Corporate NY Comes out to Help Disadvantaged Youth.More than 40 Companies and Schools Participate in VFI's Career and College Fair NEW YORK New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of -- Vocational Foundation Inc. (VFI VFI Vintners Federation of Ireland VFI Volunteers for Israel VFI Voltage and Frequency Independent VFI Vêtements de Flottaison Individuels (French: Personal Flotation Device) VFI Vertical Fiscal Imbalance VFI Village Focus International ), New York City's oldest, non-profit job training program for disadvantaged youth, hosted its bi-annual Career and College Fair last week on May 29. This year's fair participants included those from the financial, banking and retail sectors, as well as not-for-profit groups, colleges, and the New York Police New York Police may refer to:
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