In November 2015 Phillip Beltz and his partner moved to Boston to start a new chapter of their lives together. Beltz, then 62, began his job search with confidence. He had a master’s degree in social work, glowing references, and
Past dusk on a recent November evening, over a dozen women – mostly strangers – gathered in a third-floor conference space at JVS CareerSolution to confront an unfortunate reality that bound them. “I don’t think it’s something talked about ever,”
On Tuesday Mayor Martin J. Walsh announced the launch of two new programs to help low- and middle-income families grow their wealth: Boston Builds Credit and Bank On Boston. “In Boston, we believe that a great city is one that
This fall ReadBoston and the Harlem Globetrotters partnered to engage over 5,000 Boston Public Schools (BPS) students in their September Read-a-Thon. Over the course of two weeks, K-5th graders at 21 schools vied to meet the Read-a-Thon challenge of reading
Mayor Martin J. Walsh today presented 12 community-based organizations with $400,000 in community benefits money for workforce development initiatives for Roxbury residents. The recipient organizations will provide such services as job training, internship placement, career mentoring, and ESOL instruction. “All
Congratulations to OWD staffperson Ann Wong for receiving the PIC Achiever Award from the Boston Private Industry Council this week. She was nominated for the award by colleagues from several agencies. Ann Wong is a familiar face to many in
In his speech before the Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce on Wednesday, Mayor Martin Walsh honored an inspiring job training graduate of Project Hope, a nonprofit that helps low-income women and families rise out of poverty. Jasmine Vigo had come to
At Madison Park Technical Vocational High School, Taneka DeGrace is a one-woman tour de force of college advocacy. Officially, her job is to connect students to RoxMAPP, a dual enrollment program with local colleges. But her enthusiasm overflows the job
Last spring Mykelsy Charles, 23, was considering leaving her job as a university dining hall supervisor to enter the BEST hospitality pre-apprenticeship program. Her friends warned her that housekeeping was physically demanding work. “When everyone said, ‘Don’t do it, don’t
When nonprofit YouthBuild Boston sought a more accessible teaching space for its building trades training, Roxbury Community College (RCC) saw an opportunity to expand its offerings to the community. Last year, the two organizations launched their collaborative solution: the Boston Trades Assessment Center.