More and more frum “out of town” communities are offering housing, education and job incentives to attract families.Meet some of today’s friendly recruiters
Seattle and then New York. When we came to visit my brother-in-law in South Bend, we saw it checked all our boxes. Seven weeks later, we moved here.
I’m a good schmoozer! I’d had a business selling specialty coffees, and I had reached out to the business world for contacts. It was a natural progression to connect the frum community here to the business world. I stepped into this role helping others find parnassah in South Bend, and now it’s my full-time job, funded by the community. Every day is different. I meet with local business owners, speak to families who are considering relocating, and network with politicians. It never hurts to be connected — with those connections, for example, we got increased police coverage after the shooting in Pittsburgh.
An extremely low cost of living, an extremely hot and active job market that works with shomer Shabbos schedules, and the state tuition voucher system, which pays for the majority of tuition. In fact, they recently raised the cap for this program, so even people who earn a significant amount of money can benefit from it.
Anyone, particularly young professionals. A dollar goes a lot further here, so it makes sense for young families.
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