The Impressive Top-to-Bottom Makeover of the Massachusetts Juvenile Justice System

Teenagers make mistakes. They sneak out past curfew to drink at a house party, shoplift clothes, graffiti their names in bathroom stalls, talk back to authorities and throw punches in […]
DYS Youth Voice What Matters

“Voice What Matters”, the banner above the stage read, and that is exactly what the youth of the Department of Youth Services (DYS) did. From paintings to sculptures, to videos, […]
Mayor Janey Announces Opening of Applications for Youth Jobs Program

Mayor Kim Janey announced the opening of SuccessLink Summer Youth Job applications. SuccessLink is the City of Boston’s online tool that enables Boston youth to register for summer jobs. Applications […]
Youthworks searching for 96 teenagers and young adults for summer jobs

CHICOPEE – Youthworks, a summer job program, is planning to hire 96 people who are between the ages of 14 and 21 for July and August.
Jobless May Need Help Transitioning To Post-Pandemic Work

The state must invest in workforce development programs to help people transition into technical trades and other in-demand industries if they are unable to return to their old jobs eliminated […]
Belmont Medical Technologies Receives $221K in Training Grant

BILLERICA, Mass., March 17, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Belmont Medical Technologies, a leading provider of fluid resuscitation and patient temperature management solutions, was awarded $221,915 in grant funding via the Commonwealth of Massachusetts’ Workforce Training Fund Program.
9 adult carpentry students (none male) complete Minuteman program

Nine adult carpentry students were celebrated for completing their pre-apprenticeship program with a “Signing Day” ceremony at Minuteman Technical Institute, the adult evening division of Minuteman Regional Votechnical High School. […]
Belt Technologies awarded grant to assist in training, job opportunities

AGAWAM – For more than five decades, Belt Technologies, Inc., located at 11 Bowles Rd., has manufactured custom metal belt conveyor solutions and conveyor systems. Recently, they were awarded a […]
Berkshires receive $235k to battle shortage of nursing assistants

PITTSFIELD — The state agency that oversees workforce development in the Berkshires has received a $235,000 grant to provide additional training opportunities in the county’s largest job sector. The MassHire Berkshire […]
Applications sought for re-entry workforce program

BOSTON — Commonwealth Corporation is seeking applications from partnerships that have demonstrated experience, success, and current capacity in providing occupationally-focused training and placement programs for returning citizens and can provide services immediately upon […]