GREEN-COLLAR JOBS PROVIDE PROMISE FOR THE FUTURE
Mile High Youth Corps engages youth in jobs that help the planet and provide pathways to a promising future.

WHAT ARE GREEN-COLLAR JOBS?
Green-collar jobs are blue-collar jobs in green industries. The “green” in green-collar is about preserving and enhancing environmental quality. Green-collar jobs are in the growing industries that are helping us kick the oil habit, curb greenhouse-gas emissions, eliminate toxins, and protect natural systems. Like traditional blue-collar jobs, green-collar jobs range from low-skill, entry-level positions to high-skill, higher-paid jobs, and include opportunities for advancement in both skills and wages.

DID YOU KNOW?
-There’s already a huge green economy developing. In 2006 renewable energy and energy efficiency technologies generated 8.5 million new jobs, nearly $970 billion in revenue, and more than $100 billion in industry profits.

-According to the National Renewable Energy Lab, the major barriers to a more rapid adoption of renewable energy and energy efficiency in America are insufficient skills and training. I

-In December 2007, President Bush signed the Green Jobs Act to train workers for green collar jobs. It authorizes $125 million for workforce training programs targeted to veterans, displaced workers, at-risk youth, and families in extreme poverty. It will train people for jobs like installing solar panels and weatherization.

GREEN-COLLAR JOBS AT MILE HIGH YOUTH CORPS
Mile High Youth Corps members are planting trees and building parks, constructing green buildings, installing energy-efficiency measures and high-efficiency toilets in low-income homes and community organizations, and so much more. The Corps engages youth in entry-level green jobs and training in the following areas: