On January 23, the Community Reentry for Women (CREW) program celebrated the graduation of its 62nd class of women at the Suffolk County House of Correction. Nine women completed the eight-week program, which was led by Claire Daley and Heather Hayes of Project Place and focused on life skills and job readiness training. The partnership…
Thanks to the generosity of the Timothy Smith Network (TSN), men and women have access to a leading edge computer lab at Project Place that they can use to search for jobs and improve their computer skills. TSN provides comprehensive technology education services to residents of the greater Roxbury community in partnership with various community organizations, such as Project…
Thanks to the generosity of an anonymous donor, many of the men and women working at Project Place’s social enterprises and their family members now have warm winter boots in time for Boston’s snowy season. Project Place distributed over 120 boots to clients, including those working at Project Pepsi, Clean Corners and Working Opportunities for…
On Friday, April 1, Project Place attended the Boston Employment Network job fair, a semi-annual event to help connect homeless individuals with local employers. Resumes in hand, 30 Project Place clients pitched their candidacy to over 20 employers and learned about potential career opportunities. Despite popular stereotypes, many individuals experiencing homelessness are ready and willing…