Employment and Income During Covid-19

Resources from First Source Jobs at Somerville Community Corporation

Has your job been impacted by the corona virus? First Source Jobs program staff are available to help. We can connect you to employment opportunities, help apply for unemployment benefits, and find other resources to help during this crisis. Please reach out to connect with us! Read more about Covid-19 Employment Resources

The First Source Jobs Program kicked off its exciting new partnership with SCALE in October 2018 with the first Job Readiness for Culinary and Hospitality Careers class. Read more about First Source Jobs Partners with SCALE

Lizzie Devane

We welcome Lizzie Devane to the SCC team as our new Communications & Development Manager. A local progressive activist, Lizzie is passionate about politics, poetry, plants, sci fi, music, and meditation. She was born in London, grew up in Washington DC, teaches yoga, and is learning how to rock climb and keep bees. Lizzie is excited to connect with the Somerville community through her role helping SCC strengthen its capacity via engaging communications and resource development.

Jose Cedanio Read more about SCC Welcomes New Arrivals

SCC is pleased to announce an exciting contract award from Somerville Center for Adult Learning Experience (SCALE) to establish a job-sector preparation program targeted primarily for SCALE students interested in career growth.  Read more about First Source Jobs Program Expands!

SCC’s First Source program has used the old adage “It’s not what you know; it’s who you know” as a starting point for its brand new “Networking Café.” Read more about First Source Builds Community Among Job Seekers

With the Wynn Casino in Everett scheduled to open next year, approximately 4,000 new jobs are expected to be created in the region. Many of these will be in the culinary and hospitality sector.  Read more about Next Phase Begins for SCC Culinary Training Program

With the addition of new Program Manager Blake Roberts Crall, the First Source Jobs Program is gearing up for a busy summer and a fall roll out of a sector-specific cohort program. Read more about First Source: New Staff, New Energy

On June 22, 2017, the Somerville Board of Aldermen unanimously approved Mayor Joseph A. Curtatone’s request to appropriate and expend $50,000 from the Workforce Training Stabilization Fund for one year of funding for First Source Workforce Readiness programming. Read more about Job Policy Updates

The First Source Jobs Program is a new subcontractor on the Massachusetts Learning Employment Asset Building Program (MassLEAP) project. Read more about SCC Partners with MassLEAP

First Source staff – in partnership with The City of Somerville and the Somerville Center for Adult Learning Experiences (SCALE) – helped recruit candidates for a Partners in Career and Workforce Development Program (PCWD) information session earlier this month. Read more about Potential Health Care Training and Jobs with First Source