State-of-the-art culinary arts career training center in Boston for adults who are unemployed & under-employed, or transitioning off of public assistance.
NECAT Boston is a non-profit state of the art culinary arts career training center in the city's Newmarket District, for adults who are unemployed and under-employed, or transitioning off of public assistance ours is the training center of second chances.
We call it a "career" training center, rather than "job" training, because our students are learning work and life skills at a level that will position them to thrive and grow in the restaurant and food services industry.
Our inaugural class of 20 students launched in September 2013.
NECAT, founded by semi-retired retail and financial services executive Maarten Hemsley, was inspired by the legendary Bill Strickland's Manchester Bidwell Corp. in Pittsburgh, an organization credited with revolutionizing on a global scale job and career training for adults, especially previously troubled adults.
Richard Ward, a longtime civic leader in Boston and veteran administrator and executive in Eastern Massachusetts' non-profit and philanthropic sectors, is executive director of NECAT Boston.
In 2014 NECAT Boston will launch a medical tech career training program, and an after school youth-oriented arts program.
Address & Contact
- Street:
- 23 Bradston St
- City:
- Boston
- State:
- MA
- Zip:
- 02118
- Phone:
- (617) 442-3600
- Website:
- http://ne-cat.org
- Category:
- Education