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Mayor's directive

Authorize Accepting $71,977.82 Grant for Workforce Development

Last activity February 6, 2026 (8 months ago)

  1. Introduced

    January 22, 2026

  2. In committee

  3. Council vote

  4. Adopted

The City Council approved an order to accept and expend a $71,977.82 grant from the MassHire Department of Career Services, to be administered by the Office of Workforce Development. The funds will support employment and training services, career counseling, and job search assistance for individuals receiving cash, food, and housing assistance to move toward self-sufficiency. The action occurred February 4, 2026.

Affects Individuals in Boston who receive cash assistance, food assistance, and housing assistance

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Official title

Message and order authorizing the City of Boston to accept and expend the amount of Seventy-One Thousand Nine Hundred Seventy-Seven Dollars and Eighty-Two Cents ($71,977.82) in the form of a grant, the Department of Transitional WPP Grant, awarded by MassHire Department of Career Services to be administered by the Office of Workforce Development. The grant would fund employment and training assistance, career counseling and job search assistance for individuals in need who receive cash assistance, food assistance, and housing assistance, to help transition from temporary to self-sufficiency.

Timeline

  1. February 4, 2026

    The rules were suspended; the order was passed.

    City Council