Exciting news at Roots of Success! 🌱 Please join us in welcoming Tori as our new Program Manager! She joins us with a strong background in public health, and we’re thrilled to have her expertise in advancing our mission of environmental literacy and job training. #RootsOfSuccess

Roots of Success recently trained new instructors with the Sacramento based organization, Green Tech. Green Tech offers innovative workforce skills to youth and young adults in frontline communities with an emphasis on environmental protection, justice, and economic development.

RoS works with Illinois Equity Staffing, a Chicago based talent acquisition, training and human resources provider in the cannabis industry. They manage the Community Legacy Resource Collective: a collaborative of seven organizations partnering for the Legacy Fellowship Program.

The US Department of Energy identifies that there are over 8 million jobs in energy and that for two consecutive years, energy job growth has outpaced overall U.S. employment. However, what are these jobs and who will benefit the most from these new opportunities and careers?

Roots of Success partners with @JobTrain to teach the Roots of Success class and Pre-Apprenticeship in Maple Street Correctional Center in Redwood City, CA. JobTrain supports people in the Menlo Park and East Palo Alto area and is both a job-training center and accredited school.

After a nearly 30-year ban, Pell Grant eligibility has been restored for people who are incarcerated. This means an estimated 760,000 people will now have access to federal financial aid to pursue postsecondary education.

Check out their awesome products for sale that are made on their farm: benevolence-farm-body-care.m… I recently bought a candle and some other products and I love them! @BenevolenceFarm

Roots of Success is proud to partner with @BenevolenceFarm, an organization in North Carolina that provides a transitional employment and living program for women leaving prisons.

The Literacy Information and Communication System (LINCS) is a national leadership initiative of the U.S. Department of Education, Office of Career, Technical, and Adult Education (OCTAE) to expand evidence-based practice in the field of adult education.

Roots of Success and partners were featured in a news article in Ithaca, NY. Aloja Airewele, Energy Warriors director, Raquel Pinderhughes, founder of Roots of Success, and Karim Beers have been working on a green jobs training program in the region. lnkd.in/ez56SsA2