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BREAKING NEWS: MassDOT/MBTA and Jobs for Somerville Sign MOU For Local Jobs Program on Green Line Extension

BREAKING NEWS: MassDOT/MBTA and Jobs for Somerville Sign MOU For Local Jobs Program on Green Line Extension

June 18, 2014

After nearly three years of organizing for local jobs on the Green Line Extension, we have reached an important milestone! On June 18, officials from the cities of Cambridge, Medford, and Somerville, legislators, labor unions, and community partners joined MBTA General Manager Dr. Beverly Scott and other representatives from MassDOT and MBTA to formalize the creation of the Massachusetts Workforce Initiative Now (MassWIN) Green Line Extension (GLX) Workforce Development program to identify, assess, train, and place community members into transportation related careers. MassWIN-GLX (Workers program. Read More

Union United Community Coalition Kickoff

Union United Community Coalition Kickoff

May 28, 2014

SCC committees and members are playing an active role in the Union United Coalition, a group of stakeholders working to ensure that the Union Square redevelopment results in tangible benefits — not displacement — for the Union Square community. The stakeholders include small business owners, residents, activists, immigrant groups, religious congregations, labor unions, and other community-based organizations.

Saint Polycarp Ribbon Cutting - A Celebration of Affordable Housing and Smart Growth!

On Monday, June 9th the Somerville Community Corporation commemorated the completion of Saint Polycarp Village Phase III with a ribbon cutting ceremony. Guest speakers included Congressman Michael Capuano, Mayor Joseph Curtatone, Massachusetts Department of Housing and Community Development Undersecretary Aaron Gornstein, and HUD Regional Administrator Barbara
Fields, among other notable local leaders and Village residents

Foreclosure Prevention

Somerville Community Corporation is proud to partner with Cambridge Neighborhood Apartment Housing Services (CNAHS), a Cambridge-based organization which helps struggling homeowners navigate the painstaking process of obtaining mortgage modifications. Through this partnership, SCC staff provides financial education counseling to CNAHS’s Somerville customers. CNAHS, in turn, will continue to offer foreclosure prevention counseling and loan modification assistance to Somerville homeowners at risk of foreclosure.

Employers

The Talent Bank is a resource for Somerville employers interested in finding Somerville job seekers in the First Source community.

For more detailed information including candidate pre-screening and recruitment, please contact Blake Roberts Crall, or call her at 617.410.9902.

May 2014 Newsletter -

May 28, 2014

Exciting updates on the Green Line Extension, the Pocket Change Youth Employment initiative, and the Saint Polycarp Ribbon Cutting!

Community Coalition Kicks Off Process to Win Community Benefits in Union Square

SCC committees and members are playing an active role in the Union United Coalition, a group of stakeholders working to ensure that the Union Square redevelopment results in tangible benefits — not displacement — for the Union Square community. The stakeholders include small business owners, residents, activists, immigrant groups, religious congregations, labor unions, and other community-based organizations.

May 28

New member open house

5:30pm to 8:00pm

Location: 

SCC

This is a chance for new and prospective members to learn more about SCC! Refreshments will be provided.

View the full event details and register here.

Apr 08

First-Time Homebuyers Course

Repeats every week every Tuesday and every Thursday 4 times .
6:00pm to 9:00pm

6:00pm to 9:00pm
6:00pm to 9:00pm
6:00pm to 9:00pm

Location: 

SCC

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