NECAT is one of 140 local nonprofits to receive grants of $100,000 to $500,000 each through Cummings Foundation’s $25 Million Grant Program. The organization was chosen from a total of 590 applicants during a competitive review process. It will receive $300,000 over ten years. “After emerging from the challenges and…
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NECAT will be closed on April 19, 2021 for Patriots’ Day. We will resume class on Tuesday, April 20. Please call 617-442-3600 ext 704 with any questions.
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Linda Mello at Dorchester Bay Economic Development Corporation The Dorchester Bay Economic Development Corporation (DBEDC) Reentry Program began in 2008. Participants are connected to the program through pre-release centers including Brooke House, Suffolk County House of Correction, Hope House, and referrals from probation officers, judges, police officers, lawyers,…
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Tinika Dottin, Full Engagement Worker, Department of Transitional Assistance (DTA) DTA assists and empowers low-income individuals and families to meet their basic needs, improve their quality of life, and achieve long term economic self-sufficiency. DTA services one out of eight people in Massachusetts including working families, children, elders and people with disabilities. The…
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NECAT is proud to be part of a global day of giving by participating in #Giving Tuesday. We hope you will consider a donation to us today as we share a few holiday recipes from local chefs who are closely connected to NECAT. In these anxious and uncertain…
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NECAT is often the first to know about new job opportunities in Boston’s culinary sector! Our employer partners are eager to hire our skilled trainees. We work closely with employers to understand their hiring needs while also supporting our graduates in their career journey. Here are some…
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This month, NECAT launched a special award program, which will be a lasting commemoration of two incredibly generous supporters – Shirley and Jim Marten. Shirley and Jim have been longtime advocates of and contributors to NECAT since the program was just a dream project of our Founder and…
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MassHire Downtown Boston Center is offering a CORI-Friendly Virtual Workshop Series throughout the month of October with a virtual Job Fair taking place on October 27. These events have been designed to support the job search and hiring of Massachusetts residents with CORIs. Only CORI-friendly employers have been…
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NECAT will graduate its 36th cohort on Friday, October 16th, 2020. This cohort enrolled as a new class in mid-August – the first class to begin their training since NECAT reopened during Covid. While we are currently unable to bring friends and family into NECAT for the ceremony,…
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