http://www.greenforall.org Spotlight on People & Programs daily 1 2008-02-26T22:49:49Z http://www.greenforall.org/resources/oakland-green-jobs-corp-fights-poverty-pollution A pioneer in the green collar job movement, the Oakland Green Jobs Corps provides young adults from Oakland ’s poorest neighborhoods a path out of poverty and into careers in the green economy. Participants take classes in green construction techniques, solar installation, weatherization, electricity efficiency and general life skills and then are placed in 3-month on-the-job training apprenticeships. No publisher nica 2009-03-18T19:09:02Z Resource http://www.greenforall.org/resources/california-youth-energy-services Teenagers working with California Youth Energy Services are turning urban neighborhoods into greener, healthier places to live by offering residents simple energy-saving repairs and advice. No publisher Barbara Grady 2009-04-21T22:36:56Z Resource http://www.greenforall.org/resources/american-youthworks In Central Texas, where 36 percent of teens drop out of high school, American YouthWorks gives at-risk youth in Austin ’s poorest neighborhoods a second chance, offering hands-on training in green construction and conservation along with academic classes for a high school diploma. No publisher harris 2009-02-10T21:51:02Z Resource http://www.greenforall.org/resources/greencorps-chicago Greencorps Chicago Prepares Ex-Offenders For The Green Economy. As a program of the city government, Greencorps Chicago bridges the most economically-disadvantaged people with the nascent green economy of the region, by providing paid nine-month training programs in diverse environmental trades. No publisher harris 2008-10-14T21:55:00Z Resource http://www.greenforall.org/resources/bay-area-women-growing-green-businesses-creating Based in the San Francisco Bay Area, WAGES (Women’s Action to Gain Economic Security) works to build worker-owned green businesses that create healthy, dignified jobs for low-income immigrant women. Over the past decade, WAGES has built three successful green‑housecleaning cooperatives that have given hundreds of women the opportunity to become financially secure, gain business skills, and lead healthier, fuller lives. No publisher yingsun 2008-07-30T21:11:14Z Resource http://www.greenforall.org/resources/building-workplace-democracy-and-green-industry-in Green Worker Cooperatives has worked since 2003 to build worker-owned green industry across the South Bronx. In early 2008, after years of fundraising, education, and building ties with the local community, the organization opened its first cooperative: Rebuilder's Source, which collects and markets waste construction supplies for re-use. No publisher yingsun 2008-07-30T21:07:52Z Resource http://www.greenforall.org/resources/people-programs/urban-farmers-in-chicago Using the context of an organic agriculture venture, Growing Home’s mission is to foster life- and job-skill training in a transitional employment program for previously incarcerated, homeless, and low-income Chicagoans. No publisher ladan 2008-07-06T22:34:42Z Resource http://www.greenforall.org/resources/pre-apprenticeship-best-practices-best-results Seattle Vocational Institute Pre-apprenticeship Construction Training (PACT) helps to meet the demand for green-collar workers in the construction trades by preparing low-income people for family-wage career opportunities in commercial construction. SVI PACT has been working for 10 years to develop best practices for pre-apprenticeship. PACT graduates enter the apprenticeships for carpenters, ironworkers, electricians, plumbers, laborers, and 10 other construction trades. No publisher ladan 2008-05-28T18:17:56Z Resource http://www.greenforall.org/resources/cleaning-up-environmentally-and-economically Standing up for the rights of sanitation workers, the Teamsters Union is promoting recycling and other “green” initiatives that help the environment and create family wage jobs. By promoting curbside recycling, a wealth of new jobs are created as they often require extra pickups and additional people to sort and separate the waste. No publisher samk 2008-05-28T18:24:30Z Resource http://www.greenforall.org/resources/green-collar-workers-vital-to-washington-d.c. As the Nation's capitol, Washington DC is playing an important leadership role in advancing green jobs in America through the DC Green Collar Jobs Initiative, a cooperative effort among city government, for profit entities, non-profits, & academic institutions. Together, these actors are enacting policies that will create large demand for a variety of green-collar jobs and new markets for DC-area businesses. No publisher greenstork 2008-06-02T16:17:50Z Resource http://www.greenforall.org/resources/newark-neighborhood-revitalization-effort-trains The Lincoln Park Coast Cultural District (LPCCD) is a Community Development Corporation transforming a low-income neighborhood in Newark into an arts and cultural district. The arts and cultural district will include 300 "green" mixed-income housing units, music festivals, historic restoration projects and the Museum of African American Music. There will be over one-million square feet of development, including sixteen USGBC LEED Certified buildings and participation in the USGBC LEED-Neighborhood Development pilot program. No publisher nica 2008-04-01T21:29:34Z Resource http://www.greenforall.org/resources/chicago-a-green-collar-jobs-pioneer Mayor Richard Daley has declared his intention of transforming Chicago into the "the greenest city in America" - and green jobs are a key component of this effort. For the last 12 years, Chicago has administered a green-collar job training program called "GreenCorps Chicago." Over the course of 9 months, program participants - primarily ex-offenders - receive training in one of four separate tracks: landscaping and urban gardening; computer refurbishing and recycling; household hazardous waste handling; and home weatherization. While receiving training, participants give back by building community gardens or refurbishing computers for underprivileged residents. No publisher nica 2008-03-24T16:24:13Z Resource http://www.greenforall.org/resources/wilbur-wright-college-trains-workers-in-building Wilbur Wright College (one of the City Colleges of Chicago) developed, accredited, and, in the fall of 2006 began offering a six-course, 21-credit hour Occupational Certificate in Building Energy Technologies (BET). During curriculum development, learning objectives and topics were suggested by a focus group of professionals in the sustainable construction sectors (architects, energy engineers, organized labor, construction contractors, etc.) The intent was to address labor market needs identified within the booming green building field in the Chicagoland area. The initial target student population was incumbent workers in the construction industry and trades. This project was funded through grants from the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity. No publisher nica 2008-03-24T16:04:37Z Resource http://www.greenforall.org/resources/chicago-organizations-launch-green-collar-jobs The Chicagoland Green Collar Jobs Initiative was founded in September 2007 and is a collaboration of sustainable and educational organizations whose focuses include: workforce development, sustainable business initiatives, labor, environmental education and green building leaders. The founding groups are, LEED Council, Chicago Sustainable Business Alliance, Wilbur Wright College, Chicago Federation of Labor- Workers Assistance Committee, City of Chicago - Department of Environment, Delta Institute, Midwest Energy Efficiency Alliance, US Green Building Council - Chicago Chapter, BIG: Blacks in Green. Other organizations have joined this initiative as information about its activities have become more widespread. No publisher nica 2008-03-24T16:32:26Z Resource http://www.greenforall.org/resources/sustainable-south-bronx-green-jobs-not-jails Sustainable South Bronx connects poverty alleviation with the environment in ways that benefit both concerns. Their Bronx Environmental Stewardship Training program has successfully moved people from welfare into living wage green-collar jobs for 4 years, while SSBx concurrently advocates policies that fuel demand for those jobs. No publisher nica 2008-07-30T20:45:13Z Resource