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Student Conservation Association

Student Conservation Association. The SCA. Some Facts: Since 1957, more than 40,000 have enjoyed the experience of a lifetime through SCA.

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Student Conservation Association

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  1. Student Conservation Association

  2. The SCA Some Facts: • Since 1957, more than 40,000 have enjoyed the experience of a lifetime through SCA. • Annually, SCA participants perform about 1 million hours of conservation service in national and local parks, forests, refuge areas, schools, and communities.

  3. The Green Cities Corps

  4. Green Cities Corps Program Summary: • Assists cities in the creation and implementation of climate action plans • Members are placed with key sectors working to implement climate action plan recommendations Goals: • Place trained and experienced college graduates with local agencies looking to mitigate climate change • Develop and/or implement policies and actions that address sustainability • Provide meaningful opportunities to its’ corps members

  5. Community Programs:Conservation Leadership Corps Commuting Crews Special Initiatives

  6. Community Programs • Trains its members in: • Basic Work-Ready Competencies • A Conservation Ethic • Links to Opportunity • Work-Ready Competencies: • Basic reading, listening, speaking, writing, & math skills • Basic job seeking and retention skills • Basic life skills • Basic technology skills • Basic personal and social development skills

  7. Community Programs Objectives: • Natural resource conservation • Community conservation • Cultural conservation Program Types: 1. Conservation Leadership Corps: • An after-school & weekend program 2. Commuting Crew: • 6-7 week summer program

  8. Green Jobs Roundtable Goal: • To establish a Green Jobs Corps program that will build up Pittsburgh’s workforce and fortify its economy through Green Sector development. Partners: • TRWIB, SCA, and GTech Purpose: • Define green jobs • Present the current state of Green Jobs in Pittsburgh • Identify trends, opportunities, and needs of stakeholders • Create cross-sector collaborations • Categorize jobs and skills needed for a green workforce • Identify gaps between job opportunities and potential employees

  9. Living Cities Mission: • To increase the vitality of cities and urban neighborhoods and improve the lives of people who live there Some Facts: • Living Cities has invested over $543 million in 23 cities • Their funding has helped build homes, stores, schools, daycare, healthcare and job-training centers, and other community assets Partners: • Pittsburgh Green Innovators • Pittsburgh’s Green Building Alliance • The 3 Rivers Clean Energy Industry Partnership • The Labor‐Management Clearinghouse • Bidwell Training Center • Heritage Health Foundation Inc. • Growth Through Energy and Community Health (GTECH) • Student Conservation Association (SCA)

  10. “Let us resolve that all nations will act with seriousness of purpose, and reduce the carbon we send into our atmosphere. This is the moment to give our children back their future. ” President BarackObama, Berlin Germany, July 24, 2008

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