OWD’s Summer Learn and Earn (SLE) Program combatted COVID learning loss with extra class time and a paycheck for Boston students. This year’s program enrolled 80 rising juniors and seniors in college courses at the Benjamin Franklin Institute of Technology (BFIT). Youths also earned up to $1,800 in stipends for six to eight weeks of online instruction
Neighborhood Jobs Trust Proposal Reader
Roles and Responsibilities The Mayor’s Office of Workforce Development (OWD) seeks individuals to evaluate proposals from community-based organizations seeking funding under the Neighborhood Jobs Trust (NJT) program. Ability to understand the needs of diverse populations, read critically, and work under
Meet our new 2022-2023 AmeriCorps VISTA staff
For the past three years, OWD has been funded to hire AmeriCorps VISTA staff to work with and support the mission of the Boston Saves, City Academy, and Tuition Free Community College. AmeriCorps VISTA programs. AmeriCorps VISTA provides opportunities for
City Academy EMT trainee, once skeptical, sees dreams come true
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
Teens with disabilities meet with banks, learn financial well-being strategies
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
Digital literacy project enhances Boston’s adult basic education programs
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
Tuition-Free Community College Plan to expand, thanks to $1M in federal funds
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
Annual report highlights crucial services delivered to workers during the pandemic
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
New collaboration to plan growth of regional life sciences industry
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
New fellowship places highly skilled, foreign-trained Black immigrants in healthcare internships
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