outreach, training, internships, and career counseling.
In partnering with groups like New Haven Works, NHHI offers free career counseling, professional development, and job placement services and collaborates with Yale departments to identify job and mentorship placements. The team also works closely with New Haven Promise to provide internships and career opportunities for high school and college students, helping them gain valuable work experience while developing a strong workforce. Since 2019, NHHI has coordinated 372 internships in 145 Yale departments.
Brown, Thomas, and Polan are making a tangible difference in the lives of New Haven residents, and they aim to expand NHHI’s pathway programs by forging strong relationships and building upon the foundation created over the last decade.