Greencorps Chicago gives underserved communities a leg up in the Green economy
By Steve BynumGreencorps Chicago gives underserved communities a leg up in the Green economy
By Steve Bynum
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The city of Chicago’s Greencorps Chicago program provides intensive jobs training to give persons from marginalized communities a leg up in the green economy.
Reset Sustainability Contributor Karen Weigert introduces one program graduate who says, “Greencorps saved my life.”
GUESTS: Andrew Hines, program director, Greencorps Chicago
Tavaras Short, shop supervisor, Greencorps Chicago
Karen Weigert, executive vice president, Slipstream; former chief sustainability officer, city of Chicago