ARPA funds will provide more than 4,600 projected job placements in Healthcare, Clean Energy, and Child Care and support services to Black, Indigenous, and People of Color residents in the Greater Boston area over the next three years Mayor Michelle
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
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
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
The Center for Smart Building Technology at Roxbury Community College (RCC) has recently completed its $700,000 lab to train students for careers operating and maintaining smart buildings. More than 80% of commercial construction is estimated to include some form of
The City of Boston is launching a new multilingual marketing campaign to support the revitalization of Boston’s restaurant industry. The two-pronged campaign – which will encompass radio, digital, social, and print formats – will encourage job-seekers to pursue opportunities in restaurant work,
In their largest disbursement of at least the past 15 years, the trustees of the Neighborhood Jobs Trust (NJT) approved the dispersal of $2.7 million to 30 local job training and education programs that serve low- and middle-income residents. These
The Mayor’s Office of Workforce Development is collaborating with the Mayor’s Office of Economic Development (OED) to create a new Restaurant Revitalization Fund to assist local restaurants in their reopening and recovery from COVID-19. The fund will provide these businesses
As part of its citywide plan to end youth homelessness, the City of Boston is creating new opportunities for young adults experiencing homelessness to develop the knowledge and skills to forge successful careers. Beginning in January 2021, these opportunities will
Boston’s summer youth jobs program will include two new features this year: 1) A Learn & Earn Career Development Internship that pays participants for college-level coursework, and 2) An online resource guide that includes a primer on workers’ rights compiled