Green Collar Job Training Program Focuses on At-risk Youth

The city of Santa Fe has found that two of its problems, a high percentage of high school drop outs and a lack of green collar workers, have the same solution — a green collar job training program that recruits from a pool of at risk youths.

"[Programs like these] insure that the people who most need the work do the work that most needs to be done."

— Jeremy Hays, Field Director, Green For All

The Green Collar Job Training Program’s aim was to develop a community response to the rising drop-out rate and the difficulty many local business face finding qualified local employees. The program consists of on-the-job training, academic skill building and job counseling.

by Audra Clark, News Intern

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