Working Places

Our hearts are heavy as we contemplate the senseless violence that took place on Wednesday in Lewiston, Maine. We send strength to everyone in the Lewiston community and Maine, including our colleagues on the Lewiston-Auburn Working Communities Challenge team.

Quality, affordable, and available child care remains an issue across New England. Fitchburg’s Local Leaders for Equitable Local Economies (LELE) team joined with city officials and Massachusetts state legislators, to celebrate its child care entrepreneur training program.

The program is designed to help residents navigate the licensing process to expand access to child care in Fitchburg and surrounding areas. LELE, part of the Boston Fed’s Working Places community development program, aims to support leaders who are working to make local economies more inclusive. Read more from the Sentinel & Enterprise: https://bit.ly/3KIjPJn

You can also read more about the program here: https://bit.ly/3KEy8i9

Group celebrates training for entrepreneurs FITCHBURG — The local Leaders for Equitable Local Economies (LELE) team joined with city officials and state legislators, among others, to celebrate the positive impact of their childcare entrepren…