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Mature Worker Program (MWP)Operated since 2004, and funded by the Department of Labor, the Mature Workers Program works with over 100 non-profit organizations as “host training agencies” to provide subsidize job readiness and employment preparedness opportunities to ‘hard to reach’ mature workers over the age of 55. Read more...Fund Accounting Preparatory Program (FAPP)Piloted in November of 2008, the Fund Accounting Preparatory Program is a 9-month professional development and technology training program for men and women preparing for hire as Fund Accountants and/or financial positions at State Street Corporation. Read more...Customer Service & Sales Training (CSST)Customer Service & Sales Training is a six-week training program that encompasses recruitment, intake and assessment, training, case management, placement and retention services for customer service and sales candidates. Read more...Employment Resource Center (ERC)ERC is a walk-in service that allows job seekers to learn more about career advancements, job coaching, case management, resume writing, interview skills and structured job search. Up-to-date on-line employment search databases such as Monster.com, VAULT, and ULWorks give participants an opportunity to review their qualifications and match up with current employers’ job opportunities. This last fiscal year, ULEM served 5011 from ERC. Read more...The Diversity Career FairA partnership between the Boston Globe and Boston.com/Monster, the Job Fair provides a means for nearly 50 of the area’s largest employers to recruit candidates of color. This year’s event was held on June 15th, 2009 at Fenway Park, and had an attendance of 752 diverse participants with a range of professional backgrounds, and included employers representing a variety of industries, such as financial services, food, hospitality, and technology.Volunteer 2 WorkComing soon... |
Camp Atwater |
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| Camp Atwater's mission is to assist in the academic and social growth and development of youth by offering a quality residential camp experience within a safe, nurturing and Afrocentric environment. The camp's goal is to create experiences that will equip youth with the skills to become happy, healthy, successful contributing adults. Read more... |
Technology |
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Timothy Smith NetworkThe Timothy Smith Network, in partnership with various community organizations, provides comprehensive technology services to residents of the greater Roxbury community. People of all ages have access to state of the art computer technology and to programs as rich in diversity as the neighborhood the network it serves. Read more... |
Public AccessPublic Access is provided through our Timothy Smith Technology Center and is open Monday thru Friday from 10:00am – 4:30pm within our VAULT (Virtually Anywhere User Library Technology) area. Read more... |
Bridge to Community College Program (BTCC)Bridge to Community College Program is a collaboration program delivering high quality, college-level Introductory Information & Communication Technology (ICT) Courses. All Tuition, Fees, Textbooks & related course material are provided by the Bunker Hill Community College at NO COST to each student enrolled in the courses. Read more... |
Empowerment Center |
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| The Center seeks to focus the resources that ULEM uses to provide supplemental services and to conduct complementary activities under one roof. Within this center, our Public Policy and Advocacy Initiatives aims to empower the community and fight injustice in all sectors of our society. The Empowerment Center also addresses small business development as well as the issue of health disparities in the African American community. Read more... |
State of Black Boston |
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| The State of Black Boston is a call to action, an effort to better understand the causes of racial inequality and disparity in the city of Boston and to collectively formulate strategies for addressing these challenges. It is a tool to assess, measure, and understand the nature of racial inequality among Bostonians. Read more... |
