Project Opportunity, a new pilot program led by the Mayor’s Office of Workforce Development and Office of Public Safety, creates opportunities for Boston residents to move beyond the limitations of a criminal record. One of the primary ways Project Opportunity
If a young person makes mistakes early in life—gets caught up in the wrong crowd, hustles for money, breaks the law—second chances will not be easy to come by. A criminal record can all but eliminate most avenues to family-sustaining
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
Operation Exit changed Devin Edwards’ life. The program, which helps court-involved young people enter sustainable careers, gave Devin the crucial second chance he needed. His mentors gave him unwavering encouragement. Devin did the rest. Looking back now, he is stunned by the distance
Returning to civilian life after six years in the army, Edward Morgan, 27, found himself adrift in his native Dorchester. “I did random jobs. I was a driver, a chef. They didn’t last too long. I found myself getting in
Mayor Walsh has announced the creation of the Urban Farming Pathways Initiative, a jobs training program for citizens returning from incarceration. The program, which will be overseen by Youth Options Unlimited (YOU) Boston, will train 25 young people in urban agriculture
The most recent cohort of Operation Exit, a program that trains high-risk residents for new careers, graduated February 29 from an eight-week instructional program on computer coding. Resilient Coders, a local non-profit that teaches coding to young people from underserved communities, led