Broke Not Broken

African American male employment increased last month. Shaun Wilcox is nearing 40. He hopes to inch this employment statistic higher.

Volunteers decked Sunday’s Bread tables at the Church of St. John the Evangelist, Sunday Dec. 9. The volunteers prepared a meal of meatloaf. salad and chocolate chip cookies, offering healthy food with a bit of indulgence.

The people who man the Project Bread Food Source Hotline encounter the tough economy daily. Hotline counselors connect hungry Massachusetts residents with food.

Cardrienne Turner spent more than a year job hunting. She used several employment placement programs and technical skills programs to get her back on track.