Mayor Michelle Wu today announced the creation of the Cabinet for Worker Empowerment led by Trinh Nguyen who will serve as the City’s Chief of Worker Empowerment. The Cabinet, equipped with oversight and resources, is charged with advancing the well-being
Mayor Wu announces City awarded grant by U.S. Department of Labor to expand access to apprenticeship programs for BIPOC residents
The grant will serve 484 residents through the creation and equitable expansion of pre-apprenticeship and Registered Apprenticeship Programs (RAP) Today, Mayor Michelle Wu announced that the Mayor’s Office of Workforce Development (OWD), an affiliate of the Boston Planning & Development
Mayor Wu announces City awarded $23 million EDA Good Jobs Challenge grant
ARPA funds will provide more than 4,600 projected job placements in Healthcare, Clean Energy, and Child Care and support services to Black, Indigenous, and People of Color residents in the Greater Boston area over the next three years Mayor Michelle
Boston Builds Credit creates innovative standards for credit-building products to close racial wealth gap, help residents improve credit scores
Boston Builds Credit has awarded its first seal of approval to the FAIR Credit Builder, a special low-risk loan designed to help users demonstrate a positive payment history and build good credit.
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center celebrates graduates of employee career advancement initiative
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC) today celebrated 15 graduates of an initiative designed to provide career advancement opportunities to BIDMC employees and meet diverse staffing needs. Since BIDMC’s Workforce Development Department launched the Pipeline Programs in 2004, more than