In low-wage sectors where wages and job quality have lagged for years, pay is rising, benefits are improving, part-time hours are turning into full-time work, and schedules are becoming more flexible and stable. One restaurant chain started closing before the MBTA stopped running to accommodate workers who rely on public transportation to get home. A long-term care facility reallocated some of the physically demanding duties required of nursing assistants to allow older employees to continue working.

JVS is seeking an innovative and success oriented Chief Development Officer.

The Boston Foundation hosted a forum about their new initiative - Project Catapult - and how we can accelerate change in policy around workforce training.

Join us at elevate, Project Catapult, ReelAbilities Boston, and more!

Jewish Vocational Service Inc. (JVS) has been awarded $170,000 and technical support to provide services that help job seekers increase their incomes, improve their credit and raise their standards of living. Services include skills training and career development, as well as personal finance coaching, continuing education courses (to strengthen math and reading skills), and resources to help job seekers secure transportation, child care and housing arrangements, which can be impediments to career mobility.