Community Resource Fair & Community Job Fair
These events are CORI-Friendly. All are welcome!
Hosted by the City of Boston’s Project Opportunity and MassHire Downtown Boston
Make an appointment with a volunteer lawyer from Project Opportunity’s partner, Lawyers Clearinghouse, to review the possibilities for sealing or expunging your CORI. Filing costs associated with sealing or expungement will be covered by Project Opportunity. Click here to get started.
INFO SESSION: CORI Sealing/Expungement Clinic: Tuesday, May 3, 6 – 7pm. This virtual event is free and open to the public. Register here.
PROJECT OPPORTUNITY PANEL- The CORI Effect: Racial Disparities & Real Solutions, Tuesday, May 24, 6 – 7:30pm. This virtual event is free and open to the public. Register here. Panel Speakers include:
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Crispin Birnbaum, Access to Justice Fellow, Lawyers Clearinghouse
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Ventura Dennis, Staff Attorney, CORI & Re-Entry Project, Greater Boston Legal Services
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Frank Farrow, Executive Director, Mayor’s Office for Black Male Advancement
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Dr. Rufus J. Faulk, Senior Policy Advisor to Mayor Wu
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Davo Jefferson, Executive Director, PowerCorpsBOS
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Taron Tibbs, Program Director, STRIVE Boston
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Evelyn Velasquez, Case Manager/Employment Specialist STRIVE Boston
MassHire Downtown Boston is a great resource to help you with your job search. We offer:
• Workshops to help you with your job search
• One-on-one coaching
• Newsletter sign up so you can stay current on our events
• The Talent Match Portal which allows you to get customized job leads sent directly to your email
Virtual Education Resource Fair | May 18 @ 5:00 – 7:00 PM
Participating employers include:
- Action for Boston Community Development Inc
- Building Pathways
- Ben Franklin Institute of Technology
- Community Servings
- Community Work Services
- Dress for Success
- HEART Consortium
- JVS Adult Diploma Pathway
- JVS Bridges to College & Careers
- Massasoit Diesel/Technology Reentry Program
- MassEdCO – Boston Education and Career Planning Center
- NECAT- New England Culinary Arts Training
- Per Scholas
- Project Place
- Urban League of Eastern Massachusetts
Community Job Fair | May 25 @ 5:00 – 7:00 PM
Participating employers include:
For information to help you prepare and get the most out of the Virtual Community Job Fair, click here!
The Resume Submission Form will open on May 25 at 7:30PM. Click HERE to submit your resume to the employers above.
The deadline for submitting your resume is Monday, May 30 @ 5:00PM.
Project Opportunity Partners
Project Opportunity is a collaboration of the following City of Boston departments:
The CORI-Friendly Job Training and Education Resource Fair is made possible in partnership with the following organizations:
