by Yung Tang | May 10, 2021 | Announcements
Roots of Success is happy to welcome Deborah Moore to our Advisory Board. Deborah is the principal with Campaign Catalyst Solutions. Previously, Deborah was Western States Campaign Manager at the Union of Concerned Scientists where she helped pass some of the...
by Yung Tang | May 3, 2021 | Announcements
We are happy to announce Roots of Success is a finalist in the 2021 Green Schools Awards, co-presented by the Center for Green Schools at USGBC and Green Schools National Network. The Best of Green Schools Awards celebrate the leaders—individuals, schools, campuses,...
by Yung Tang | Jan 25, 2021 | Announcements, Program News
“The stories are in the data.” Since its inception in 2010, Roots of Success has graduated over 25,000 students and trained nearly 2,000 instructors to teach the course. The program has been implemented in 40 states and three countries. The Roots of Success model is...
by Chad Flores | Jan 23, 2020 | Announcements, Recent Trainings/Certifications
In January we had the opportunity to train new Roots of Success instructors working in three great programs: Green Workforce Academy in Portland, Growing Home in Chicago, and Five Keys Santa Rosa Jail Program. Below we describe each of these programs in more detail so...
by Chad Flores | Oct 30, 2018 | Announcements, Recent Trainings/Certifications
In October 2018 we had the opportunity to train three more staff members at PowerCorpsPHL to teach Roots of Success in their program. This will allow PowerCorpsPHL to continue offering Roots of Success as part of the six-month green job-training program they offer to...
by Chad Flores | Feb 4, 2018 | Announcements, Program News
This week we have a chance to focus on Green City Force. This photo shows two of star teachers at Green City Force, Aram Marcelle and Lawrence Harris, teaching a Roots of Success class to participants in their program. Green City Force is an AmeriCorps program located...
by Chad Flores | Nov 7, 2017 | Announcements
Roots of Success’s Executive Director, Raquel Pinderhughes, was part of a panel focused on “Environmental Literacy for All” moderated by Craig Strang, Associate Director of the Lawrence Hall of Science. Other panelists included: Carl Anthony (Founder of Urban...
by Chad Flores | Oct 29, 2017 | Announcements
This month (October 2017) we had the pleasure of conducting a webinar to introduce members of The Corps Network (TCN) to Roots of Success. TCN’s work is very much aligned with our mission, which is to prepare youth and adults who have been failed by the education...