At YMCA Training, Inc., it sounds like an angel getting its wings: The Mayor’s Office of Workforce Development supports YMCA Training, Inc. through three different funding streams: the Neighborhood Jobs Trust, Community Development Block Grants, and the Workforce Innovation and
OWD to Explore “Pay For Success” Contracting for Boston’s Summer Youth Employment Program
The Mayor’s Office of Workforce Development was one of five organizations nationwide selected by Third Sector Capital Partners to receive an individualized feasibility study for implementing Pay for Success (PFS) contracts with youth programs. The OWD will use this technical
BEST Corp Graduates First Class of Hospitality Pre-Apprenticeship Program
Just a few months ago, the graduates of BEST Corp’s first hospitality pre-apprenticeship program were strangers with one thing in common: They all knew they wanted more. Nicole Bowes had just moved back to Boston after 20 years away and
Labor Report Shows Need for Education and Job Training
A new labor report commissioned by the Mayor’s Office of Workforce Development (OWD) shows that while the city is enjoying an economic boom, many residents have been unable to share in that prosperity. Although Boston’s unemployment rate has dipped to a
Neighborhood Jobs Trust Distributes $1.2 Million in Grants
The Mayor’s Office of Workforce Development (OWD) recently awarded $1.2 million in Neighborhood Jobs Trust funds to 17 community-based employment and workforce development programs. The trust mitigates the impacts of large-scale real estate projects by collecting linkage fees from developers to invest
Operation Exit Participants Complete Coding Program
The most recent cohort of Operation Exit, a program that trains high-risk residents for new careers, graduated February 29 from an eight-week instructional program on computer coding. Resilient Coders, a local non-profit that teaches coding to young people from underserved communities, led
New OWD Division Takes on Wage Theft
A newly expanded division of the Office of Workforce Development (OWD) will be tackling wage theft – an employer’s unlawful failure to pay workers the wages they are due. The OWD’s Wage Theft & Living Wage Division, an expansion of
$3M Grant Launches Apprenticeship Initiative
A new, wide-reaching apprenticeship program has launched this fall thanks to a $3 million federal American Apprenticeship grant. The grant proposal was spearheaded by the Mayor’s Office of Workforce Development (OWD) and secured with the help of its program partners.
Career Service Focuses on Healthcare Field
On a recent Wednesday afternoon, job-seekers crowded a hushed room at Jewish Vocational Services’ (JVS) career center, while another dozen had to be turned away at the door. Packing chairs to the last row, the lucky ones took out notepads
CDBG Grants Prioritize Workforce Programming
Eight Boston organizations are receiving Community Development Block Grants (CDBG) for the first time or for new purposes as a result of the Office of Workforce Development’s decision last year to more explicitly focus federal dollars on the three E’s