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June 14, 2021
CWS May Newsletter

Community Work Services Newsletter – May 2021 The May 2021 CWS Newsletter is available here. Read more about our work to address food insecurity, our partnership with Mount Auburn Hospital,

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May 3, 2021
CWS April 2021 Newsletter

Community Work Services Newsletter – April 2021 The April 2021 CWS Newsletter is available here. Read about our New Program, the HOPES Initiative; our partnership with Block by Block serving

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July 8, 2020
CWS Addressing Food Insecurity and Young Adult Homelessness in Boston-Area Communities

CWS’ recent Double Impact Initiative with Breaktime, a youth-led nonprofit and social enterprise, has a twofold purpose– to help young adult homeless acquire job skills and economic stability, and to create meals for first responders and food-insecure participants in Boston-area communities in crisis.

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March 27, 2020
CWS Response to the COVID-19 Crisis: Total Facilities Management Services

Employees of Community Work Services Total Facilities Management (TFM) division are providing essential services critical to the operations of state and federal facilities amid the current COVID-19 pandemic.

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October 22, 2019
Community Work Services Newsletter – October 2019

Community Work Services Newsletter – October 2019 The October 2019 CWS Newsletter is available here. Read more about Success Stories, the Power of Networking, upcoming job fairs, and the CWS

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October 1, 2019
Graduation Invitation – October 2019

Celebrating the accomplishments of our Participants and honoring our community partner Access to Recovery, a project of Advocates for Human Potential and the Bureau of Substance Addiction Services.

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Success Stories

Lives Changed Through CWS

June 26, 2025
Russell Smith

Russell is currently focused on obtaining permanent housing and exploring additional training opportunities.

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April 14, 2025
Kevin Fowler

Kevin is working hard to rebuild his life after incarceration by taking various training classes and courses.

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February 19, 2025
Heather Henderson

Heather secured a position with At Your Service Staffing, where she now applies her certification and training across a range of hospitality roles.

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December 30, 2024
Deline Leandre

Deline enrolled in the At Your Service - Hotel & Hospitality Training Program and earned a prestigious American Hotel & Hospitality Training Program.

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October 29, 2024
Hector

Hector is a recent graduate of our Apex Clean Energy Institute (ACEI) Training Program.

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August 2, 2024
Ross

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April 8, 2024
Roberto

Roberto is a recent graduate of the National Grid Energy Infrastructure Academy.

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February 21, 2024
Bony

After successfully completing JRT, Bony continues to serve as a participant worker providing translation assistance to our migrant participants.

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Lyanet Vasquez

“Being homeless is just not an excuse.”

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Danielle McInnis

“I felt like I needed more. I needed a push. I needed to build my career more. So, I decided to start something new. And CWS helped make it happen!”

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Donald Haynesworth

“I have a whole new life, a whole new energy. It’s a great feeling. CWS is allowing me to be the man I want to be, for me and for my child.”

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