To be considered, you must be:

✓ 18 years old

✓ Living in New York City

✓ An applicant for permanent residence or asylum

✓ A refugee, asylum seeker, or green card holder for less than five years

✓ Able to participate in classes full time, Monday to Friday, 9 am-3 pm, for six weeks

✓ Proof of address, which can be:

• Home Utility Bill

• Posted Mail with Name of Applicant

• Current Rent Receipt with the Name of the Applicant

• Letter from Landlord or Lease Agreement with the Name of the Applicant

• School Records (if applicable)

✓ Register with Job Zone. All Riverside participants are now required to register with Job Zone. You can learn more about Job Zone here. This overview includes information on how to sign up and is available in different languages. Scroll down to the bottom of the page for language translation. (PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS IS NOT THE RIVERSIDE APPLICATION. REGISTERING FOR JOB ZONE IS JUST ONE OF OUR REQUIREMENTS. APPLICATIONS ARE BELOW)

For more information on how to register with Job Zone, visit their website or follow the steps below:

Step#1 - Create a New York State ID. You can find translated instructions for how to create a State ID here.

Step#2 - Use your New York State ID to register with Job Zone. You can find translated instructions on how to register with Job Zone here.

COVID-19

For in-person classes, students must be fully vaccinated.

You are considered fully vaccinated with the Pfizer-BioNTech, Moderna, or Novavax vaccines. 

You are eligible for an updated vaccine five months after your second vaccine dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech, Moderna, or Novavax vaccine. Riverside strongly recommends the updated vaccine and requires it if you received the Johnson & Johnson vaccine. Please note that if you recently had COVID-19, you must wait three months before getting the updated vaccine.