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 | 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 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 | 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 | May 2, 2013 | Press Coverage, Program News
Since the first Earth Day in 1970, people from all walks of life have used the holiday as an opportunity to come together and pay special attention to their local environments. While communities around the world participate in activities to help protect the natural...
by admin | May 1, 2013 | Program News, Recent Trainings/Certifications, Testimonials
In the article linked below Michael, a Washington State Penitentiary inmate, reflects on his experience as a newly trained Roots of Success Instructor: http://sustainabilityinprisons.org/blog/2013/05/01/root-view-my-experience-as-a-new-roots-of-success-instructor/...
by admin | Feb 1, 2013 | Program News, Recent Trainings/Certifications
Earlier this week, eight teachers from Mission High School were certified to teach Roots of Success during a training near their campus in San Francisco, CA. The newly trained instructors will begin offering Roots of Success to students at Mission High later this...
