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Instructor Profile: Jameelah Muhammad
Jameelah Muhammad was one of the first instructors certified to teach Roots of Success back in 2009 and has been facilitating the curriculum in green workforce training programs across New York City ever since. She is currently the Community Program Coordinator for...
Job Training Program Director Praises Impact of Roots of Success on Program
“Roots of Success is the foundation of Osborne’s Green Jobs Training Program, enabling our staff to effectively prepare men and women who have been in conflict with the law for productive lives and economic self-sufficiency. In 2011, 64% of students who completed...
Roots of Success Graduates of Windy City Harvest Profiled in New York Times
Three graduates from Chicago Botanic Garden’s Windy City Harvest program and Roots of Success class were featured in a New York Times article that focused on the transformation they underwent from being incarcerated to becoming skilled green-collar workers. Windy City...
Graduate Profile: Thomas and Wendy
Thomas and Wendy enrolled in the Employment Training Center and Roots of Success course at Asian Neighborhood Design (AND) -- a 39-year-old community based organization located in San Francisco that is dedicated to reducing poverty and revitalizing neighborhoods in...
Pacific Coast Collaborative’s New “West Coast Action Plan on Jobs”
This week the Pacific Coast Collaborative -- which brings together leaders of the five Pacific Coast jurisdictions to address their unique and shared circumstances -- released an exciting new economic analysis of the clean economy, along with an unprecedented "2012...
“Roots of Success will change my life…”
A recent graduate of Young Community Developers' Southeast Solar Training Program - where she completed the Roots of Success course - had high praise for the curriculum. Here is what she had to say: "The Roots of Success class changed my life, my future, and my...
Formerly Incarcerated Roots of Success Graduate Reflects on Impact
“After 14 years of incarceration, this curriculum gave me the tools needed to be employable in the green industry. My prior lifestyle was destroying the environment and economy in communities. Now I'm building healthy communities and saving people money. Roots of...
Roots of Success Graduates Hired by SF Department of Environment
Nathan D. and Jacob B., two outstanding recent graduates of Asian Neighborhood Design’s Employment Training Center, have been hired as Environmental Outreach Assistants at the San Francisco Department of the Environment. AND -- a more than 30 year old non-profit...
Congratulations AND Employment Training Center Graduates
On Monday, February 13, 2012 Asian Neighborhood Design (AND) celebrated the graduation of another 20 youth and young adults from their 'Employment Training Center' program. Headquartered in the South of Market (or SoMa) neighborhood in San Francisco, AND is a more...
Solano County Service Providers Certified as Roots of Success Instructors
Staff representing various social service agencies in Solano County -- including Solano County's Youth and Family Services, Healthy Partnerships, Mission Solano, and the Women's Reentry Achievement Program -- participated in a Training for Trainers on Feb 6, 2012 in...
Jameelah Muhammad on Roots of Success
“Roots of Success is empowering students with a set of critical skills that will change the way they view and think about the world. Here is the opportunity to go beyond traditional instruction and make this wave of environmental activism the most accessible it has...
Ellen Wilkinson on Roots of Success
“Roots for Success is robust yet streamlined, and delivered in a way that accommodates different learning styles. Upon graduating, students have a network of supportive peers and a solid footing of environmental knowledge and job skills training. I’m satisfied that...
Kay O’Neill on Roots of Success
“Employers who hire Roots of Success graduates are increasingly choosing them over candidates who have not taken the course. The curriculum provides a competitive advantage that helps employees and companies achieve their goals.” -Kay O’Neill, Director of Workforce...
Gloria Weiss on Roots of Success
“Roots of Success is an incredible educational tool. You can see it in students’ eyes and faces as the information affirms what they already know and connects it to the national and global context. I have now used Roots of Success with three different groups of...