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Last Updated: Tuesday, August 03, 2010
Mayors select New Bedford for $300,000 Walmart GrantThe CVN (New Bedford, Massachusetts) On June 10, 2010 I took a trip with Mayor Scott Lang and Gloria William, Executive Director of P.A.C.E. YouthBuild, to Oklahoma City. We made the journey West to accept a prestigious $300,000 award - the U.S. Conference of Mayors selected the City of New Bedford's partnership with P.A.C.E. YouthBuild to receive a grant from the Walmart Foundation to support and expand training programs for Green Jobs. New Bedford was the only small city in the country to receive this award. For medium and large cities Durham, NC and Philadelphia, PA were selected. P.A.C.E. Youth Build's Green Energy Solutions aims to address gaps in the Energy Efficiency training landscape in the region and work in collaboration with other training efforts in the region. The program will provide energy efficiency training in both residential and commercial techniques including certifications and training for entry and advanced levels. Green Energy Solutions will train local contractors, experienced construction workers, and inexperienced residents interested in entering the energy efficiency sector by providing basic energy efficiency training to newcomers, and more advanced levels of training and support for entrepreneurs that is affordable to low- and moderate-income residents. Read full article. |
