Grant Program Job Opportunities

To establish a STRIVE training unit within the Suffolk County House of Corrections.

To help low-income mothers develop the skills and capacity for professional careers and self-sufficiency.

To expand support to licensed nursing assistants and home companions by offering financial literacy training; and to evaluate and finalize curriculum for a home companion training program.

To strengthen WREN’s organizational capacity to plan, design, fund, and manage an expansion of the current facility; and to increase market access for 35 WREN members through specialized training and technical assistance related to the expansion.

To reduce the risk of young adults (18- to 24-year-olds) becoming homeless by providing solid employment and specialized skills training in an expanding field; and to ensure self-sufficiency of participants through continued financial literacy education and housing assistance.

To support the Boston Health Care and Research Training Institute, which will improve the ability of neighborhood residents and entry-level workers to obtain jobs in the health care sector; improve the efficiency of health care employers by improving retention and…

To extend services beyond initial job placements to help clients move from entry-level to more skilled, higher-paying positions; and to share findings with policymakers and providers to improve workforce development systems locally and nationally.

To identify, recruit, pre-screen, and support 150 low-income trainees in safe remediation of brownfield sites; and with other partners, establish a Naugatuck Valley Environmental Remediation Training Center at Naugatuck Valley Community College.

To revise the Step Up program to respond to significant changes in policies governing public funding of job training programs; and to expand WomenBuild to train women in additional trades for which for there is significant demand, such as tiling,…

To expand the range of culinary-based training opportunities for poor, homeless, and at-risk youth and adults; expand job placement options through linkage with professional and business organizations in the hospitality industry; and manage the community meals programs for Portland’s homeless…