What is the adult job-training program at Groundwork Providence?
We are a green-focused job-training program that has been around since 2002. Our original focus was on Brownfields restoration, which was started by our current director, Clint Lank. We got an EPA grant, which placed about 150 people into jobs. Over time we realized that the market was starting to change. The green conversation was coming up more and more. So we started to shift our focus into green jobs, starting with the sustainable landscaping program and partnering with the RI Nursery and Landscaping Association to develop training program for individuals so they can do landscaping. We also just began our new green building technology course. We realize that with the economy changing, people are going to start thinking about how they can green up their homes. So we are focusing on homes as well, particularly on the area of weatherization. What we do in a nutshell is that we have a two-month training, broken down into four different parts. First part is to give an overview of what t
