Green Job StoriesGreen Job StoriesWhat other people are doingWhat other people are doing

across America?across America?

What is a green job?What is a green job?““Blue collar employment that has been Blue collar employment that has been upgraded to better respect the environment.”upgraded to better respect the environment.”““Family-supporting, career-track, vocational Family-supporting, career-track, vocational or trade level environmentally friendly fields.”or trade level environmentally friendly fields.”

From From Green Collar Jobs Green Collar Jobs by Van Jonesby Van Jones

National National Leader Leader Van JonesVan JonesFounder of the Ella Baker Founder of the Ella Baker Center and Green for AllCenter and Green for AllAuthor of Author of The Green The Green Collar EconomyCollar EconomySpecial White House Special White House Adviser on Green JobsAdviser on Green JobsSenior Fellow with the Senior Fellow with the Center for American Center for American ProgressProgressYale Law GraduateYale Law GraduateTireless AdvocateTireless Advocate

Guiding Principles from Guiding Principles from from Van Jonesfrom Van JonesEqual protection for allEqual protection for allEqual opportunity for allEqual opportunity for allReverence for all creationReverence for all creation

Success StoriesSuccess StoriesOakland Green Job CorpsOakland Green Job CorpsRichmond BuildRichmond BuildBaltimore Second ChanceBaltimore Second ChanceThe New Apollo Alliance ProjectThe New Apollo Alliance ProjectChicago Center for Urban TransformationChicago Center for Urban TransformationAlameda Computer Resource CenterAlameda Computer Resource CenterOther PossibilitiesOther Possibilities

Oakland Green Job Corps:Oakland Green Job Corps:An Ella Baker Center An Ella Baker Center ProjectProjectJob training and employment pipeline for low Job training and employment pipeline for low income adultsincome adultsTrains people for careers in the San Francisco Trains people for careers in the San Francisco Bay AreaBay AreaFocuses on most vibrant green industry areas Focuses on most vibrant green industry areas including energy efficiency, green construction including energy efficiency, green construction and solarand solarInvolves recruitment, pre-education training, Involves recruitment, pre-education training, green skills training and placementgreen skills training and placement

Richmond Build

Richmond Build (cont.)

Construction skills & solar installationEmployment & career opportunities to reduce neighborhood violencePublic/private partnershipsTen week intensive training with hands-on job training experiencePartners with CDGB to install solar in low income apartment complexes90% placement and average wage of 18.33%

Voices from Richmond Build

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eAx6ZDJZkNk

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Baltimore Second Chance

Rescues wood, metal, plaster from old homes to re-use and re-purpose

Deconstruction process

Architectural salvage

Craftsman training

Second chance for people and buildings

The New Apollo Alliance Project

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9rAPmNdFJ70

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Chicago Center for Urban Transformation

Began in an area with 43.8% below the poverty level

17% vacant housing stock

High crime rate

Created the Englewood project

The Englewood Project: Growing HomeOrganic agriculture farm

Job training for hard to employ

Urban farming

Farmer’s market to sell produce

Focus on training and placement of hard to employ people

Alameda County ComputerResource Center

Electronics recycling centerRefurbish electronics for re-useRecycle unusable itemsDonate some computers to schools

and the disadvantaged

Other Possibilities

Energy auditing, weatherization and retrofitting

Native and drought resistant plants

Natural Restoration work and tree planting

How does this relate to West Ocala?

High unemploymentCommunity interest in green jobsAbility to lead the county in green jobsCommitted partnersPerfect storm in West Ocala is creating the environment for business development

The Perfect Storm

Enterprise Zone

SR40 Overlay

Community Gardens

New Markets Tax Credits

West Ocala Green Jobs Coalition

West OcalaCommunity Revitalization

Our Green Vision for West Ocala

Develop a core leadership group

Conduct wide spread community education

Identify best training and job opportunities

Start pilot – weatherization and retrofitting with training funded by Workforce Connection and conducted by CFCC

Build other training programs to meet needs

Create eco-entrepreneurs

Create win-win solutions

Call to Action

Jerone Gamble, CFCC and Chair of the West Ocala Green Jobs

Coalition

The Noah Model

The seas are turbulentWe need to save as many people and species as possibleWe need to make space for everyone on the boatWe need strong leaders to lead the way through this crisis