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The growing green jobs industry could mean more jobs for Kansas Citians

Mili Mansaray

January 10, 2023 |

The Kansas City Beacon |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Kansas City, Missouri

The Kansas City nonprofit KC Can Compost is preparing people experiencing homelessness, formerly incarcerated men, and youth aging out of foster care for jobs in the environmental sector with its Green Core Training Program. Those enrolled in the five-week program learn about environmental issues, solutions, potential jobs, and necessary work and life skills before receiving a pre-apprenticeship certification.

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Hurricane-damaged roofs in Puerto Rico remain a problem. One group is offering a fix

Adrian Florido

January 03, 2023 |

NPR |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States Minor Outlying Islands, San Juan, Puerto Rico

The nonprofit PRoTechnos helps homeowners in Puerto Rico repair roofs damaged by hurricanes when they do not get government assistance to do so. The organization employs locals interested in learning about construction, so they can learn the skills necessary to get a job in the industry afterward.

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Pawsitive impacts: Program aims to break generational cycles of poverty through pet grooming

Mili Mansaray

December 29, 2022 |

The Kansas City Beacon |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Kansas City, Missouri

In Kansas City, the nonprofit Pawsperity trains parents facing financial instability to groom dogs. Students of the program learn the basics of dog grooming four days a week and like skills one day each week to help break the cycle of poverty and prepare them for a job in the field.

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With bus drivers in short supply, Winooski's immigrant parents take the wheel

Auditi Guha

December 29, 2022 |

VT Digger |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Winooski, Vermont

In a local school district with a lack of buses, parents, and community members are stepping up to drive the buses and provide transportation to and from school. Working with Mountain Transit, volunteers are able to get trained and licensed to drive the bus routes, resulting in a significant decrease in absences and tardies, and providing a safe means to and from school.

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CHP is trying to attract nurse practitioners to the Berkshires by offering them residencies

Aina de Lapparent Alvarez

December 21, 2022 |

The Berkshire Eagle |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Berkshire County, Massachusetts

The Community Health Program’s Great Barrington Health Center and the University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School in Worcester partnered together to provide a residency program to attract nurse practitioners to the area. The program helps train nurse practitioners to provide care and master concepts like insurance policies and medical computer systems in areas that are lacking these medical professionals.

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Mitigating internal displacement, one skilled woman at a time

Folakemi Ajala

December 01, 2022 |

Social Voices |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: Nigeria

The Skilled Women Initiative provides training around mindset, technical skills, entrepreneurship, and marketing to women living in Nigerian camps for people who have been internally displaced due to Boko Haram. The program trains roughly 500 women each year and past participants say they are now able to better afford expenses such as sending their children to schools.

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The Sewing Labs apprenticeship program opens pathways for KC residents

Mili Mansaray

November 14, 2022 |

The Kansas City Beacon |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Kansas City, Missouri

The Sewing Labs provides apprenticeships that teach sewing skills as a route to jobs, financial independence and dignity. The Sewing Labs was recently chosen as one of 207 businesses to participate in the U.S. Department of Labor’s Apprenticeship Ambassadors Initiative to present an “earn and learn” model to create equitable and debt-free pathways to good-paying jobs.

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The Benevolents

Sarah Baril Gaudet

November 14, 2022 |

The New York Times |

Documentary |

Over 15 Minutes

Response Location: Canada, Montreal, Quebec

At a call center in Montreal, Tel-Aide, staff members are trained to be active listeners without providing guidance or advice to callers looking for someone to talk to.

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Preventing reincarceration

Justin Nemetz

November 14, 2022 |

Grady Newsource |

Broadcast TV News |

3-5 Minutes

Response Location: United States, Jefferson, Georgia

Jackson County's correctional facility has a transitional center that allows people who are incarcerated to begin working and building job skills while they are still finishing out their sentence. The wages they earn go toward paying off any charges associated with their conviction, and the rest is funneled into a bank account that is there for them when they're released.

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With Yenbyen fellowship Nigerian girls are being primed to be prospective tech leaders

Nanji Nandang

October 24, 2022 |

Social Voices |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: Nigeria, Plateau State

The Yenbyen Fellowship is a six-month program that provides free digital skills training to young women. The Fellowship’s goal is to support the next generation of female tech leaders by providing training in areas like coding, web development, software engineering, and digital marketing. In an area where women are scarce in the workplace, so far 19 students who participated in the fellowship have found jobs in the tech industry.

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