When David Ramos attended a City Academy info session at the community health center where he worked, he couldn’t quite believe the sales pitch: Free job training to become an Emergency Medical Technician (EMT)? A path to working for Boston
More than sixty high school students in the Boston Public Schools special education program gathered at City Hall Plaza yesterday for a meet-and-greet with bank representatives organized by Bank On Boston, a program that connects residents with reliable financial products
Boston’s adult basic education (ABE) programs have long equipped students with the skills they need to advance in the workforce – ESOL English instruction, general education, and high school credentials. But in a post-pandemic world, another set of skills has
In an event at Bunker Hill Community College today, U.S. Rep. Ayanna Pressley and Mayor Michelle Wu announced a $1 million investment in federal funds to expand the Tuition-Free Community College (TFCC) Plan, which pays for tuition and mandatory fees
In the first year of the pandemic, the Mayor’s Office of Workforce Development (OWD) channeled nearly $17 million to more than 120 local organizations that provided job training, education, career coaching, English instruction, youth programming, and other essential services detailed
The Mayor’s Office of Workforce Development (OWD) is partnering with BioConnects New England – a regional coalition of universities, research centers and planning agencies – to develop the sustainability of the life sciences industry in New England. Specifically, OWD and
Each immigrant community faces its own unique employment obstacles. For immigrants of the African and Haitian diaspora, a persistent challenge is “brain drain” – the underemployment of professionals with foreign degrees and high-caliber work experience. To address this disparity, the
More than 1,300 Boston Public Schools (BPS) families have earned a total of $32,825 for their children’s futures through a special New Year’s promotional offer from Boston Saves, the City of Boston’s children’s savings account program. Boston Saves announced
The Boston Tax Help Coalition on Friday launched its 20th season of free tax services, which will include both in-community and remote tax preparation for Boston residents who earn $60,000 or less. A particular focus of the Coalition is ensuring
Boston Saves, the children’s savings account program from the City of Boston and Boston Public Schools (BPS), is making a special New Year’s offer to families of BPS K2-2nd grade students. Families who log in to the program’s online savings