Asheville GO!: Training our Youth for Green Jobs

The Asheville Green Opportunity Corps (Asheville GO) is an innovative program that began this September, with five young men and three young women; six are from public housing. Asheville GO is a paid training and leadership program designed to prepare under-served young adults for living-wage jobs in the rapidly growing green economy...
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Ready, Set, GO!

The Clean Air Community Trust is teaming up with local partners to launch the Asheville Green Opportunity Corps (Asheville GO), a job training and leadership program designed to inspire and equip disadvantaged young adults (ages 16-24) to pursue green careers.
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A Green Light for Jobs

The day is winding down, and members of a small work crew are putting the finishing touches on a cob oven they’ve constructed in the Burton Street Community Peace Garden. Artisan Builders’ Collective co-founder Tony Beurskens—his hands covered in red, earthy grit—is there to supervise the group in working with cob. It’s one of a series of service/learning projects launched by the Asheville Green Opportunities Corps, a pilot program designed to train individuals from low-income backgrounds for green jobs.
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Blazing a Pathway Out of Poverty

Sometimes, the solution to a problem is ... another problem.Last year, 32 low-income residents of Richmond, Calif., participated in Solar Richmond, a training program for installing solar panels. Within weeks of completing the program, all of them interviewed with potential employers. In New York, an organization called Sustainable South Bronx has helped low-income workers transition from welfare to living-wage jobs in the environmental sector. Green For All, a national organization, was launched last September with the goal of connecting low-income youth with...
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