Sanitation partners: ACE is partnering with city council members, and state senators to provide maintenance and beautification projects throughout New York City.

Training partners: ACE participants gain tangible skills and industry-specific certifications through several ACE partners, including New York Safety & Training, WrightCo., Environmental Solutions, Ferrari Driving School, and the NYC Health Academy at the Department of Health & Mental Hygiene.

Bottomless Closet supplies our female participants with professional clothing and accessories for their job interviews.

Bronx Defenders provides free legal workshops and services to our participants.

Building Skills New York provides placement assistance into jobs in the construction field.

Career Gear provides suits or other interview appropriate clothing to our male participants.

Community Service Society supports our participants with free legal advice via the Next Step Project, financial literacy coaching through their Financial Coaching Corps, as well as housing and other financial support for participants through their Income Support Services Unit.

Council for Airport Opportunities provides placement assistance into jobs in the aviation industry.

CVS provides retail internship opportunities for participants.

Dress for Success supplies our female participants with professional clothing and accessories for their job interviews.

The Financial Clinic provides free individualized financial/debt counseling and tax preparation services.

GoodTemps provides placement assistance for participants with a disability or barriers to employment.

HealthCare Choices NY, Inc. offers our participants medical, mental health, and dental services. https://www.healthcarechoicesny.org/

Legal Aid Society provides our participants with free legal assistance.

Literacy Partners offers literacy, language, GED and other educational services to our participants.

New York City Employment and Training Coalition mobilizes and advocates for agencies working within the workforce and economic development space

New York Public Library provides participants with computer as well as A.B.E. and G.E.D. preparation classes. 

New York Cares provides participants with clothing including winter coats. https://www.newyorkcares.org/

New York City Speech Coaching provides speech coaching to our participants. https://newyorkspeechcoaching.com/

Nazareth House supports our participants with free tax preparation services.

Project Renewal provides participants with A.B.E. and G.E.D. prep classes, job search and placement assistance, as well as medical and mental health services.

The Shrine Church of Saint Anthony of Padua provides space for graduation ceremonies and holiday events.

True Colors, a supportive housing site for LGBQT homeless youth, provides maintenance internships for our participants. http://westendres.org/residences/true-colors-residence/

Workforce1 supports our participants with job placement services.

Referral partners: We recruit participants via referrals from more than 40 shelters, outpatient facilities and substance use programs throughout New York City, including the Acacia Network, Argus Community, Basics Inc., Black Veterans for Social Justice, CAMBA, the Center for Appellate Litigation, EAC Network, Educational Alliance/Pride Site, Elmcor, Exodus Transitional Community, Greenhope Services for Women, Harlem United, J-Cap, Lower East Side Services Center/Su Casa, MAXIMUS, NAICA, Odyssey House, Phoenix House, Project Renewal, Reality House, Samaritan Village, Serendipity, Services for the Underserved, Treatment Alternatives for Safer Communities-TASC, Urban Pathways, Urban Upbound, VIP Community Services, and Volunteers of America.