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Roots of Success Selected to Receive Mobile Apps During AT&T Hackathon for Social Good
Roots of Success was recently selected, along with fellow Full Circle Fund grant partners One Economy and Niroga Institute, to have custom mobile apps developed during the upcoming AT&T Mobile App Hackathon for Social Good. The two-day Hackathon, happening later...
REGISTER TODAY for a free webinar on Roots of Success for Social Entrepreneurs!
Join us for a free webinar on November 14, 2012 to learn more about an exciting new curriculum tool, specifically designed to inspire and prepare the next generation of social entrepreneurs in the green economy. Roots of Success for Social Entrepreneurs is an...
REGISTER TODAY for the National Symposium on Sustainability in Corrections
Interested in how Roots of Success is being used in correctional settings to prepare inmates for opportunities in the green economy? Then you won't want to miss Dr. Raquel Pinderhughes give a talk on Roots of Success on Wednesday, October 31, 2012 at the 2nd National...
Roots of Success Supports Toltecalli High School Service Learning Projects
Roots of Success has been used at Toltecalli High School in Tucson, Arizona as part of their multi-year sustainability project. The curriculum helps teachers at Toltecalli connect students to the environmental education of their program through content that is...
Our Founder Featured In The Democracy Collaborative’s “Community Builders” Series
Roots of Success Founder and Executive Director Raquel Pinderhughes, Ph.D. was selected and interviewed as part of a series of articles published earlier this month by Community-Wealth.org. The interview, part of the series "Conversations with Community Wealth...
Goodwill Oklahoma Celebrates 20th Roots of Success Class
OKLAHOMA CITY, OK -- Last week, Goodwill Industries of Central Oklahoma (GICO) announced the completion of their 20th Roots of Success course. The eleven receiving certification (pictured above) join a total of 169 trainees who have successfully complete the...
Roots of Success graduate employed by innovative sustainable agriculture company
Recent Roots of Success graduate Aaron Serrano is already applying what he learned in the course at his new job in the sustainable agriculture industry. Aaron made the most of his time at the Cook County DOC Sheriff's Boot Camp by participating in a farming program at...
Asian Neighborhood Design Celebrates 40 years of Community Service
San Francisco based Asian Neighborhood Design is celebrating 40 years of community serving work with a “40 Projects for 40 Years” campaign on their Facebook page! As they approach their 40th anniversary in 2013, AND will celebrate, honor and highlight their four...
London Calling: Roots of Success in the UK!
A group of 14 young people in the UK have successfully completed their country's first Roots of Success class and will graduate next week from a program co-sponsored by The Otesha Project and The Prince's Trust in London, England. Otesha, which means “reason to dream"...
REGISTER NOW: Webinar on teaching to underserved entrepreneurs
Eager to help your clients "go green," but need to build staff capacity and skills in green entrepreneurship as well? Then you won't want to miss Dr. Raquel Pinderhughes give a talk on Roots of Success -- an environmental literacy and job readiness curriculum that...
Roots of Success Instructors Bring Job Training Program to Newly Reopened Cafe
When does selling coffee also support he community? When Roots of Success instructors Chris Ramsey and Fatina Evans take the lead! The two of them are working to transform the historic Sparta Restaurant and Bar in downtown Newark, Ohio into an awesome cafe -- complete...
Additional Instructors Certified At The Osborne Association
On Monday, July 9, eleven new instructors were certified to teach Roots of Success during a day-long training in the Bronx for The Osborne Association -- a New York-based organization that works to transform the lives of individuals who have been in conflict with the...
New Instructors Trained on Rikers Island
Last Friday, June 22, eighteen instructors were certified to teach Roots of Success during a day-long training on Rikers Island -- New York City's primary jail, with an inmate population of around 14,000. The new instructors were added to the vibrant and quickly...
Roots of Success Featured By Karma Store
Over the past few months Roots of Success has worked with the visualization experts at Karma Store to create this stunning infographic. To the left is a small clip of their work -- click on the image to see the complete illustration! The team at Karma Store has done...