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
Successful job training program highlighted on Chronicle
Of the many job training programs funded by the Mayor’s Office of Workforce Development, YMCA Training, Inc. is one of the most intensive. Participants devote five full-time months to mastering the skill demands of the modern office environment – from business writing to computer proficiency to professional
What’s the Sound of a New Job-Seeker Entering the Workforce?
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
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