“Roots of Success is the missing ingredient in the green collar jobs landscape: an accessible curriculum that helps people break the cycle of poverty by providing needed job and academic skills while empowering them to improve environmental and public health conditions in their communities. We are standing on the verge of a new economy and … Continue reading »
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Ohio Inmates Observe Earth Day, Reflect on Impact of Sustainability Initiatives
Since the first Earth Day in 1970, people from all walks of life have used the holiday as an opportunity to come together and pay special attention to their local environments. While communities around the world participate in activities to help protect the natural environment and promote environmental justice, for the millions of people in America’s prisons, jails … Continue reading »
WA Inmate Reflects on Experience Teaching Roots of Success for First Time
In the article linked below Michael, a Washington State Penitentiary inmate, reflects on his experience as a newly trained Roots of Success Instructor: http://sustainabilityinprisons.org/blog/2013/05/01/root-view-my-experience-as-a-new-roots-of-success-instructor/ Roots of Success ”lights a path toward hope” Michael explains “it paints a picture of a conflict that, for once, is not only winnable, but will have no losers at all.” 21 inmates and … Continue reading »
Mission High School Students to Earn College Credits for Taking Roots of Success
Earlier this week, eight teachers from Mission High School were certified to teach Roots of Success during a training near their campus in San Francisco, CA. The newly trained instructors will begin offering Roots of Success to students at Mission High later this month, and we are thrilled to announce that we have succeeded in creating a university-credit-bearing course for those … Continue reading »
Roots of Success Executive Director Presents Workshop at CWA’s Annual Youth Employment Conference
Roots of Success Founder and Executive Director Dr. Raquel Pinderhughes returned today from a three-day trip to Southern California, where she attended the California Workforce Association’s annual Youth Conference and led a workshop on “The Missing Link in Connecting Youth with Green Jobs”. The conference, which wrapped up Thursday afternoon with a rousing address by Larry Robbin … Continue reading »
South Africa Partner Green Talent Commits to ’110% Green’ Flagship Project
Roots of Success’s partner in South Africa, Green Talent, has signed on as a Flagship Project to ‘110% Green‘ — an initiative of the Western Cape Government that is bringing together a total of 61 projects to mobilize citizens of the province to “commit and act in practical ways that have a positive impact on the province’s environmental and economic growth.”Green Talent will be supporting … Continue reading »
Roots of Success Introduced to Inmates at London’s Wormwood Scrubs Prison
Last week, staff from the Otesha Project UK began teaching Roots of Success to Inmates at London’s Wormwood Scrubs Prison. Tamsin Robertson and Hanna Thomas, Otesha’s Roots of Success instructors, spent the day in Wormwood Scrubs piloting the Fundamentals module with an enthusiastic group of inmates involved in the prison education program. Otesha received fantastic feedback from those who participated in the … Continue reading »
