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
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
While many Boston residents spent the pandemic working safely from home, Cleo Cotton headed out the door around 6 each morning to assume her post as an essential worker. In the kitchen of Frederick Pilot Middle School, a Boston Public
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 and the Mayor’s Office of Workforce Development announced the disbursement of $1.35 million in Neighborhood Jobs Trust (NJT) funds to 23 community-based organizations to provide job training skills and support services to low-income Boston residents. The
Between 2017 and 2018 more than 2,000 Boston residents accessed job training and education programs thanks to the Neighborhood Jobs Trust, a public charitable trust fed by linkage fees from developers of large-scale commercial projects in the City of Boston.
The American dream, like most dreams, can be a hazy thing. But Alice Mei and Terry Li came to the United States with a precise vision for their future: They wanted to open a coffee shop. They had done it
The 2016-2017 Neighborhood Jobs Trust Impact Report, released yesterday by the Mayor’s Office of Workforce Development, shows that more than 2,300 Boston residents took advantage of job training and education opportunities made possible by the Trust. The Neighborhood Jobs Trust (NJT)
In his speech before the Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce on Wednesday, Mayor Martin Walsh honored an inspiring job training graduate of Project Hope, a nonprofit that helps low-income women and families rise out of poverty. Jasmine Vigo had come to
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