Ruben Colon was hard at work in the packaging department of the Piantedosi Baking Company when the company’s co-owner, Bob Piantedosi, happened through. He stopped to ask Colon about his family and learned he had two daughters. “You have no
City Academy is a training pipeline that prepares Boston residents for careers with the City of Boston. The program consists of two separate tracks – CDL/hoisting and emergency medical services – that each train participants for City jobs that offer
Last Tuesday, Mayor Martin J. Walsh congratulated 51 organizations that were awarded Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funding to put low-income Bostonians on a track to economic stability and success. The $2.2 million investment will provide more than 4,000 Boston
The first day of kindergarten is a day of high hopes and high anxiety. At Boston Public Schools (BPS), wide-eyed children met their teachers and entered new classrooms, while parents toed the sidelines with hugs and encouragement. But this year,
The Mayor’s Office of Workforce Development is investing $1.2 million in programs that help the City’s young people gain new knowledge and skills and climb the economic ladder. The funds, which come to the City through the federal Workforce Innovation
A sea of Bunker Hill Community College (BHCC) graduates gathered beneath the commencement tent this spring as president Pam Eddinger offered a frank farewell: “While life can be harsh, it is also limitless and ever-renewing….I have learned to hope and
As one of seven communities selected to participate in Heartland Alliance’s Pathways Forward Challenge, the City of Boston was awarded $75,000 to coordinate efforts across multiple agencies and nonprofit organizations to increase employment for youth experiencing homelessness. The grant will
When it comes to teaching young people about credit, Alicia Sasser Modestino jokes that adults are about as wary of the topic as they are of sex ed: “Adults are afraid if they teach kids about it, they’ll want to
For many Boston residents, “credit” can be a scary word. A reminder of money mistakes. A score to avoid. A part of an inscrutable financial system. Roxbury resident Cynthia Jones had gotten to the point of dreading her mail. “When
Trinh Nguyen, director of the Mayor’s Office of Workforce Development (OWD), testified at the State House today in support of legislation that would require state contractors to comply with workplace laws before receiving new contracts. Bill H.2723 An Act relating