Project Catapult: Next Generation Workforce Development

Employers need workers, and a new generation of residents are seeking quality jobs. Project Catapult seeks to build  workforce organizations that meet both needs.

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Bringing Project Catapult to Life

What does the next generation of workforce development look like? Have a quick glimpse through the eyes of two successful jobseekers.

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Developing Young Talent

After stepping down as CEO of Brightcove, tech executive David Mendels turned his philanthropic attention to investing in bringing more people of color to the sector.

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Helping Immigrants Build a New Life

This year's winner of the Deval Patrick Prize for Community Colleges is a program designed to get educated immigrants the credit(s) they deserve.

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Inspiring a Lifetime of Fitness

More than a thousand kids from across Greater Boston get the chance to take on a YETI, through a program at Community Rowing, Inc. 

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King Boston: Bringing the Memorial to Life

A design in chosen, and the work continues to establish permanent tributes to Dr. Martin Luther King and Coretta Scott King. Here's the latest. 

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Confronting the Opioid Epidemic

Just two milligrams of fentanyl can be a lethal dose. A Boston Foundation forum brought together health and community leaders to talk about an epidemic problem.

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Boston Neighborhood Fellows: The Class of 2019-2020

They come from across the community, but they share a common spirit. Meet the newest class of Boston Neighborhood Fellows.

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An Uneven Path: Charting a Course for the Next BPS Superintendent

A new report looks at how Boston students compare to those in other large cities, and some of the challenges to strengthen trust in the system.

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Strengthening Our Private Institutions of Higher Education

Small private colleges in Massachusetts are under increasing financial pressures. At a TBF forum, state leaders share their concerns - and ideas.

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There at the Beginning:Resilient Coders

In 2015, the Boston Foundation provided needed funding for Resilient Coders to establish its highly-successful coding bootcamps.

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