About
Goals of the Worcester Green Jobs Coalition:
- Connect youth and people who need jobs with those who can offer them.
- Promote jobs that stimulate us, our community, and our economy.
- Engage with businesses and city departments, city works.
- Connect ideas and passion with green ($ and others) resources.
- Build a stronger healthier community.
- Do education, outreach and engagement with grassroots.
- Facilitating green business creation and development.
- Don’t discriminate on race, age, CORI, gender, ability, class, neighborhood preference, sexuality.
Groups somehow involved in the Coalition so far:
- Worcester Roots Project, Youth In Charge and Toxic Soil Busters
- Regional Environmental Council and their YouthGROW program
- Ex-prisoners and Prisoners Organizing for Community Advancement (EPOCA)
- EMPOWER Energy Co-op
- Pernet Family Health
- Clark Sustainability Initiative
- Stone Soup
- Clean Water Action
- Summer of Solutions
- Worcester Energy Barnraisers<.a>
- Worcester Community Housing Resources
- Worcester Youth Center
- City of Worcester, Executive Office of Economic, Neighborhood & Workforce Development
- Neighbor to Neighbor
- Mosaic Cultural Complex
- Worcester State College Department of Georgraphy and Earth Science
- Worcester Community Action Council
- Urban Farmers Agricultural Academy
- Workforce Central
- Bonds Development
- Lutheran Refugee and Immigrant Services
- Worcester Housing Energy and Community
- Worcester Anti-Foreclosure Team
- Neighborworks Homeownership Center
- Habitat for Humanity ReStore