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Join the new Bridge to Green Jobs!
With our partner LISC Boston, OFE will launch a new workforce training program on May 16 through May 27, 2022 from 9 am to 2 pm daily. This program will train Boston and area residents in weatherization jobs that can
Channel 5 Visits the Boston Tax Help Coalition!
The Boston Tax Help Coalition was thrilled to host WCVB-Channel 5 recently when anchor Doug Meehan visited our Roxbury headquarters to see how Volunteer Income Tax Preparation (VITA) really works. Although our operation is slightly different this year due to
Meet Financial Coach, Eddie Downs!
Meet Eddie Born and raised in South Boston, Eddie has been with the Mayor’s Office of Financial Empowerment (OFE) for seven years working as a Financial and Employment coach. With 15 years of workforce development and financial coaching under his
Say hello to our newest coach, Indira James!
Meet Indira Indira joined the Mayor’s Office of Financial Empowerment (OFE) in late 2021 as its newest coach and has enjoyed her time serving Boston communities. Prior to joining our team, Indira worked as a Branch Manager at Marathon Staffing,
A new season of free tax services opens doors to crucial tax credits
The Boston Tax Help Coalition on Friday launched its 20th season of free tax services, which will include both in-community and remote tax preparation for Boston residents who earn $60,000 or less. A particular focus of the Coalition is ensuring
Immigrant from Indonesia channels her passion for cooking into a career
Like many new immigrants, Supinah Hodges was excited to start her first job in the United States. She had learned some English, taken computer classes, and finally gotten a job at a Dunkin Donuts in Cambridge. The hourly wages surpassed
Youth with disabilities learn about banking options at City Hall meet-and-greet
In her welcome to Boston Public Schools (BPS) students outside City Hall Thursday, Disabilities Commissioner Kristen McCosh encouraged them to “learn a lot, ask a lot of questions” of the banks and credit unions that had come to meet with
News for Boston Families about the Child Tax Credit!
The expanded child tax credit as part of President Biden’s coronavirus relief plan, which will begin to pay families with children 17 and younger in July. Families with children under the age of 6 will get a tax credit of
Mayor Kim Janey, financial empowerment experts join panel on equitable recovery
The virtual panel Economic Justice and Wealth Building: A Roadmap for Equitable Recovery opened on Wednesday with a call to action from Mayor Kim Janey: It is very important that…we are helping to equip residents in the City of Boston