Green Jobs Coalition

Green Jobs Coalition’s website: http://GreenJobsWorcester.org

Goals of the Worcester Green Jobs Coalition:

1. Connect youth and people who need jobs with those who can offer them.
2. Promote jobs that stimulate us, our community, and our economy.
3. Engage with businesses and city departments, city works.
4. Connect ideas and passion with green ($ and others) resources.
5. Build a stronger healthier community.
6. Do education, outreach and engagement with grassroots.
7. Facilitating green business creation and development.
8. Don’t discriminate on race, age, CORI, gender, ability, class, neighborhood preference, sexuality.

Participating Groups and Organizations:

• 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
• 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 Geography 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