Frontline Gig

How do you fall into opportunities as an adult? Probably some version of i) know people, ii) take a shot at a new growth area, or iii) get lucky. We’ve known for years how neighborhoods should help create opportunities. As Tom Friedman wrote in 2017, “The way we lift American workers is not by building higher walls, but rather stronger communities — where business, philanthropies, the local school system and local government forge adaptive coalitions to enable every worker to engage in lifelong learning and every company to access global markets and every town to attract the smart risk-takers who start companies. That is exactly what is happening in America’s best communities, and the job of government is to scale it, and the job of big business is to defend it.” But in the more than 1,000 environmental justice communities across the country where there is concentrated poverty and limited access to high-growth industries, daily life does not feel as if opportunity is baked in everywhere. Beyond clean air and water (which needs work too...) how will injections from new green economy funds help to boost access to economic opportunity in these neighborhoods and fundamentally change how they feel? Last week, with Dream.Org, at RE+, we connected with some of the organizations that are primed to use renewable energy infrastructure, workforce commitments and IRA funds to bring more opportunities to the communities that need a boost.  Our team at Frontline Gig is gearing up to help deepen these connections and support all the new partnerships and collaborations that are underway or in the pipeline. More on Purpose Built Communities here: https://lnkd.in/exVfQE9e Kala Fleming, Michaun Pierre, Amber N. Jones, Gabriella O., Stephen Wang, Kasheef Wyzard, Berna Idriz, Michael Bernarding, Imani Stephens, Rebekah Cossaboom, Vandan Patel, Ruda P., Damon Burns, Destenie Nock, PhD, Jeffrey Clary, William Kraus, MPA, Solar Energy Industries Association,Beck Long, Gilbert Campbell, Kenneth Walz, Megan Day, Karen B Soares, HBI (Home Builders Institute), Dan S Stokes, Lamontre Randall, Eric Johnson Jr

Service-focused apprenticeships like the Chesapeake Conservation and Climate Corps and the Maryland Corps/Service Year provide critical networking and skills-building experiences that help young people build a career. Check out Hansel's story and learn more about the Maryland Service Year: https://lnkd.in/e2sM6vk8 #jobalert #nowhiring #job #gethired #jobopening #career #careerchange #greenjobs #maryland #baltimore #youth

Most students say college should be preparing them for a job or career they love, even above having a job or career that pays well or finding a job quickly after graduation. But far fewer say their college is effectively preparing them for that.

🚀🚀Opportunity Alert🚀🚀 Excited to announce our new partnership with the Chesapeake Bay Trust. We're helping to recruit the next Climate Corps cohort. Know anyone 18-25 in Maryland who could use a paid gap year with $32K and insurance? No specific background is required. Lots of options for organizations they can be matched with. Learn more here: https://bit.ly/3ONivab Aalliyeh Clinton Morgan Stelly Tariq Najee-ullah M. James Faison Michael Ogunsanya Tabaris Smith, ph.d., LaQuida Chancey Nichole Sullivan Tanya Jones Terrell Melanie Akwule, MBA Nadine Ngouabe Dlodlo Rebecca Rosenberg Tina Williams-Koroma, Esq., CISSP, PMP Kory Bailey Aloaye Tisor, MPA Erica Myers Tafari Surgeon Adrian Muldrow Juliana Buonanno Murray Dalziel

Hey DC Area contractors 📢 Are you ready to become a leader in DC’s growing market for building retrofits. The Contractor Incubator Program is here! Over the course of our FREE eight-week training program, the Contractor Incubator will help position local minority-owned businesses to perform, compete, and succeed in the energy efficiency and building performance sector. Apply today to be a part of the Contractor Incubator's Spring cohort this Feb 2/21 to Apr 4/10: https://bit.ly/2024DCI Questions? Contact Justyce Watson, PMP, Economic Inclusion Manager at jwatson@emeraldcities.org #contractors #construction #greenjobs #cleanenergy #washingtondc #dmvjobs

EPA’s $27 billion Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund (GGRF) will provide competitive grants to finance clean energy and climate projects that reduce greenhouse gas emissions. As the “single largest investment in clean energy, environmental justice, and carbon pollution reduction in American history,” what are the impacts and opportunities for community-based organizations? On Tuesday, Feb. 20th at 11AM PST/2PM EST, join GGRF Best Practices Alliance in a webinar for a primer on green financing, what to know about EPA’s GGRF, and how organizations and nonprofits can participate and prepare for the $27 billion in funds for environmental justice communities. Register here: https://lnkd.in/g5xEYh8b Do you have questions on the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund and how it may benefit projects your organization is pursuing? Leave a comment below or message us!

We have to make work-based learning available to all college students. Paid internships, registered apprenticeships, co-ops and including real employer problems in the curriculum provide options that fit every college and major. No one will doubt the ROI of quality academics + work-based learning experiences #workingnation

Have you considered apprenticeships as a solution for your workforce needs? We've figured out how to make them lightweight, part-time and painless for green jobs. 🚀 🚀 In DC, we're connecting more talent to environmental restoration opportunities via two-hour work and paid training touchpoints that provide a taste of what's possible. Rebecca C. Stack Krystal Talley Department of Energy & Environment (DOEE) John Maleri