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Roots of Success Receives CAI New and Innovative Grants
We are happy to announce that Roots of Success has been awarded two California Apprenticeship Initiative (CAI) New and Innovative grants! CAI is a grant opportunity offered by the California Community Colleges Chancellor’s Office to support the creation of new...
National Apprenticeship Week Webinar “Preparing Youth and Adults from Frontline Communities for Good Green Jobs – The Roots of Success Environmental Literacy Apprenticeship and Pre-Apprenticeship”
Please join us Monday, November 7 at 12pm PST for a webinar entitled "Preparing Youth and Adults from Frontline Communities for Good Green Jobs – The Roots of Success Environmental Literacy Apprenticeship and Pre-Apprenticeship". This webinar will share best practices...
New instructors certified at New Mexico Department of Corrections
In February 2022 we had the great pleasure to train 5 new Roots of Success instructors, Ashley Bass, Programs Manager at Springer Correctional Facility was trained along with Savannah Holm, Sandra Pierson, Hope Bass, and Leticia Nicolet, who are currently incarcerated...
Roots of Success in the New York State Green Jobs Corridor
On March 2, 2021 Raquel Pinderhughes, founder and director of the Roots of Success Environmental Literacy and Job Training program, met with some of the members of the New York State Green Jobs Corridor project to talk about how the Roots of Success program can...
New Instructors Certified at Mile High Youth Corps’ Energy & Water Conservation Program
In February 2022 we had the good fortune to train three new Roots of Success instructors who work with Mile High Youth Corps in Denver, Colorado -- Nathan Edge, Demetrius Parker, and Samantha Mooney. Mile High Youth Corps brings young people from diverse life...
New Instructors Certified at Concrete Safaris
In February 2022 we’ve had the great pleasure of training two new Roots of Success instructors -- Program Director Christopher Hartsfield and Garden Educator Anthony Chaney -- both of whom work with the Concrete Safaris program in New York City. Concrete Safaris is...
New Instructors Certified at Unity Council
This month we had the opportunity to train 3 new Roots of Success instructors who will be offering the program in the Unity Council, a longstanding anchor institution based in Oakland, California. Marcela Trujano Torres, Gabriela Pingarron, and Jose Suarez will be...
New Instructors Certified at Center for Community Alternatives
This month we had the opportunity to train 3 new Roots of Success instructors who will be teaching Roots of Success in the Center for Community Alternatives (CCA). Gigi Blanchard, Isabel Geddes, and Nakita Vanstory will be teaching Roots of Success to youth...
New Instructors Trained at New Roots High School in Ithaca, NY
This month we had the opportunity to train 3 new Roots of Success instructors who will be teaching the Roots of Success course at New Roots High School in Ithaca, New York. Tina Nilson-Hodges, Aaron Snow, and Lisa Marshall will be teaching the course to 10th, 11th and...
Thanks to the David and Janet Leatherwood Family Fund for supporting Roots of Success
We'd like to say thank you to the David and Janet Leatherwood Family Fund. Their support will increase our capacity to roll out our new Environmental Education Apprenticeship and Pre-Apprenticeship in prisons, job training, and reentry programs in the state of Oregon....
ROS has put me on a path to success
Please join us in congratulating one of our Roots of Success graduates, Mark Mack, on his recent completion of the Windy City Harvest Corps program! Mark served 10 years behind bars in the state of Ohio, and came to the Roots of Success program in 2015. “I always...
Outside the Wall: My dream has become a reality
The following is written by Jaime Armour, a Roots of Success instructor who was incarcerated at Coffee Creek Correctional Facility. Jaime was able to return to her community in The Dalles, Oregon in 2019. In these blog posts, she has been providing us with updates...
New: Updated ROS Online Version!
We are thrilled to let you know that we have updated the online version of Roots of Success! The updated online version is extremely user friendly, easy to navigate, and allows individuals to take Roots of Success directly online with a computer, tablet, or phone...
National Apprenticeship Week Webinar “Preparing Youth and Adults from Frontline Communities for Good Green Jobs – The Roots of Success Environmental Literacy Apprenticeship and Pre-Apprenticeship”
Please join us next Thursday, November 18 at 1pm PDT for a webinar entitled "Preparing Youth and Adults from Frontline Communities for Good Green Jobs – The Roots of Success Environmental Literacy Apprenticeship and Pre-Apprenticeship". This webinar will share best...