"Today, we are driving second chances in New York City by expanding our Commercial Driver's License training program. This is a multi-million dollar investment that we're making on each individual, who we would have been spending that money housing them in a correctional facility. The money we would have been spending by not having them contribute to society in a tax base, we are now allowing them to contribute to society, raise a family, and [have] good working-class jobs."
"Research has taught us that one of the easiest ways to improve community safety is to help New Yorkers find financial stability," MOCJ Director Deanna Logan said. "The data is also showing us that our investments in Emerge Career are paying immense dividends, in real second chances and wealth creation for some of our city's most disadvantaged comm"
The Commercial Driver's License training program will expand to include 300 participants in 2026, with future expansions planned. The pilot provided tuition-free training to 20 participants through reentry workforce partner Emerge Career. The program pairs life-changing skills training with personalized coaching, counseling, and job placement to reduce the roughly 60% unemployment rate faced by many formerly incarcerated New Yorkers. The initiative connects trainees to high-demand trucking jobs with starting salaries ranging from $78,000 to $124,000 and represents a multi-million dollar investment in workforce reentry and community stability.
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