Here’s a riddle: How does the Boston Tax Help Coalition prepare more than 12,000 tax returns – for free – each year? The short answer is: Volunteers. Lots of them. And this tax season, there’s a new volunteer coordinator to
When Luis Roman thinks of why he likes his job, he thinks of a recent day when he was manning the Patient Access Services desk in Boston Medical Center’s radiology department. On this particular day, he saw a woman in
The Mayor’s Office of Workforce Development (OWD) channeled over $14 million to more than 100 local organizations from July 2017 to June 2018, according to the Fiscal Year 2018 OWD Annual Report, released today. These organizations provided valuable job training,
In June 2019, the luxury resort and casino Encore Boston Harbor is scheduled to open in Everett, MA, with more than 650 rooms, multiple restaurants, a harborwalk, spa, and even boat docks. The challenge for Jennie Peterson, the resort’s director
Youth Options Unlimited Boston (YOU Boston) has been awarded a $630,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Labor to help young adults with criminal records and other employment barriers re-join their communities as productive citizens. With funding from the grant, YOU
Alan Gentle was in his office, chipping away at the administrative details of his staff’s financial work – when the phone rang. It was the Boston Municipal Research Bureau calling with exciting news: Gentle had been selected as one of
Every summer, YOU Boston places urban youth in jobs that help them earn money, learn new skills, and give back to their community. This summer, YOU has even more to celebrate: the highest retention rate yet for its summer jobs program.
Just over a year ago, the Mayor’s Office of Workforce Development awarded technical assistance grants to four adult education programs in the City of Boston. The goal was to help these programs explore new ways to assist students with their
The Mayor’s Office of Workforce Development (OWD) and community partners have launched the first registered apprenticeship for Facilities Maintenance Technicians in Massachusetts. The apprenticeship – which develops skills in both indoor and outdoor facilities maintenance – provides workers with pathways
Members of the U.S. Conference of Mayors (USCM) Workforce Development Council visited Boston earlier this month as part of the USCM annual meeting. During their visit, Council members toured JVS CareerSolution, one of the two one-stop career centers in the