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Call for Volunteers: Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA)

Posted by lynnsanders on January 3, 2017

Volunteer Opportunity: Just-A-Start Corporation is looking for volunteers to assist with a Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) site. Preparers will become certified through the IRS to prepare tax returns for low and moderate income families. Our site will operate at 402 Rindge Ave, preparing returns for Just-A-Start residents and training program students, as well as

Update on Fire Response and Relief Efforts

Posted by lynnsanders on December 14, 2016

All of us at Just-A-Start are very grateful to everyone who reached out and provided support to the individuals and families who lost their homes in last week’s fire. The collaborative response to the fire on Berkshire and York Streets from the City of Cambridge, partner agencies, and the greater Cambridge community has been astounding.

Cambridge Fire and JAS on WBUR

Posted by lynnsanders on December 9, 2016

Yesterday, Deborah Ruhe, our Executive director, was interviewed by WBUR’s Meghna Chakrabarti about the fire on December 3rd, its impact on our residents and the East Cambridge community, and housing affordability in the neighborhood. Listen to the conversation here: http://www.wbur.org/radioboston/2016/12/08/housing-cambridge-fire

Would you like to support Just-A-Start as we respond to the St. Patrick’s Place Fire?

Posted by lynnsanders on December 7, 2016

HOW CAN YOU HELP? As many of you know, Just-A-Start (JAS) owns St. Patrick’s Place, the former church and surrounding buildings on York Street: # 50, 40, 30, and 26 York Street. These buildings are affordable homes for 32 families, many of whom lost everything in the devastating fire on December 3. The buildings that

Berkshire and York Streets Fire

Posted by lynnsanders on December 5, 2016

On Saturday, December 3, 2016, a 10-alarm fire raged through the Berkshire and York Streets neighborhood in East Cambridge. Among the buildings that sustained significant damage was St. Patrick’s Place at 50 and 40 York Street, owned by Just-A-Start (JAS), home to over 50 individuals and families living in the affordable apartments in the former

Join Shade Shelter Celebration in Chelsea Community Garden

Posted by lynnsanders on October 12, 2016

On October 28th 10 am, Chelsea Community Garden celebrates JAS/YouthBuild Shade Shelter Ribbon Cutting. Everyone is welcome! Take time to congratulate and support our terrific youth workers from Chelsea. Check for more details at http://chelseacommunitygarden.weebly.com/shade-shelter-celebration.html

Join us for Pathways to Paydays Event!

Posted by lynnsanders on September 28, 2016

Antoinette Basualdo-Delmonico, JAS’s Evaluation Manager, will be a panelist during Pathways to Paydays: Perspectives on the Future of Upward Employment Mobility in Boston. This event is on September 30th from 2:00 pm to 5:00 pm and is sponsored by Deloitte Boston as a part of HUBWeek, a creative festival that celebrates innovation at the intersection

JAS Celebrates 2016 YouthBuild Graduation

Posted by lynnsanders on September 19, 2016

On August 25th, we celebrated the graduation of twelve young adults from the JAS YouthBuild program at an intimate ceremony at the Wyndham Hotel in Chelsea. Friends and family joined JAS staff to recognize the accomplishments of these young people earning their HiSET Certificate or High School Diploma. JAS Director of Education and Training, Gina Plata, opened

Deborah Ruhe Featured on CCTV

Posted by lynnsanders on August 11, 2016

JAS’s Executive Director, Deborah Ruhe, was featured on Cambridge Community Television’s (CCTV) Not for Nothin’ program with CCTV Executive Director, Susan Fleischmann. Deborah and Susan discuss JAS’s history, affordable housing in Cambridge, and where JAS is today after 48 years.

Community, 2016, EXECUTIVE TEAM, Just-A-Start Board Member,

Life Sciences Center awards $46K grant to Cambridge’s Just-A-Start

Posted by lynnsanders on May 5, 2014

The Massachusetts Life Sciences Center has awarded a $46,000 capital grant to Cambridge-based Just-A-Start to support the organization’s Biomedical Careers Program. The funds will be used to purchase a bioreactor, autoclave, and support tools including computer, camera, and monitor equipment and accessories. The grant also provides management and staff with training for using the new

BIOMEDICAL CAREERS PROGRAM,

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