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
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
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
The Office of Financial Empowerment is excited to launch a Bridge to Digital Literacy program this week. Previously, we offered a Bridge to Culinary program which prepared Boston residents for jobs in hospitality – individuals spent a month with us
What is it? Financial coaching is one-on-one individualized support to help you: Navigate a financial crisis Create a budget Build your credit score Deal with creditors, including collection debt Find a new job Get your taxes done for free Save
Alan Gentle was in his office, chipping away at the administrative details of his staff’s financial work – when the phone rang. It was the Boston Municipal Research Bureau calling with exciting news: Gentle had been selected as one of
The Roxbury Center for Financial Empowerment hosted a Bridge to Hospitality graduation on Friday, April 27, 2018. The Bridge to Hospitality is a workforce development program in which Boston residents receive basic skills training for four weeks, prior to enrolling in
The Roxbury Center for Financial Empowerment (RCFE), located in Dudley Square in Roxbury, is accepting applications for a free workforce development training program that leads to jobs in the Hospitality field. The Bridge to Hospitality program is partnering with New
Last Friday, ten graduates completed the Bridges to Careers program, which prepared them to enter rigorous job training with BEST Hospitality Training Center. See the photo gallery below for glimpses of their celebration, or learn more about Bridges to Careers, managed by Mayor Walsh’s
The Roxbury Center for Financial Empowerment (RCFE), located in Dudley Square in Roxbury, is accepting applications for a free workforce development training program that leads to jobs in the Hospitality field. Update – two classes have graduated in 2017