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Van Spanos leaving Cambridge better than she found it

Posted by lynnsanders on June 19, 2014

After 45 years of community building, Spanos retiring from Just-A-Start CAMBRIDGE – For Evangeline “Van” Spanos, it has always been about building community. Ms. Spanos, who began working at Just-A-Start in 1969 as the community organization officer for the Wellington Harrington Neighborhood Renewal Program, said helping people achieve their dreams through education, training, and employment

Just-A-Start Board Member,

Biogen Idec and Just-A-Start Announce Program To Help Unemployed Teens

Posted by lynnsanders on June 23, 2014

CAMBRIDGE – Biogen Idec and Just-A-Start are collaborating on a program to address the problem of teenage unemployment during the summer in the Cambridge community. Biogen Idec has committed $18,000 to Just-A-Start to fund youth programming that will match a dozen teenagers between the age of 16 and 19 with job placements at local non-profit

BIOMEDICAL CAREERS PROGRAM,

JAS YouthBuild

Posted by lynnsanders on August 18, 2014

Program participants restore Temple grounds for a community garden and open space. Click here to read the article.

JAS YOUTHBUILD,

Housing and Biomedical Careers Working Together

Posted by lynnsanders on June 3, 2015

Helen Ekeh, a resident at JAS’s 402 Rindge Avenue, wanted to challenge herself and dreamed of succeeding in a career that seemed so far away. She worked as a Residential Counselor in a group home and although she liked it, ultimately she didn’t feel challenged. She left to raise her son and although the

Housing, BIOMEDICAL CAREERS PROGRAM,

Invest in JAS and Get a 50% Tax Credit

Posted by lynnsanders on April 9, 2015

JAS is Cambridge’s only nonprofit selected for Community Investment Tax Credit program A donation to Just-A-Start (JAS) this year will have a bigger impact than ever to JAS and to your wallet. Just-A-Start is the only nonprofit in Cambridge selected for the Community Investment Tax Credit (CITC) program, a Massachusetts program administered by the Department

Welcome our new Director of Development

Posted by lynnsanders on March 17, 2015

Please join is in welcoming Kathleen Ann Carney as our new director of development! She’ll be leading the expansion of our fundraising efforts and started on March 16, 2015. Kathleen has a long – and successful – track record of developing fundraising strategies and connecting with the community, and we’re happy to have her join our team. We have

Happy New Year!

Posted by lynnsanders on January 5, 2015

Cambridge rings in the New Year, by Peter Paul Payack. First featured in the Cambridge Chronicle. Happy New Year! Peter Paul Payack welcomed the New Year to Cambridge with this cartoon featuring our building at 402 Rindge Avenue. It’s a positive reminder that these buildings are symbolic of the city and that we have high

Community, Housing,

Celebrating Gordon Gottsche

Posted by lynnsanders on November 19, 2014

Just-A-Start supporters pause to recognize founder’s contributions to Cambridge and beyond. It was a ‘who’s who’ of people who love Cambridge: state senators and representatives past and present, city councilors and school committee members, dignitaries from the city’s corporate and educational institutions, neighbors, and youth. All came together on Friday, Nov. 14th to recognize the

JAS YOUTHBUILD AWARDED $1.1 MILLION GRANT

Posted by lynnsanders on August 14, 2014

CAMBRIDGE – Just-A-Start, the Cambridge-based economic development agency focused on creating opportunity, strengthening community, and improving lives, has been awarded a $1.1 million grant from the U.S. Department of Labor. The grant, spread over three years, will be used to support academic and occupational skills training for at-risk youth. “This provides a foundation of support

Housing Opportunity

Posted by lynnsanders on June 15, 2016

George Close Building 243 Broadway | Cambridge, MA 02139 The Wait List for the George Close Building is temporarily open! The George Close Building has federally subsidized studio, 1-, and 2-bedroom apartments. The wait list will be open from Tuesday, June 14 until Friday, July 8. All applications must be received or post-marked no later than

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