http://www.greenforall.org daily 1 2008-02-18T17:27:41Z http://www.greenforall.org/resources/reports-research/wap This document offers a basic understanding of the U.S. Department of Energy’s Weatherization Assistance Program and guidance on how to produce the best results possible. No publisher yvonne recovery 2009-10-15T17:00:44Z Resource http://www.greenforall.org/resources/reports-research/sep This document offers a basic understanding of the U.S. Department of Energy’s State Energy Program and guidance on how to produce the best results possible. No publisher yvonne recovery 2009-10-15T14:39:58Z Resource http://www.greenforall.org/resources/boxer-kerry-summary-10-07-09 On September 30th, Senators John Kerry (MA) and Barbara Boxer (CA) introduced the Clean Energy Jobs and American Power Act. Following the passage of the American Clean Energy and Security Act (ACES) by the House of Representatives in June, this is an important next step in crafting strong climate and energy legislation that can kick-start our struggling economy, creating clean energy jobs and putting American industries at the global forefront of the burgeoning clean energy sector. This is a summary of some of the major provisions in the Kerry-Boxer discussion draft. No publisher ada 2009-11-04T21:21:33Z Resource http://www.greenforall.org/resources/breaking-innovative-partnership-agreement-in-portland-guarantees-expanded-job-opportunity-and-standards-for-thousands-of-clean-energy-jobs On September 30, 2009, the Portland City Council passed a resolution endorsing a groundbreaking Community Workforce Agreement that will lead to the creation of thousands of good jobs in the clean-energy economy for low-income workers. Green For All is proud to have partnered with the City of Portland to craft this landmark agreement, which serves as a model for the nation. No publisher ada 2009-10-23T16:09:24Z Resource http://www.greenforall.org/resources/people-programs/jfynetworks Since 1976, JFYNetWorks has helped more than 50,000 youth and adults throughout the state of Massachusetts earn high school credentials, acquire marketable job skills, and find career-ladder employment in growth industries. The community-based organization targets out-of school youth, career changers, immigrants, and the underemployed. No publisher yvonne 2009-09-23T17:55:29Z Resource http://www.greenforall.org/resources/reports-research/understanding-the-competitive-grants-for-green-jobs-training Green For All has prepared a pamphlet about the U.S. Department of Labor's $500 million in Competitive Grants for Green Jobs Training, which are new under the Recovery Act. The pamphlet is meant as a resource for policy advocates, policy makers, employers, individuals, and applicants. It includes key information about each grant program, recommendations for how grantees can best implement these grants, and tips for writing grant proposals. No publisher ladan recovery 2009-10-15T05:50:39Z Resource http://www.greenforall.org/resources/people-programs/louisiana-green-corps Since its inception in 2008, the Louisiana Green Corps has graduated 68 court-involved youth from its green jobs training programs, with another 100 now in various stages of training. The LA Green Corps educates youth aged 17-24 in green construction, weatherizing homes, material deconstruction and reuse, and energy-saving techniques. No publisher yvonne 2009-08-17T15:55:25Z Resource http://www.greenforall.org/what-we-do/capital-access-program/business-guide-to-the-recovery The purpose of this guide is to help businesses and nonprofits navigate the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA). While the federal government has shown great initiative in passing ARRA, it is the private sector that will sustain our economic stability. This guide identifies opportunities to leverage ARRA investments to bring the green economy to scale, both nationally and in America’s most vulnerable communities. No publisher nick_flores recovery 2009-10-15T05:48:31Z Resource http://www.greenforall.org/resources/people-programs/on-the-front-line-in-fight-against-dirty-energy-veterans-green-jobs Regardless of their position on the two Gulf Wars, most Americans recognize that our Veterans fought a war over energy. This fact is not lost on Veterans Green Jobs, a new kind of veterans service organization comprised of both veterans and civilians who share a larger mission of ensuring that the American heroes who have fought the front lines of our wars over energy are on the front lines of reducing our nation’s dependence on dirty energy. No publisher Ladan Sobhani 2009-07-09T18:54:51Z Resource http://www.greenforall.org/resources/green-prosperity/green-prosperity "Green Prosperity: How Clean-Energy Policies Can Fight Poverty and Raise Living Standards in the United States", is a new report from the Political Economy Research Institute at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst (PERI), commissioned by Green For All and NRDC. No publisher harris 2009-06-23T18:15:24Z Resource http://www.greenforall.org/resources/eecbg-pamphlet A guide to understanding the Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant Program. No publisher josh recovery 2009-10-15T20:57:04Z Resource http://www.greenforall.org/what-we-do/building-a-movement/community-of-practice/resources-for-training-programs This guide includes a short list of federal discretionary funding resources (mostly that existed before the Recovery Act) that may support a diverse array of services and activities for participants in green jobs training programs. This list is not meant to be exhaustive but to encourage broad and creative thinking about strategic planning for the financing and sustainability of green pathway out of poverty programs. No publisher ladan Community of Practice 2009-10-15T16:33:53Z Resource http://www.greenforall.org/what-we-do/building-a-movement/community-of-practice/green-pathways-out-of-poverty-workforce-development-initiatives Workforce development practitioners face a set of common questions about services, partnerships, curriculum, certifications, links to employers, funding and measuring their results. Green For All convened a working group of training providers focused on providing green pathways out of poverty to start developing answers to these shared questions. This document is a product of that convening and identifies five keys to success for green workforce development. These keys, when combined with effective leadership and staff, help these programs serve the workers the programs train, the businesses and industry they support, and the environment they aim to protect. No publisher ladan Community of Practice 2009-06-10T17:31:36Z Resource http://www.greenforall.org/resources/green-jobs-green-homes-new-york A new report from the Center for American Progress, the Center for Working Families, and Half in Ten shows how innovative public policy can transform the market for home energy efficiency, create tens of thousands of new clean-energy jobs, and leverage billions in private capital to revitalize the housing sector. No publisher harris 2009-05-26T23:07:15Z Resource http://www.greenforall.org/resources/green-cities-a-living-cities-report "Green Cities: How Urban Sustainability Efforts Can and Must Drive America's Climate Change Policies." This report is an effort by Living Cities to showcase and support the innovative ways in which cities are creating an equitable green economy. No publisher elizabeth 2009-05-26T23:30:36Z Resource