A sea of Bunker Hill Community College (BHCC) graduates gathered beneath the commencement tent this spring as president Pam Eddinger offered a frank farewell: “While life can be harsh, it is also limitless and ever-renewing….I have learned to hope and believe, from...
In the competitive US hotel industry, the majority of front desk clerks and housekeepers are not making a living wage, and the majority of hotels suffer from high staff turnover. In Boston, a group of innovative organizations has come together to break this cycle and...
TPC members Judy Monahan and Ruth Ferguson traveled to BEST’s Roxbury location to conduct mock job interviews for a small group of students in the Job Seeker Program. These students were in the final days of an intensive training program for the service industry,...
The mission of BEST Hospitality Training is to provide individuals with the education, skills and training to excel in the hospitality industry and in their personal lives. The two Commonwealth Corps members serving at BEST, Alexis Kubana and Cheryl Holmes, are...
Erin Rodat-Savla met with Joan Abbot, Assistant Director of BEST Hospitality Training to learn more about the organization behind the concept of “Good Jobs. Better Lives.” Founded in 2006, Boston Education, Skills & Training (BEST) focuses on workforce development...
Hadia Diallo of South Boston enrolled at Quincy Junior College after high school. To afford tuition, she worked – as a teacher’s assistant at a local after-school program, a visitor’s experience associate at the Boston Children’s Museum, and a security officer – which...
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