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Founded in 1877, CWS helps people who face barriers to work obtain employment and achieve self-sufficiency through innovative job training, placement and support services.

Fedcap Awarded £233 Million
(US $330 Million) To Deliver UK Government’s Back to Work Scheme
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The Fedcap Group Released
FY2021 First-half Financial and Programmatic Results
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Announcing the launch of iWork!™— a clarion call for giving everyone a fair shot at getting ahead with a good job
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Double Impact Initiative Addresses Food Insecurity and Young Adult Homelessness in the Boston Area
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Thank you, Sponsors!
Double Impact Virtual Gala a Success!
There are far too many young people on the brink of homelessness.
Double Impact is changing that by teaching them advanced culinary skills
to enter the food industry.

The meals they prepare during training help feed Boston's most vulnerable.
Your support helps us continue our mission.

We thank our sponsors including Bullhorn Inc., Eaton Memorial Fund, and Marble Harbor Investment Counsel.
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CWS Response to the
COVID-19 Crisis: Total Facilities Management Services
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Our Programs provide a mix of classroom learning and hands-on training to help participants develop technical and interpersonal skills to become successful in today’s competitive job market.

Building Careers

Our Career Design School provides participants with immersive, skills-based learning in a number of high-growth sectors, allowing them to explore, train and thrive in a new career.

Empowering the Workforce

We work in close partnership with employers to deliver training programs that focus on helping those with developmental disabilities build in-demand skills for the workplace.

Jump-Starting Opportunity

We connect skilled workers with employer partners to help fill critical staffing gaps and bring a wealth of knowledge and experience to the workplace.

Ongoing Support

Case managers help participants develop short- and long-term employment goals and provide ongoing post-placement services, legal assistance and counseling.

Informational Sessions: 1:00 PM, Every Wed. 174 Portland St #2, Boston, MA 02114

Our Story

CWS was founded over 140 years ago by Annie Adams Fields in Boston to improve the lives of the city’s poor.

Ms. Fields believed that access to high-quality education and employment opportunities was the most critical way she could improve the lives of those in poverty. She sought to apply business principles and efficiency to this mission.

Since then, CWS has stayed true to the mission set by our founders, while also expanding the scope of our programs and widening the range of the populations and geography we serve.

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What’s New

CWS May Newsletter

June 14, 2021

Community Work Services Newsletter – May 2020 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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CWS April 2021 Newsletter

May 3, 2021

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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174 Portland St #2, Boston, MA 02114
(617) 720-2233
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