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  • When Green Infrastructure Is an Anti-Poverty Strategy

    July 08, 2019 |

    Next City |

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    Response Location: United States, Portland, Oregon

    In many low-income neighborhoods, new green infrastructure elements and green spaces signal the beginnings of gentrification. A coalition in one of the most ethnically diverse neighborhoods in Portland, Oregon is drawing on grassroots leadership, leadership development and job training programs, and culturally-specific green infrastructure construction to fight displacement and ensure that the current residents can benefit from the sustainability and livability improvements they make to their neighborhood.

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  • At Work, Expertise Is Falling Out of Favor

    July 01, 2019 |

    The Atlantic |

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    Response Location: United States, San Diego, California

    The Navy has implemented a growing technique in employment practices - called "minimal manning" - that requires employees to be quick, problem-solving jacks of all trades rather than experts in one particular area. The American workforce has shifted to adopt the expectation that employees should be able to jump from one role to another, therefore requiring fewer workers overall. The 40-person crew on the Navy's Littoral Combat Ships (LCS) rotates positions and is about one fifth of the size of a traditional crew.

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  • Investing in success: Maine Blue Collar Scholarship Foundation looks to expand

    June 28, 2019 |

    WGME-TV |

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    Response Location: United States, Gorham, Maine

    Scholarships and grants can help students who are looking to being their careers after high school to succeed. In Maine, the Maine Blue Collar Scholar Fund provides financial support to high school graduates who wish to start their own businesses or pursue a career in the trades. The program encourages entrepreneurship and is currently seeking to expand its support to teachers interested in learning more about local internships and apprenticeships for their students.

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  • A City in Need of a Solution

    June 27, 2019 |

    Eugene Weekly |

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    Response Location: United States, Eugene, Oregon

    Homelessness is a serious issue in any state, but outlined in this article are 3 unique approaches in 3 different states that have proven successful. Albuquerque, New Mexico, Orlando, Florida, and Detroit, Michigan have all figured out effective plans to get people off the streets. Solutions range from actually giving homeless people permanent housing to designing a 90 day action plan with them to get them back on their feet to offering a quick and easy way to make some money for food or a night at a hotel.

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  • After pipeline feud, Virginia nonprofit aims to reunite community with solar

    June 20, 2019 |

    Energy News Network |

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    Response Location: United States, Union Hill, Virginia

    A small town in Virginia has been divided over whether or not they should allow a compressor station to be built, so to help mend this rift, a local non-profit brought community members together for a weeklong solar boot camp. The nonprofit, which marries "green workforce development and environmental justice," used grant-funding to offer a cross-section of community members training that gives them the means to pursue careers in solar employment.

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  • For-profit philanthropy: Portland labor supply business expanding to other states

    June 20, 2019 |

    WGME-TV |

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    Response Location: United States, Portland, Maine

    A company in Portland, Maine works to "dignify temp-work" through the employment of former convicts, addicts, and other individuals in rough transitional phases of life. The company operates as a for-profit business working for social good and facilitates a daily meeting for workers to check in with each other and form a supportive community.

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  • 'It has transformed my life': the restaurant where all staff have a disability

    June 10, 2019 |

    The Guardian |

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    Response Location: Spain, Jerez de la Frontera, Andalusia

    A haute cuisine restaurant in the Spanish city of Jerez offers employment only for people with disabilities who are left out of the mainstream workforce. The restaurant employs 20 people with conditions ranging from Down's syndrome to cerebral palsy, and they say that they are treated just like anyone else and that it has transformed their lives. The restaurant has also caught people's attention for the food alone and even receives recipes and guest chefs from the top chefs in the country.

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  • 6 lessons for Cleveland from European school-to-work models: Pathways to Prosperity

    June 09, 2019 |

    Cleveland.com (The Plain Dealer) |

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    Response Location: United States, Cleveland, Ohio

    What can Cleveland learn from Europe's school-to-work models, dual education programs, and overall early introduction to career education that could be helpful in closing the skills gap? Cleveland community leaders think starting to provide information about job pathways as early as middle school and teaching specific occupational trades alongside general academic skills could be key.

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  • Oregon is poised to set a cap on greenhouse gas emissions. That's a huge deal.

    June 05, 2019 |

    Vox |

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    Response Location: United States, Salem, Oregon

    A bill in Oregon has the potential to transform the way greenhouse gases are treated in the Pacific Northwest and potentially across the country. The Clean Energy Jobs Bill is an extremely detailed attempt to build a cap and trade system that also makes thoughtful exceptions along a carefully-planned timeline, with the support of environmental justice advocates as well as construction and trade workers. Though still in the early stages, this bill could transform the scale at which states approach greenhouse gas reduction.

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  • Plastic with a Purpose

    June 03, 2019 |

    The Philadelphia Citizen |

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    Response Location: United States, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

    A new social enterprise called rePurpose asks consumers to estimate their plastic usage and pay to offset it. Then, the organization funds worker cooperatives in India that provide more stable employment and pay for workers in the recycling industry. Still in its early stages, rePurpose hopes to collaborate with businesses, schools, and individuals to offset their plastic usage.

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