Career Center

CUNY EDGE is the latest initiative of a 20+ year partnership between the City University of New York (CUNY) and the New York City Human Resources Administration (HRA) to support public assistance recipients enrolled in college. Launched in 2016, CUNY EDGE provides public assistance recipients enrolled at CUNY with a range of services, benefits, and supports so they achieve academic excellence, graduate on time, and find employment. Key components of the program include academic, personal, and professional advisement, personal development seminars, paid work experience, and public benefits case management assistance. Serving over 5,000 students across 19 campuses, CUNY EDGE is led by a Central Office team of eight supporting over 80 staff at the campuses who provide direct services to st