THE REVERE ADVOCATE – FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 2021 Page 11 Revere Works coalition awarded $100K by Urban Agenda Grant Program T he Revere Works coalition, which is led by The Neighborhood Developers (TND), was awarded $100,000 by the Executive Office of Housing and Economic Development through the Urban Agenda Grant Program. The funded project’s main goal is to build a continuum of soft skills, computer literacy and computer skills training programs. It will leverage in-kind support from the City of Revere, laptop lending libraries housed at the Revere Community School and TND and funding from Massachusetts General Hospital and the Massachusetts Health Policy Commission. This grant is the third awarded to Revere Works through the Urban Agenda Grant Program, which helped seed the coalition of City departments, workforce training agencies, and educational providers serving Revere residents through coordinated workforce development planning and programming and employer and community engagement. Before the COVID-19 pandemic, programing was focused on building the skills needed for employment in the travel and hospitality sector, and has since shifted to accommodate the new, post-pandemic demands of the workforce. COVID-19 has accelerated the move to virtual hiring platforms, which require job seekers to be computer literate and possess basic English skills – a signifi cant hurdle for the more than 25% of Revere residents who do not speak English fl uently. Revere Works will build new bridges between organizations to formalize client referrals from one provider to another, and subsequently into jobs. For instance, job seekers who aren’t eligible for the IT job training program of Moroccan American Connections in Revere (MACIR) will be referred to ESOL, computer literacy or soft skills trainings to better prepare them for future enrollment. After completing these trainings, the job seekers would be referred back to MACIR. Additionally, job seekers could enroll in TND’s construction and building maintenance pre-apprenticeship program or other advanced training opportunities. The training continuum includes: • Women Encouraging Empowerment’s ESOL, English and job training classes • Revere Community Schools’ advanced ESOL and computer skills classes • MACIR’s Tech Support Job Program and soft skills training, including internships and IT job placement • TND/CONNECT’s soft skills training and one-on-one fi nancial coaching • A formalized referral system to move participants along the workforce development continuum The Revere Works coalition includes Women Encouraging Empowerment, Revere Community Schools, MACIR, TND/ CONNECT, the Massachusetts General Hospital Center for Community Health Improvement, and the City of Revere. The City of Revere has recently developed a Revere Works website that serves as a central hub for job seekers and employers. The website can be found at https://www.revere.org/revere-works. Scammers targeting WhatsApp U sers of the popular app WhatsApp (a free messaging and phone app that allows users across the globe to text and call their loved ones) should be aware of a scam that has been making the rounds again. Here is some information from a similar 2017 WhatsApp scam. The scammers are claiming this person is in danger and is asking their contacts for money. PLEASE DO NOT SEND THEM MONEY. If you or someone you know has been hacked, please go to the FTC website in English and Spanish to report the scam or call 1-877-382-4357. Remember: Do NOT open links or messages from people you don't know. Block the sender so they can no longer message or call you through the app. You can also report the user as spam. Please go to the FTC website in English and Spanish to report the scam or call 1-877382-4357. Los usuarios de la popular aplicación WhatsApp (una aplicación gratuita de mensajería y telefonía que permite a los usuarios de todo el mundo enviar mensajes de texto y llamar a sus seres queridos) deberían estar al tanto de una estafa que ha vuelto a hacer acto de presencia. Aquí hay información de una estafa similar de WhatsApp de 2017. Los estafadores afi rman que esta persona está en peligro y pide dinero a sus contactos. POR FAVOR, NO LES ENVÍES DINERO. Si usted o alguien que conoce ha sido hackeado, por favor vaya al sitio web de la FTC en inglés y español para reportar la estafa o llame al 1-877382-4357. Recuerda: NO abras enlaces o mensajes de personas que no conoces. Bloquea al remitente para que no pueda enviarte mensajes ni llamarte a través de la aplicación. También puedes denunciar al usuario como spam. Dirígete a la página web de la FTC en inglés y español para denunciar la estafa o llama al 1-877-382-4357.
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