California Green Jobs Corps

A Good Idea

Description

This state-sponsored 20-month pilot program provides grants up to $1 million each to local Workforce Investment Boards and community colleges. The California Green Jobs Corps is looking to train participants for jobs as workers, cost estimators, energy analysts, computer technicians and salespersons. The program will consist of a minimum of 10 regional Green Corps with at least one located in each of California’s nine economic regions. This program has been funded by $10 million in federal stimulus package dollars and $10 million from public-private partnerships.

Goal / Mission

The goal of the California Green Corps is to place 1,000 at-risk young adults between the ages of 16 and 24 into "green" jobs in order to stimulate the economy and provide opportunities for disadvantaged youth while improving and protecting the environment.

Results / Accomplishments

A solicitation for proposals began May 1, 2009.

About this Promising Practice

Organization(s)
CaliforniaVolunteers and California Employment Development Department
Primary Contact
CaliforniaVolunteers
1110 K Street, Suite 210, Sacramento, California 95814
(916) 323-7646
GreenJobsCorps@CaliforniaVolunteers.ca.gov
http://www.californiavolunteers.org/index.php/Gree...
Topics
Economy / Employment
Community / Community & Business Resources
Environmental Health
Organization(s)
CaliforniaVolunteers and California Employment Development Department
Date of implementation
5/1/2009
Location
Sacramento
Target Audience
Teens

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A Good Idea meets the following HCI criteria:

  1. The program description includes: the sponsoring organization, program goals, program funding source, program implementation steps and outcomes.
  2. The program evaluation is limited to descriptive measure(s) of success/accomplishment (i.e., program participation rates, number of services/education sessions/radio messages provided). Note: oftentimes, the program has been newly implemented and a program evaluation has not yet been conducted. Programs that have not yet been evaluated, but which show promise in improving health or quality of life, are classified as Good Ideas until an evaluation is conducted.