by admin | Oct 30, 2014 | Announcements, Press Coverage
The three-day SXSW Eco Conference, which happened earlier this month, brought together representatives from science, industry, education, NGOs, policy and business to “explore, engage and co-create solutions for a sustainable world.” During the conference Angela...
by admin | Jun 17, 2014 | Press Coverage, Program News, Uncategorized
This guest post originally appeared on the Sustainability in Prisons Project Blog (June 17, 2014) and was written by By Amory Ballantine, Roots of Success Coordinator and Sustainability in Prisons Project Graduate Research Assistant. All photos were taken by Joslyn...
by admin | Jan 31, 2014 | Program News
Last month, Stafford Creek Corrections Center in Aberdeen, Washington celebrated their 3rd Roots of Success graduation! It was a happy occasion at Stafford Creek Corrections Center (SCCC), celebrating the thirty-five graduates who had completed the Roots of Success...
by admin | Jan 15, 2014 | Testimonials
“Roots of Success is particularly well suited for young people who have not been well served by the schools. It is a tool that can help address career and college readiness for young people with low levels of literacy. The curriculum works because it is engaging,...
by admin | Oct 15, 2013 | Announcements
Since our founding in 2009, Roots of Success has remained committed to promoting environmental literacy, academic skills, and career readiness training within a wide variety of workforce and reentry programs. While we recognize that many programs have faced extreme...
by admin | Sep 17, 2013 | Press Coverage, Program News
The Walla Walla Union-Bulletin — a daily newspaper serving the Walla Walla Valley area of Washington state — recently published two in-depth articles praising the impact of Roots of Success on the Washington State Department of Corrections, and profiling...
by admin | Sep 5, 2013 | Announcements
When we picked up our mail last week, we were thrilled to receive a bag of brightly colored ribbons, each of which held a copy of the beautiful poem we’ve included below. The poem was written by Roots of Success instructors at Richland Correctional Institution in...
by admin | Aug 5, 2013 | Testimonials
We are thrilled to recognize yet another landmark achievement by outstanding Roots of Success graduate Jamela Brown. Jamela, who completed Roots of Success in 2010 while participating in the San Mateo Green Jobs Academy, and recently finished a year-long internship at...
