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GREEN OPPORTUNITIES
Summer Newsletter
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Congratulations to our Spring Graduates!
Thank you to everyone who came out the Southside Garden & Pavilion to cheer on our Spring graduates on July 18! It was a wonderful celebration of people making positive changes and moving forward. We recognized 20 students who completed our Kitchen Ready, YouthBuild & Youth Corps programs between November and July. We also recognized 29 students who participated in the Early Childhood Teacher and Peer Support Specialist pilot trainings. Click here to view a complete list of spring graduates.
Accomplishments of our Spring graduate cohort include:
- 8 graduates earned their High School Equivalency Diploma.
- 12 graduates earned a portable credential, including ServSafe Food Handler, Home Builder's Institute HBI-PACT, and Central Sterile Processing certifications.
- Graduates secured jobs at Princess Anne Hotel, Asheville Regional Transit, Graceful Design Gardens, GO Cafe, West Village Market & Deli, and Mountain Showcase, among others.
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Go green with GO: We're accepting applications for YouthBuild Home Weatherization Services
Thanks to a grant from the City of Asheville Strategic Partnership fund, this fall GO
YouthBuild students will learn new
green skills while weatherizing 10 homes!
If you own a home in the Southside, Shiloh, East End or Burton Street neighborhoods and want to increase the energy efficiency of your home and potentially save money on your energy bills, apply for GO's free YouthBuild Home Weatherization Program!
GO weatherization services will include:
**All services limited to $250 in material costs
- Basic airflow & heat loss assessments
- Window & door energy efficiency assessments & corrections
- Caulking where necessary
- Weather stripping & insulation where necessary
- Lightbulb Assessment
- Replacement of incandescent bulbs with CFLs or LEDs
- Inspection of insulation in attic & crawl space/basement (if possible)
- Replacement of insulation as needed up to allotted material costs
- Basic maintenance/repairs where possible
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Our next Showcase Dinner is August 8th
Join the
GO
Kitchen Ready training program on Thursday, August 8th for a multi-course community dinner prepared by the students of Cycle 23. The meal will showcase the culinary skills our students have honed during their first eight weeks of training. Click here to view the showcase menu.
We'll host two seatings for dinner in
Southside Kitchen
, at 5:30 and 7:00 pm, with guests seated on a first-come, first-served basis. The suggested donation is $10 or pay-what-you-can, with all donations supporting the Kitchen Ready training program. Come see the Kitchen Ready program in action!
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GO Graduate StoryShare: Andrew Fisher
Our latest StoryShare video features GO graduate Andrew Fisher. Drew has a long history with Green Opportunities, including completing the Kitchen Ready program last fall, followed by a baking internship at GO Cafe this past spring. He's currently working with GO to complete his GED so that he can apply for the baking and pastry degree program at A-B Tech. Drew credits GO with exposing him to new areas and job opportunities, providing a caring support network, and teaching him valuable soft skills, like networking.
Thanks to our friends at Amplified Media for producing our StoryShare series!
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There's still time to participate in our summer matching gift challenge!
This summer, Green Opportunities has a goal of raising $50,000 to support our programs that connect people from marginalized communities with sustainable employment pathways. When you give in July and August,
your gift will be MATCHED by an anonymous donor! Please join us in creating the diverse, inclusive workforce that Asheville needs. Click here to donate.
Thank you to everyone who has already made a donation!
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Training opportunity: Join the Early Childhood Teacher Workforce Development Program
Want to become an early childhood educator in Buncombe County? Our partners at Buncombe Partnership for Children are recruiting for their Fall Training Cohort, which meets on Tuesday evenings at the Edington Center (childcare & dinner provided). The program begins on Tuesday, August 6th with an orientation session covering paperwork, expectations for the program and Q&A. Contact Tasha Lewis to apply!
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Your gift to GO goes twice as far this summer!
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