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Council hearing on $920,169.70 state grant for Boston career centers; vote to be scheduled
Summary
City officials presented a state grant of $920,169.70 to support Boston’s two MassHire career centers and described how the centers serve job seekers, youth and veterans; the council chair said he will bring the accept-and-expend order for a vote at the next council meeting.
Benjamin Weber, District 6 city councilor and chair of the Boston City Council Committee on Labor, Workforce, and Economic Development, opened a Jan. 14 hearing on docket 0116, a message and order authorizing the City of Boston to accept and expend $920,169.70 in state funds for the 1-Stop Career Center.
The money is a state line item meant to supplement federal funding under the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA). Joseph Lay, chief of staff for the Worker Empowerment Cabinet, said the funds are regulated by the U.S. Department of Labor and are awarded to the state Department of Career Services, which issues allocations to regional workforce boards.
The grant will be administered by the city’s Office of Workforce Development, which serves as fiscal agent for the MassHire Boston workforce area. Katie Gall, deputy director and director of grants for workforce and policy development at the Office of Workforce Development, outlined services paid for or supported by the centers: career counseling, resume workshops, hiring events, connections to training and direct job placement assistance. Gall said the centers also provide on-site liaisons focused on veterans and ESOL learners and…
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