BOOT Program: A Workforce Development Program

About Midtown’s Building Ongoing Opportunities Team

Midtown Community Benefits District is dedicated to expanding its ability to support the communities it serves in ways that create positive change. Through the multiple services that Midtown provides, candidates receive exposure to an array of core operational services and community projects. Midtown’s cohort of partner organizations provide multiple candidates for Midtown to engage with.

Once onboarded, team members serve on the field operations team to support their learning of the necessary skills to secure meaningful employment. While Midtown provides the service and project training necessary, our partner organizations provide wrap around services that aid the members in each facet of their life. With professional and personal support, team members are supported in a way that ensures they experience success during and after their time in the Midtown program.

Growth and Impact:

  • Increased staffing levels since August 2022 by 300%

  • Served 30 team members since the onboarding of program

  • Graduated 14 team members to Full Time work (graduation rate of 46%)

  • Staffing provided additional 8,749 hours of operational service to the district

Operational Training and Skills Learned:

  • Manual broom and dustpan cleaning

  • Graffiti removal

  • Hazardous waste removal

  • Workflow management system application


2024 Growth Plan:

  • Applying for Maryland State EARN Program

  • Rebranding Midtown’s WFD Program (BOOT Program) Building Ongoing Opportunities Team

  • Creating Community Service Program ”Workforce Blitz Team” 

Hours of Service Per Week:

Program Partners:

  • Load packer operation

  • Bulk trash removal

  • Power washing

  • Landscaping

  • Tree pruning

  • Event support

  • Leaf management services