Richard
Lewis, President, Augur Marketing Kenny Barnes, Sr., Founder/Chairman,
Services Reaching Out to
Others Together (ROOT)
Richard
Lewis, President, Augur Marketing Panel Discussion with Dr. Hancock Services
Program Summary:Among the Obama Administration in the United
States and the world-wide recession there is a constant drum beat of
'green' jobs while addressing the consequences of violent climate
change. Even with over one [1] trillion
US$1,000,000,000.00 invested by the American government in the United
States alone to support the economy and reduce the loss of jobs,
over 15,000,000 Americans are jobless or working below their human
potential due to continued loss of employment opportunities while
violent weather events continue to increase.
In the Washington, D.C., Virginia, and
Maryland Region over US$313 million in Federal stimulus funds have been
allocated for energy audits, energy efficiency retrofits,
and weatherization projects among other green construction projects. As
last reported by the Federal government less than thirty [30%] of these
funds have been allocated and directed to the intended purposes due to
the lack of local government and non-profit
organizations infrastructure, skilled employees, and certified energy
testing services.
Washington, D.C. is taking the lead in evolving a national model
program for 'green' jobs training among the most at-risk unemployed
citizens of the District.
This is a Coalition of leading non-profits
with assistance from selected for-profits to reach the 38%
Africa-American, 28% Hispanic, and 16% White and Asian at-risk
unemployed citizens
of the District to become part of the 'green' jobs movement in the
United States.
There are 10 Coalition
members representing both non-profit and for-profit organizations
dedicated to bring progressive change within targeted communities of
Washington, D.C. The members include, and will expand
in the future, Reaching Out to Others Together, (ROOT); AFL-CIO
Community Services Agency;
EmeraldPlanet;
Central Union Mission; Central Union Mission; Gospel Rescue
Ministries; Auguur Professional Services; Capitol City Camps; CSOSA;
NOMA BID; and Second Chance Employment Services.
As you may know EmeraldPlanet is
a worldwide non-profit organization dedicated to identifying at least
1,000 'best practices' for sustainable environmental and economic
development. Our efforts are to link those having such "best
practices" with those needing the technologies, processes, services, and
products to be outstanding ecological stewards of their resources.
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