Jobs
A good job is crucial for economic mobility. Without it, low income New Yorkers cannot withstand financial shocks or invest in their futures. That’s why Robin Hood supports career-building programs, skills training, and benefits access to keep our city’s safety net intact.
By the Numbers
43
%
Of families with children cannot cover an unexpected $400 expense with cash or a cash equivalent
82
%
Of minimum wage workers, and 68% of low wage workers are Black or Latino
$16.7
M
In grants issued to advocate for raising NYC's minimum wage to $16.50, and unlock $90 million in public assistance programs
Solutions We’re Funding
Programs & Special Initiatives
Policies we Support
Increased Wages
Increasing the minimum wage and indexing it to inflation; ending sub-minimum wages for tipped workers.
Strengthening the Worker Safety Net
Supporting the creation of an Unemployment Bridge Program to provide unemployment benefits to workers who are ineligible for the federal program.
Family Supportive Policies
Reforming the state’s Temporary Disability Insurance program to ensure job protection for workers taking medical leave and increasing the benefit amount; strengthening and expanding the federal Child Tax Credit and New York’s Empire State Child Credit; increasing access to high-quality, affordable child care.
Evidence
Robin Hood’s policy positions on this issue are informed by our funded and in-house research efforts.