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
More than 1,300 Boston Public Schools (BPS) families have earned a total of $32,825 for their children’s futures through a special New Year’s promotional offer from Boston Saves, the City of Boston’s children’s savings account program. Boston Saves announced
Boston Saves, the children’s savings account program from the City of Boston and Boston Public Schools (BPS), is making a special New Year’s offer to families of BPS K2-2nd grade students. Families who log in to the program’s online savings
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,
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
Since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Neighborhood Jobs Trust has dedicated $2.4 million to emergency supports for workforce and education programs, as well as specialized job training for workers preparing to enter the IT/tech industry. “Supporting our students,
Mayor Martin J. Walsh announced today that Urban College of Boston (UCB) will become the sixth college to join the City’s Tuition-Free Community College (TFCC) Plan, which pays for up to three years of tuition and mandatory fees, as well