Unfortunately for many Bancroft employees, they can't afford to relocate to where the new jobs are, or they don't have a car to drive there. Aside from supporting families here in the Concord area, many also send money to family in their homelands. Ellen Kenny, the multicultural coordinator who is also being laid off, has taken it upon herself to help employees find new jobs. She has been collecting applications, helping workers fill them out and bombarding potential employers with glowing reviews every time someone goes for an interview. The challenge is to find decent jobs.
Some people are hard to place because of transportation issues and language issues.
Kenny said some companies are receptive to hiring Bancroft employees regardless of the language barrier. One such place is the Marriott. Kenny knew three women from Togo who would be perfect employees for the Marriot. There's a lot of translating between the women, said Kenny, but they make a great team. The Marriott offered them the job, but the women could not take it because their schedules conflicted with child-care arrangements.