Special Funding for Workers Affected by Local Layoffs

Were you laid off from any of the companies below?

If yes, you may be eligible for grant-funded skills training.

Metro Central Grant
  • Act Electronics
  • Altrus Pharmaceuticals
  • Bose Electronics (including contractors from staffing agencies)
  • DHL
  • EMC (including contractors from staffing agencies)
  • Sepracor
  • Snap-on Incorporated
  • Staples
  • Taylor Corporation
AJ Wright Grant
  • AJ Wright & Concord Buying Group for AJ Wright Division
Unilever +7 Grant
  • Biogen/IDEC (including contractors from Veritude & Kelly Services)
  • Commercial Sheet Metal (including contractors from J Gustafson Associates)
  • Covidien (including contractors from Kelly Services/Quincy & Total Technical Services/Waltham)
  • Henkel (including contractors from Aerotek/Braintree & Randstad/Boston)
  • ITT (Fiber Innovations)
  • International Power of America
  • Reveal Imaging Technologies
  • Unilever (aka Breyers/Conopco)
Science, Health & Technology NEG
  • Gemini Industries
  • Hanscom's Electronic Systems Center
  • IAP Worldwide Services, LLD
  • Oasis Systems
  • Odyssey Systems Consulting Group
  • PESystems Inc.
  • Quantech Services
  • Sumaria Systems
Other
  • Debbie's Staffing
  • Sonoco
  • Solo Cup

To qualify, your layoff date must meet federal guidelines for each specific company.

The state has received special funding to assist people recently laid-off from these companies. You may be eligible for skills training and/or enhanced services from one of the Career Coaches at The Career Place. Some of the enhanced services include:
  • Career Coaching
  • Skills Training
  • Job Development
  • Microsoft Office Training
  • Interview Coaching
  • and more...

For more information, please call Gislene Hart: 781.932.5547.